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State Speed Limit Chart
| STATE | RURAL INTERSTATES |
URBAN INTERSTATES |
OTHER LIMITED ACCESS ROADS |
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| Cars (mph) |
Trucks (mph) |
Cars (mph) |
Trucks (mph) |
Cars (mph) |
Trucks (mph) |
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| Alabama | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Alaska | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Arizona | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Arkansas | 70 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| California | 70 | 55 | 65 | 55 | 70 | 55 | ||||
| Colorado | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Connecticut | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Delaware | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| D.C. | N/A | N/A | 55 | 55 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Florida | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Georgia | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Hawaii | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Idaho | 75 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Illinois | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 55 | ||||
| Indiana | 70 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| Iowa | 70 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Kansas | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Kentucky | 65* | 65* | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Louisiana | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Maine | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Maryland | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Michigan | 70 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 60 | ||||
| Minnesota | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Mississippi | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Missouri | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Montana | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | day: 70 night: 65 |
day: 70 night: 65 |
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| Nebraska | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Nevada | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| New Hampshire | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | ||||
| New Jersey | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| New Mexico | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 60-70 | 60-70 | ||||
| New York | 55* | 55* | 55* | 55* | 55* | 55* | ||||
| *Except for certain designated highways | ||||||||||
| North Carolina | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| North Dakota | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | None | None | 45 | 25 | None | None | ||||
| Ohio | 65; 70 on Turnpike | 65* | 65* | 65* | 65* | 55 | ||||
| *Speed limits may be posted lower in some locations | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Oregon | 65 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Rhode Island 1 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | ||||
| South Carolina | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| South Dakota | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Tennessee | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Texas |
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75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
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| Utah | 75; 80 on specified segments | 75; 80 on specified segments | 65 | 65 | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Vermont | 65 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Virgin Islands | 40 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Virginia | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Washington | 70 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| West Virginia | 70 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Wyoming | 75 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 65 | ||||
Source: Governors Highway Safety Association, last updated 8/3/11
Go Back To Speed Limits Home PageYou deserve every speeding ticket you get. You can complain all you want after the fact, but it's true. Find out why.
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NMA Position on Speed Limits
Speed limits should be based on sound traffic-engineering principles that consider responsible motorists' actual travel speeds.
Typically, this should result in speed limits set at the 85th percentile speed of free-flowing traffic (the speed under which 85 percent of traffic is traveling).
NMA Speed Limits Fact Sheet
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