Interstate 35 (I-35) serves the central United States. As with most interstate highways that end in a “5,” it is a major cross-country, north-south route. I-35 runs from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border to Duluth, Minnesota, near the Canadian border.
I-35 was designated by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO; now AASHTO) on August 14, 1957, as an original interstate highway from Laredo north to Duluth.
A map of Interstate 35. (Image: I35highway.com)With a length...
Interstate 35 in downtown Austin is the most gridlocked roadway in the Lone Star State for truck drivers, according to an annual report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI).
It was the second year in a row that I-35 in Austin topped the TTI report for most congested roadway for truckers traveling through the state.
Truck drivers spent almost 640,000 hours in traffic on I-35 in Austin, costing them $118 million in lost time and fuel during 2020, according to the study.
“Perhaps no...
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La Interestatal 35 en el centro de Austin es la carretera más atascada en el Estado de la Estrella Solitaria para los camioneros, según un informe anual del Instituto de Transporte de Texas A&M (TTI).
Fue el segundo año consecutivo que la I-35 en Austin encabezó el informe del TTI para la carretera más congestionada para los camioneros que viajan a través del estado.
Los conductores de camiones pasaron casi 640.000 horas en el tráfico de la I-35 en Austin, lo que les costó 118 millones de...
At this time, Interstate 27 (I-27) is another interstate highway that is contained within one state – in this case the state of Texas. I-27 is located in the Texas Panhandle, an area of high, rolling plains. It connects the cities of Lubbock and Amarillo. I-27’s entire length replaced U.S. Route 87 for through traffic.
A Texas State Highway 9 sign from the 1920s. (Image: Wikiwand)History
Prior to the designation of federal highways (such as U.S. Route 87, or US 87) the road between Lubbock...
Turkey Take
image: WeirdNutDaily.comTurkey Day is coming this week! Put those birds in the fridge now to defrost them in time to have a fantastic Thanksgiving turkey. In honor of the turkeys, I thought we’d take a look this week at what goes into getting the sheer volumes of turkeys to market at the same time.
Every year the U.S. consumes about 45 million turkeys — or 675 million pounds of turkey — during Thanksgiving. That’s one-fifth of all U.S. turkeys produced annually. Minnesota and North...
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