# US cities served by 3 or more "primary" Interstate highways **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983 "2021-02-28T23:03:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/1 "2021-02-28T23:03:34Z")
By “primary” I mean one or two-digit Interstate numbers. I was surprised that Charleston WV (pop. 48,000) is served by three primary Interstates: I-64, I-77, and I-79. Are there other cities anywhere near that size served by three of more? New York City has two (I-87 and I-95). Los Angeles has two (I-5 and I-10). Chicago has four (I-55, I-57, I-90, and I-94). Dallas also has four (I-20, I-30, I-35E, and I-45). Any with more than four? ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/2 "2021-02-28T23:09:20Z")
San Diego has I-5, I-8, and I-15 ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/3 "2021-02-28T23:13:17Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > I-5 and I-10 That’s “the 5” and “the 10” in LAspeak. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/4 "2021-02-28T23:19:12Z")
You forgot New York is also served by I-78 (ends in the Holland Tunnel). And while I-80 terminates into I-95 on the New Jersey side of the Hudson, I think it’s safe to say NYC is served by I-80. Boston has I-90, I-93, and I-95. But I-95/rt128 becomes more of a “beltway”, rather than going through the city. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/5 "2021-02-28T23:20:15Z")
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois has I-74, I-72, and I-57. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/6 "2021-02-28T23:22:35Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > > [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > > > I-5 and I-10 > > That’s “the 5” and “the 10” in LAspeak. Down here in SD, we try to distance ourselves from all things LA: including the language. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Room](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_room/32/5069_2.png) [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/7 "2021-02-28T23:31:25Z")
St. Louis has 70, 44, 64, and 55. Still capped at 4… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Room](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_room/32/5069_2.png) [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/8 "2021-02-28T23:36:09Z")
Also, would we not count I-80 for Chicago? I guess that raises the question if we’re talking about metro areas or actual city limits. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/9 "2021-02-28T23:48:41Z")
This does not really count but is worth mentioning for the novelty value. The island of Oahu has three interstates, but no more than two touches any particular town or city on the island. The reason Hawaii even has interstates is, I’ve been told, to be eligible for federal funding. If you look at the beginning and end of each of them, they all connect military facilities. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/10 "2021-02-28T23:54:24Z")
Cleveland has 71, 77, 90 and (peripherally) 80. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/11 "2021-03-01T00:00:47Z")
Houston has 10, 45, and 69; all of which straight through the middle of the city. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/12 "2021-03-01T00:04:11Z")
San Antonio has three. 10 and 35 run through the middle of the city. 37 goes into the middle of the city and then stops there. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/13 "2021-03-01T00:07:30Z")
> [@Little\_Room](#): > > Also, would we not count I-80 for Chicago? I guess that raises the question if we’re talking about metro areas or actual city limits. If the former, we’d also add I-88 to Chicago’s list. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/14 "2021-03-01T00:09:18Z")
Indianapolis has 65, 69 70, 74. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/15 "2021-03-01T00:09:23Z")
Kansas City, Missouri has four: 29, 35, 49, and 70. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/16 "2021-03-01T00:13:08Z")
Nashville has three: 24, 40, and 65. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/17 "2021-03-01T00:13:34Z")
Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, both have 3: - Milwaukee: 41\*, 43, 94 - Madison: 39, 90, 94 \*- I-41 used to be U.S. 41, but its run from just south of the WI/IL state line, to Green Bay, was upgraded to Interstate status in 2015. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/18 "2021-03-01T00:14:11Z")
Dallas has 20,30,35 and 45 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/19 "2021-03-01T00:22:50Z")
Birmingham, Alabama, with a population of just over 200,000, has four in its city limits: I-20, I-22, I-59, and I-65. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983/20 "2021-03-01T00:28:41Z")
OKC has 35, 40, and 44. With none of them terminating there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-served-by-3-or-more-primary-interstate-highways/933983.md?page=2)