List of suffixed Interstate Highways

Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
Highway shields for Interstate 35E and Interstate 69W
The 1958 Interstate Highway System plan included many suffixed Interstates.
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Formed	June 29, 1956 [1]
Highway names
Interstates	Interstate X (I-X)
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In the United States, there are currently eight routes in the Interstate Highway System that are signed with letter suffixes to the route number. Interstate 35 (I-35) splits into I-35E and I-35W in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas, and similarly splits into I-35E and I-35W in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area in Minnesota. Other suffixed Interstates include I-69C, I-69E and I-69W in South Texas, and I-480N in Ohio, which is designated as such on mile markers but is otherwise unsigned. The state of Maryland has four unsigned suffixed Interstate designations that are designated by the Maryland State Highway Administration, rather than by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

There were once many more suffixed Interstates, as the three-digit Interstates were not designated until after all major routes were assigned numbers. Most of these were spurs; the suffixed route did not return to its parent. In 1980, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) abolished the majority of suffixes due to confusion, renumbering them as three-digit Interstates. For example, I-15E in California has since become I-215.

List

Number	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
I-5W	—	—	I-5 in Tracy, CA	I-5 in Dunnigan, CA	—	—	Replaced by I-580, I-80 and I-505
I-5E	—	—	I-5 in Tracy, CA	I-5 in Dunnigan, CA	01958-01-011958	01982-01-011982	Replaced by I-5
I-15E	—	—	I-15 in Temecula, CA	I-15 in Devore, CA	01973-01-011973	01982-01-011982	Renumbered from I-215 in 1973 and back to I-215 in 1982
I-15W	—	—	I-15 in Murrieta, CA	I-15 in San Bernardino, CA	01957-01-011957	—	Became I-15 in 1957
I-15W	—	—	I-80N in Rupert, ID	I-15 in Pocatello, ID	01958-01-011958	01980-01-011980	Became I-86 in 1980; was also planned as I-82N
I-24W	—	—	I-55 in Hayti, MO	I-40 in Jackson, TN	—	01964-01-011964	Did not connect to I-24; renumbered I-155
I-35W	85.20	137.12	I-35 in Hillsboro, TX	I-35 in Denton, TX	01959-01-011959	current
I-35E	96.76	155.72	I-35 in Hillsboro, TX	I-35 in Denton, TX	01959-01-011959	current
I-35W	—	—	I-35 in Wichita, KS	I-70 in Salina, Kansas	—	01976-01-011976 [2]	Renumbered I-135 [2]
I-35W	41.78	67.24	I-35 in Burnsville, MN	I-35 in Forest Lake, MN	01960-01-011960	current
I-35E	39.34	63.31	I-35 in Burnsville, MN	I-35 in Forest Lake, MN	01970-01-011970	current	Trucks over 9,000 lb (4,100 kg) gross weight prohibited between MN 5 and I-94
I-59B	—	—	Bypass for I-59 around Birmingham, AL		—	—	Renumbered I-459
I-69W	1.43	2.30	Fed. 85D at Mexican border on World Trade International Bridge at Laredo, TX	I-35/US 83/US 59/Loop 20 in Laredo, TX	02014-01-012014	current	Partially completed
I-69C	18.02	29.00	I-2/US 83/US 281 in Pharr, TX	US 281/FM 490 in Edinburg, TX	02013-01-012013	current	Partially completed
I-69E	81.00	130.36	East Rio Grande Valley segment: US 77/US 83/University Boulevard in Brownsville, TX Corpus Christi area segment: US 77/FM 1356 in Kingsville, TX	East Rio Grande Valley segment: US 77 near Raymondville, TX Corpus Christi area segment: I-37/US 77 in Corpus Christi, TX	02011-01-012011	current	Partially completed
I-70S	—	—	I-70 in Washington, PA	I-70/I-80S in New Stanton, PA	01958-01-011958	01964-01-011964	Became part of I-70 and former I-70 became parts of I-79 and I-76
I-70N	—	—	I-70 in Frederick, MD	I-83/I-95 in Baltimore, MD	01958-01-011958	01973-01-011973	Became I-70
I-70S	—	—	I-70 in Frederick, MD	I-66/I-95 in Washington, DC	01958-01-011958	01973-01-011973	Became I-270
I-75E	—	—	Bypass for I-75 around Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL		—	01973-01-011973	Renumbered I-275; later swapped with I-75 in 1973
I-80N	—	—	I-5 in Portland, OR	I-80 in Echo, UT	01958-01-011958	01980-01-011980	Became I-84
I-80S	—	—	I-25/I-70 in Denver, CO	I-80 in Big Springs, NE	01958-01-011958	01980-01-011980	Became I-76
I-80N	—	—	I-80 in Neola, IA	I-29 in Loveland, IA	—	01973-01-011973	Became part of I-680, then I-880 after I-680 was split
I-80N	—	—	I-80/I-90 in Lorain County, OH	I-80S/SR 5 in Braceville Township, OH	01960-01-011960	01962-01-011962	Redesignated as I-80
I-80S	—	—	I-80 in Youngstown, OH	I-295 in Camden, NJ	—	01970-01-011970	Extended west to Lodi, OH, by 1962 over former I-80; east end truncated to Monroeville, PA, and the part east of Monroeville renumbered I-76 in 1964; the rest became part of I-76
I-81S	—	—	I-81 in Scranton, PA	I-80 at Crescent Lake	—	01964-01-011964	Formerly I-82, became I-81E (now I-380)
I-81E	—	—	I-81 in Scranton, PA	I-80 in Scotrun, PA	01964-01-011964	01973-01-011973	Formerly I-81S, became I-380
I-82S	—	—	Burley, ID	Tremonton, UT	01957-01-011957	—	Became I-84
I-82N	—	—	Burley, ID	Pocatello, ID	01957-01-011957	—	Became I-86
I-90N	—	—	Buffalo, NY	Canadian border at Lewiston, NY	01957-01-011957	01959-01-011959	Original designation for I-190 in New York, renamed I-190
I-94N	—	—	Muskegon, MI	I-94 in Grand Rapids, MI	01957-01-011957	01959-01-011959	Became I-196 in 1959 [3] and then I-96 in 1964 [4]
I-95E	—	—	East Providence, RI	-	01957-01-011957	01959-01-011959	Renumbered I-195
I-180N	—	—	I-80N	Boise, ID	—	01980-01-011980	This was the only suffixed three-digit Interstate (until I-480N in Ohio was designated); all other spurs of suffixed routes had no suffix; became I-184
I-270Y	2.10 [5]	3.38	I-270 in Bethesda, MD	I-495 in Bethesda, MD	01975-01-011975	current	Signed as I-270 Spur; designated internally by MDSHA as I-270Y.
I-480N	1.99 [6]	3.20	I-480 in Maple Heights, OH	US 422 in Warrensville Heights, OH	01974-01-011974	current	Signed as I-480 on guide signs and reassurance markers, signed as I-480N on mile markers
I-495X	1.50 [5]	2.41	I-495 in Bethesda, MD	Clara Barton Parkway in Cabin John, MD	01965-01-011965	current	Also known as Cabin John Parkway; designated internally by MDSHA as I-495X; unsigned; trucks are not allowed on the length of the freeway
I-895A	0.71 [5]	1.14	I-895B in Brooklyn Park, MD	I-97 in Ferndale, MD	01965-01-011965	current	Unsigned. Internally designated by MDSHA as I-895A
I-895B	2.67 [5]	4.30	I-895 in Brooklyn Park, MD	Governor Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, MD	01965-01-011965	current	Unsigned. Internally designated by MDSHA as I-895B
Former

See also

• U.S. Roadsportal
• List of divided U.S. Routes

References

1. Weingroff, Richard F. (Summer 1996). "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, Creating the Interstate System". Public Roads. 60 (1). Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration . Retrieved March 16, 2012.
2. Kansas Department of Transportation (2009). "1970s". Kansas Celebrates 50 Years of Interstates. Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
3. "Spring to Bring Debut for Interstate Road Numbering". The Herald-Press . St. Joseph, Michigan. Associated Press. January 8, 1959. p. 5. OCLC   10117184 . Retrieved July 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Route Number Changes Slated". Lansing State Journal . December 12, 1963. p. 10. OCLC   61312043 . Retrieved September 17, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. Highway Information Services Division (December 2013). "Highway Location Reference" (Webpage). Maryland Department of Transportation.
6. Office of Technical Services (January 1999). "Technical Services Straight Line Diagram for I-480N" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation.

External links

• Kirby, J.P.; et al. "Frequently Asked Questions - What are/where all the suffixed Interstates?". misc.transport.road.