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The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply, the Interstate System), is a network of limited-access highways that is named for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who championed its creation. The entire system, has a total length of 46876 mi,; making it both the largest highway system in the world and the largest public works project in history. The Interstate Highway System is a subsystem of the US National Highway System.

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  • Interstate Highway System
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  • The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply, the Interstate System), is a network of limited-access highways that is named for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who championed its creation. The entire system, has a total length of 46876 mi,; making it both the largest highway system in the world and the largest public works project in history. The Interstate Highway System is a subsystem of the US National Highway System.
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  • The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply, the Interstate System), is a network of limited-access highways that is named for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who championed its creation. The entire system, has a total length of 46876 mi,; making it both the largest highway system in the world and the largest public works project in history. The Interstate Highway System is a subsystem of the US National Highway System. The longest Interstate Highway is Interstate 90, which runs 3099 mi between Boston, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington. The longest north-south Interstate Highway is generally cited as Interstate 95; when completed, it will run 1927 mi between Miami, Florida and the Canadian border (there is a gap in New Jersey). The shortest Interstate is Interstate 878, adjacent to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. Another short Interstate is Interstate 110 near downtown El Paso, with a length of 0.92 mi. The shortest two-digit Interstate Highway is Interstate 97, running from Baltimore to Annapolis in Maryland. This highway is 17.62 mi. The shortest Interstate route segment within a state (or federal district) is 0.11mi of I-95 in the District of Columbia, where it crosses the Potomac River on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
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