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Table 4-1 Maximum Posted Speed Limits on Rural Interstates: 2015

Monday, January 4, 2016

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(miles per hour)

State Truck Car
Alabama 70 70
Alaska 65 65
Arizona 75 75
Arkansas 70 70
California 55 70
Colorado 75 75
Connecticut 65 65
Delaware 65 65
District of Columbia1 55 55
Florida 70 70
Georgia 70 70
Hawaii 60 60
Idaho 70 75
Illinois 70 70
Indiana 65 70
Iowa 70 70
Kansas 75 75
Kentucky 65 65
Louisiana 75 75
Maine 75 75
Maryland 70 70
Massachusetts 65 65
Michigan 60 70
Minnesota 70 70
Mississippi 70 70
Missouri 70 70
Montana 65 80
Nebraska 75 75
Nevada 80 80
New Hampshire 65 65
New Jersey 65 65
New Mexico 75 75
New York 65 65
North Carolina 70 70
North Dakota 75 75
Ohio 70 70
Oklahoma 75 75
Oregon 55 65
Pennsylvania 70 70
Rhode Island 65 65
South Carolina 70 70
South Dakota 80 80
Tennessee 70 70
Texas 75 75
Utah 75 75
Vermont 65 65
Virginia 70 70
Washington 60 70
West Virginia 70 70
Wisconsin 70 70
Wyoming 75 75

1Urban Interstate.

NOTE: Many states permit speeds higher than those listed above on specified segments of roads.

SOURCE: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Maximum Posted Speed Limits for Passenger Vehicles, available at www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/speed/topicoverview as of July 2015.