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StateRural InterstatesUrban InterstatesOther Limited Access Roads
Cars
(mph)
Trucks
(mph)
Cars
(mph)
Trucks
(mph)
Cars
(mph)
Trucks
(mph)
Alabama707065656565
Alaska 155 (65 on select interstate routes by engineering investigation and case by case, not automatic or default)55 (65 on select interstate routes by engineering investigation and case by case, not automatic or default)55 (65 on select interstate routes by engineering investigation and case by case, not automatic or default)55 (65 on select interstate routes by engineering investigation and case by case, not automatic or default)5555
Arizona757565656565
Arkansas757065 (60 on specified roads)65 (60 on specified roads)7575
California705565557055
Colorado757565656565
Connecticut656555556565
Delaware656555556565
D.C.5555N/AN/AN/AN/A
Florida707065657070
Georgia707070706565
Georgia’s ‘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.
GuamGuam does not have any Interstates. The maximum speed limits for cars and trucks are: 35 in rural area; 15 in residential areas; and 15 or 25 in school zones.
Hawaii606060605555
Idaho75; 80 on specified segments7075; 80 on specified segments657070
Illinois707055556555
Indiana706555556060
Iowa707070705555
Kansas757570707070
Kentucky656565656565
70 on specific segments based on an engineering and traffic investigation
Louisiana757570707070
Maine757575757575
Maryland707070705555
Massachusetts656565656565
Michigan70 (75 on select segments)657060; 55 if speed limit for cars is <707060; 55 if speed limit for cars is <70
Minnesota707065656565
Mississippi707070707070
Missouri707060607070
Montana80706565Day: 70
Night: 65
Day: 70 (Light Trucks), 60 (Heavy Trucks)
Night: 65 (Light Trucks), 55 (Heavy Trucks)
Nebraska757570707070
Nevada808065657070
New Hampshire65 (70 on specified segments)65 (70 on specified segments)65 (70 on specified segments)65 (70 on specified segments)55 (70 on specified segments)55 (70 on specified segments)
New Jersey656555556565
New Mexico757575756565
New York656555555555
North Carolina707070707070
North Dakota757575754-lane: 70; other: 654-lane: 70; other: 65
Northern Mariana Islands NoneNone4525NoneNone
Ohio707065657070
Oklahoma757570707070
Oregon65 (70 on specified segments)6555556565
Pennsylvania707070707070
Rhode Island 2656555555555
South Carolina707070 (60 on specified segments)70 (60 on specified segments)6060
South Dakota808080807070
Tennessee707070706565
Texas75; 80 or 85 on specified segments75; 80 or 85 on specified segments75757575
Utah75; 80 on specified segments75; 80 on specified segments65; 70 on specified segments65; 70 on specified segments7575
Vermont656555555050
Virgin Islands404055552020
Virginia707070706565
Washington706060606060
West Virginia 3707060 or 6560 or 656565
Wisconsin707070707070
Wyoming75 (80 on specified segments)75 (80 on specified segments)65 (70 on specified segments)65 (70 on specified segments)

1 Alaska’s default speed limit is 55 mph. 65 on select Interstate routes is by engineering investigation and case by case, not automatic or default.
2 Rhode Island speed limits are not set by law, but by state traffic commission.
3West Virginia speed limits, in general, are not set by law, but by the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.

Updated – April 2024