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1945 map of the Pentagon road network, including part of the Shirley Highway. The Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, often shortened to Shirley Highway, consists of a 17.3-mile (27.8 km) portion of Interstates 95 and 395 in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. Shirley Highway was the first limited-access freeway in Virginia.
The longest Interstate Highway in Massachusetts is I-90 with 136 miles, followed by I-495 with 121 miles. Several freeway projects in the Boston area planned as part of the Interstate Highway System were cancelled in the 1970s following community opposition, including the Inner Belt (I-695) and Southwest Expressway (I-95). [3]
The extension beyond Route 7 to US 1 near Occoquan was built by the Virginia Department of Highways as State Route 350 from 1945 to 1952. (SR 350 was also signed along the Federally built portion southwest of US 1.) On December 17, 1964, the road system was transferred to Virginia, and soon after the Shirley Highway became part of Interstate 95.
Route 2 in Boston: 1926: current Mostly follows the old New England Route 5: US 44: 38.40: 61.80 US 44 in East Providence, RI: Route 3A in Plymouth: 1935: current US 202: 79.6: 128.1 US 202 in Granby, CT: US 202 in Rindge, NH: 1935: current
The Virginia State Highway System is an integrated system of roads maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). As of 2005, the VDOT maintains 57,082 miles (91,865 km) of state highways — the third largest system in the United States, after Texas and North Carolina. Interstate 95 and Interstate 81 are the two major north ...
Outside cities, some towns, and two counties, every road is state-maintained. These roads are split into Primary and Secondary State Routes, and receive different levels of funding. Inside cities, most Primary State Routes are locally maintained. Highway names; Interstates: Interstate X (I-X) US Highways: U.S. Route X (US X) State
Highway Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; Office of Transportation Planning. "Data Resources Section". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. (Includes a road inventory and maps.) Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log; The Roads of Massachusetts; Road Signs of Massachusetts
The Interstate Highways in Virginia are a total of 1,118 miles (1,799 km) of Interstate Highways in the U.S. state of Virginia. Virginia consists of six primary interstate highways, and 10 auxiliary interstates. In addition, 3 more primary and one auxiliary route are planned or under construction.