BTS | Table 2-8: Maximum Posted Speed Limits by System: 2001 (1)

Table 2-8: Maximum Posted Speed Limits by System: 2001¹

(Speed limit in miles per hour)

State	Interstate		Other limited-access roads²	Other roads
State	Rural	Urban	Other limited-access roads²	Other roads
Alabama	70	70	65	65
Alaska	65	55	65	55
Arizona	75	55	55	55
Arkansas	70, Trucks: 65	55	60	55
California	70, Trucks: 55	65	70	55
Colorado	75	65	65	55
Connecticut	65	55	65	55
Delaware	65	55	65	55
District of Columbia	NA	55	NA	25
Florida	70	65	70	65
Georgia	70	65	65	65
Hawaii	55	50	45	45
Idaho	75, Trucks: 65	65	65	65
Illinois	65, Trucks: 55	55	65	55
Indiana	65, Trucks: 60	55	55	55
Iowa	65	55	65	55
Kansas	70	70	70	65
Kentucky	65	55	55	55
Louisiana	70	55	70	65
Maine	65	55	55	55
Maryland	65	65	65	55
Massachusetts	65	65	65	55
Michigan	70, Trucks: 55	65	70	55
Minnesota	70	65	65	55
Mississippi	70	70	70	65
Missouri	70	60	70	65
Montana	75, Trucks: 65	65	Day: 70, Night: 65	Day: 70, Night: 65
Nebraska	75	65	65	60
Nevada	75	65	70	70
New Hampshire	65	65	55	55
New Jersey	65	55	65	55
New Mexico	75	55	65	55
New York	65	65	65	55
North Carolina	70	65	65	55
North Dakota	70	55	65	Day: 65, Night: 55
Ohio	65, Trucks: 55	65	55	55
Oklahoma	75	70	70	70
Oregon	65, Trucks: 55	55	55	55
Pennsylvania	65	55	65	55
Rhode Island	65	55	55	55
South Carolina	70	70	60	55
South Dakota	75	65	65	65
Tennessee	70	70	70	55
Texas	70	70	70	70
Utah	75	65	55	55
Vermont	65	55	50	50
Virginia	65	55	65	55
Washington	70, Trucks: 60	60	55	55
West Virginia	70	55	65	55
Wisconsin	65	65	65	55
Wyoming	75	60	65	65

¹ Many roads, particularly urban interstates, often have a lower posted speed limit than the maximum allowable shown in this table.

² Limited-access roads are multilaned roads with restricted access using exit and entrance ramps rather than intersections.

KEY: NA = not applicable.

NOTE: Interstates are divided into urban and rural sections based primarily on population size and population density.

SOURCE: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute, available at http://www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/state_laws/speed_limit_laws.htm as of Oct. 1, 2001.