Interstate 80

Interstate 80 Is A Transcontinental Limited-Access Highway In The United States That Runs From Downtown San Francisco, California To Teaneck, New Jersey, In The New York City Metropolitan Area. The Highway Was Designated In 1956 As One Of The Original Routes Of The Interstate Highway System. It's Final Segment Was Opened To Traffic In 1986. It Is The Second-Longest Interstate Highway In The United States, Following Interstate 90. The Interstate Highway Runs Through Many Major Cities Including, Oakland, Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Omaha, Des Moines And Toledo, And Passes With 10 Miles Of Chicago, Cleveland And New York City.

In California
Interstate 80 Is A Major East-West Route Of The Interstate Highway System, Running Between The U.S. States Of California And New York. The Highway Has It's Western Terminus In San Francisco. From There It Heads East Across The Bay Bridge To Oakland, Where It Turns North And Crosses The Carquinez Bridge Before Turning Back Northeast Through The Sacramento Valley. Interstate 80 Then Traverses The Sierra Nevada, Cresting At Donner Summit, Before Crossing Into The State Of Nevada Within The Truckee River Canyon. The Speed Limit Is At Most 65 Miles Per Hour Along The Entire Route Instead Of The State's Maximum Of 70 Miles Per Hour And Most Of The Route Is In Either Urban Areas Or Mountainous Terrain. Interstate 80 Has Portions Designated As The Eastshore Freeway And Alan S. Hart Freeway.

Route Information
Length: 2,899.54 Miles

Existed: 1956 - Present

History: Completed In 1986

In California
Defined By Streets And Highways Code 380

Maintained By Caltrans

Length: 205.07 Miles

History: Proposed August 7, 1947 By FHWA

Restrictions: No Flammable Tank Vehicles Or Explosives On The Bay Bridge

Major Junctions
West End: U.S. Route 101 In San Francisco, California

Interstate 5 In Sacramento, California

Interstate 15 In Salt Lake City, Utah

Interstate 25 In Cheyenne, Wyoming

Interstate 29 In Council Bluffs, Iowa

Interstate 35 In West Des Moines, Iowa

Interstate 74 In Davenport, Iowa

Interstate 55 In Channahon, Illinois

Interstate 65 In Gary, Indiana

Interstate 90 From Lake Station, Indiana To Elyria, Ohio

Interstate 75 In Rossford, Ohio

East End: Interstate 95 In Teaneck, New Jersey

In California
West End: U.S. Route 101 In San Francisco

Interstate 580 And Interstate 880 In Oakland

California State Route 4 In Hercules

Interstate 780 In Vallejo

Interstate 680 In Fairfield

Interstate 505 In Vacaville

U.S. Route 50 And Interstate 80 Business In West Sacramento

Interstate 5 And California State Route 99 In Sacramento

Interstate 80 Business In Sacramento

California State Route 49 In Auburn

California State Route 89 In Truckee

East End: Interstate 80 At Nevada State Line