State Speed Limit Chart

STATE	RURAL INTERSTATES		URBAN INTERSTATES		OTHER LIMITED ACCESS ROADS
STATE	Cars (mph)	Trucks (mph)	Cars (mph)	Trucks (mph)	Cars (mph)	Trucks (mph)
Alabama	70	70	65	65	65	65
Alaska	55	55	55	55	55	55
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	55	55	65	65
	Georgia 'Super Speeder Law' adds on $200 in state fees for any driver convicted of speeding at >75 on any two-lane roads or >85 on multiple lane roads anywhere in the state.
Hawaii	60	60	60	60	55	55
Idaho	75	65	65	65	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	70	70	70	70
Kentucky	65	65	65	65	65	65
	70 on specific segments based on an engineering and traffic investigation
Louisiana	75	75	70	70	70	70
Maine	75	65	65	65	65	65
Maine	75	65	65	65	Two limited access highways are posted at 55.
Maryland	65	65	65	65	65	65
Massachusetts	65	65	65	65	65	65
Michigan	70	60; 55 if speed limit for cars is <70	70	60; 55 if speed limit for cars is <70	70	60; 55 if speed limit for cars is <70
Minnesota	70	70	55, 60 or 65	55, 60 or 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
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	65	65	55	55	55	55
New York	Except for certain designated highways
North Carolina	70	70	70	70	70	70
North Dakota	75	75	75	75	4-lane: 70; other: 65	4-lane: 70; other: 65
Northern Mariana Islands	None	None	45	25	None	None
Ohio	65; 70 on Turnpike	65; 70 on Turnpike	65	65	65	55
Ohio	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	55	55
South Dakota	75	75	75	75	70	70
Tennessee	70	70	70	70	70	70
Texas	75; 80 or 85 on specified segments	75; 80 or 85 on specified segments	75	75	75	75
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	60 or 65	60 or 65	65	65
Wisconsin	65	65	65	65	65	65
Wyoming	75	75	75	75	65	65

Source: Governors Highway Safety Association, last updated 8/24/12

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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).

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