Nighttime view of Interstate 240 in Asheville

Interstate Guide

Since the early 2000s, Interstate Guide has documented America's Interstate Highway System through photography, route histories, business routes, and reference material. The site covers both the familiar and overlooked parts of the national network.

Browse Interstate highways by route number or state, explore historical features and trivia, follow proposed corridors, and discover the stories behind the roads that connect the country.

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Browse Interstate routes, discover business loops, explore historical features, and follow the continuing evolution of America's highway network.

✓ Mainline Interstates

✓ Auxiliary Routes

✓ Future Interstates

✓ Former Routes

✓ Unsigned Routes

✓ Business Routes

1974 Interstate System Map
The Interstate System as shown in the 1974 Rand McNally Road Atlas. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 increased the Interstate system by 1,500 miles. The 42,500 mile system then was envisioned for completion in 1980.

The Interstate Highway System has evolved substantially since the early years of completion. Today the system continues to grow with new corridors developed with Congressional authority, such as I-69 between Texas and Indiana, the completion of I-49 in Arkansas and Louisiana and the southern extension of I-27 from Lubbock to Laredo, Texas. Interstate Guide documents both the original network and the routes added through decades of expansion.

Interstate Guide currently documents:

86 Mainline Routes
258 Auxiliary Routes
28 Future Corridors
27 Former Routes
Illustrated with an archive of 11,729 photographs, historic film scans, and preserved DOT project schematics and interchange concept layouts across all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.

Recent Updates

Updated photos covering the east end of Interstate 30 in North Little Rock, Arkansas with ones shot on July 8, 2026.

2026-08-17 16:13:59

Added photos from July 8, 2026 covering the south end of Interstate 57 in Arkansas at North Little Rock. Also added one photo of the current north end of I-57 in Arkansas along U.S. 67 south in Walnut Ridge.
Additionally replaced photos covering the south end in Missouri along southbound Interstate 57 with ones taken on July 7, 2026.

2026-08-17 14:53:55

Updated coverage of both ends for Interstate 169 in Kentucky with photos taken on July 6 and 7, 2026.

2026-08-17 14:43:31

Updated coverage of the west end of I-190 at U.S. 12/45 (Mannheim Road) and Bessie Coleman Drive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport with photos from 07/18/26. Also added photos showing the c/d roadways connecting I-90 and I-190 along the Kennedy Expressway and IL 171 (Cumberland Avenue) in Chicago.

2026-08-17 10:09:30

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