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Idaho State Highway 55. State Highway 55 (SH-55) is an Idaho highway from Marsing to New Meadows, connecting with US-95 at both ends. From Marsing it travels east to Nampa, Meridian, and Eagle, then north to Horseshoe Bend. SH-55 then climbs the Payette River to Banks, then its north fork to the Long Valley, through the towns of Cascade and McCall.
This file is in the public domain because it comes from the Rules Governing Traffic Control Devices, sign number M1-5, which states in IDAPA 39.03.41.004 that the Idaho Transportation Board has "incorporated by reference and made a part of the Rules of the Idaho Transportation Department" the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ...
In the United States, speed limits are set by each state or territory. States have also allowed counties and municipalities to enact typically lower limits. Highway speed limits can range from an urban low of 25 mph (40 km/h) to a rural high of 85 mph (137 km/h). Speed limits are typically posted in increments of five miles per hour (8 km/h).
But, as our editorial pointed out, Eagle Road over the past several years has become a hybrid: It’s a high-speed freeway, with a speed limit of 55 mph handling upwards of 60,000 vehicles trips ...
Example of 70 mph truck speed limit sign immediately behind an 80 mph speed limit sign, before truck speed limits were abolished. Texas once had separate, systemwide truck speed limits, but they were repealed in 1999 and 2011. The truck speed limit used to be 60 mph (97 km/h) day/55 mph (89 km/h) night when the regular limit was higher.
On a good day, Idaho 55, a popular highway connecting Boise to McCall, is a hazardous road. Cars and trucks whip around tight curves with little shoulder. Signs warn of falling rock. A couple of ...
In Idaho, state law dictates the speed limit if a specific one isn’t posted when outside of a city’s limits. Title 49, Chapter 6 of the Idaho Statutes states that if a speed limit is not ...
The National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) was a provision of the federal government of the United States 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that effectively prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). The limit was increased to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) in 1987. It was drafted in response to oil price spikes ...