Major highways (Interstate System) MCQs [USA] January 8, 2026August 27, 2024 by u930973931_answers 25 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/25 Subscribe 1. . What is the primary purpose of the Interstate Highway System? (A) Local traffic management (B) International trade (C) Efficient long-distance travel and military mobility (D) Public transportation 2. . Which U.S. President signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which established the Interstate Highway System? (A) Franklin D. Roosevelt (B) Harry S. Truman (C) Dwight D. Eisenhower (D) John F. Kennedy 3. . Which interstate highway runs from the east coast in New York City to the west coast in San Francisco? (A) I-10 (B) I-40 (C) I-80 (D) I-90 4. . What is the general numbering convention for interstate highways that run north-south? (A) Even numbers (B) Odd numbers (C) Three-digit numbers (D) Four-digit numbers 5. . Which interstate highway connects Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida? (A) I-95 (B) I-10 (C) I-5 (D) I-70 6. . What is the highest-numbered interstate highway in the continental U.S.? (A) I-95 (B) I-90 (C) I-695 (D) I-990 7. . Which interstate is the longest in the U.S., stretching from I-95 in Miami to I-10 in Santa Monica? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-10 (D) I-90 8. . Which interstate connects Los Angeles, California, with New York City? (A) I-40 (B) I-70 (C) I-90 (D) I-95 9. . Which interstate serves as a major north-south route on the East Coast, running from Maine to Florida? (A) I-95 (B) I-85 (C) I-75 (D) I-65 10. . Which highway connects Boston, Massachusetts, with the city of Miami, Florida, and is known for being one of the most traveled east-west routes? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-90 (D) I-95 11. . Which interstate runs from the Mexican border in Texas to the Canadian border in Minnesota? (A) I-35 (B) I-40 (C) I-70 (D) I-45 12. . Which interstate highway is known for crossing the Rocky Mountains and connects Denver, Colorado, with the western edge of the U.S.? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-90 (D) I-40 13. . Which interstate connects the cities of Chicago and St. Louis? (A) I-70 (B) I-90 (C) I-55 (D) I-40 14. . Which interstate highway runs from Portland, Oregon, to San Diego, California? (A) I-5 (B) I-10 (C) I-15 (D) I-20 15. . Which interstate is a major east-west route across the northern part of the United States, connecting Seattle to Boston? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-90 (D) I-94 16. . Which interstate is known for linking New York City with the western part of the U.S., passing through cities like Cleveland and Chicago? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-90 (D) I-95 17. . What number is assigned to the interstate highway that connects the cities of Dallas and Houston in Texas? (A) I-20 (B) I-35 (C) I-45 (D) I-55 18. . Which interstate highway runs from Boston, Massachusetts, to the city of Miami, Florida, and is known for crossing several major metropolitan areas? (A) I-95 (B) I-85 (C) I-75 (D) I-70 19. . Which interstate connects the cities of Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina? (A) I-75 (B) I-85 (C) I-95 (D) I-70 20. . Which highway runs through the central U.S., connecting the cities of Kansas City and Denver? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-90 (D) I-40 21. . Which interstate highway connects the cities of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin? (A) I-90 (B) I-94 (C) I-80 (D) I-70 22. . What interstate connects the cities of Seattle and San Francisco? (A) I-5 (B) I-10 (C) I-15 (D) I-80 23. . Which interstate highway runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Nashville, Tennessee? (A) I-20 (B) I-40 (C) I-55 (D) I-70 24. . Which interstate highway is the primary route connecting the U.S. to Canada along the East Coast? (A) I-90 (B) I-94 (C) I-95 (D) I-80 25. . Which interstate highway connects the cities of Salt Lake City and Denver? (A) I-70 (B) I-80 (C) I-90 (D) I-40