Maximum Speed Limits for Trucks

The Status of Maximum Speed Limits
Limits as of January 2006

State Cars Trucks Comments
Alabama 70* 70* *Interstates only. 65 on other limited access roads.
Alaska 65* 65* *Interstates and rural roads. Urban interstates and other highways 55.
Arizona 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; other highways 55.
Arkansas 70* 65* *Rural interstates only. Urban interstates 55, other limited access roads 60.
California 70* 55 *Rural interstates and other limited access roads only; urban interstates 65.
Colorado 75* 75* *Rural interstates only. Urban interstates and other highways 65.
Connecticut 65* 65* *Rural interstates and limited access highways; otherwise 55.
Delaware 65* 65* *Rural interstates and limited access highways; otherwise 55.
District of Columbia 55* 55* *Interstates only; other roads 25.
Florida 70* 70* *On limited access highways and rural interstates; 65 on urban interstates and other roads.
State Car Truck Comments
Georgia 70* 70* *Interstates in rural areas. 65 on urban interstates and state divided highways without full access control.
Hawaii 60* 60* *Rural interstates only. Urban interstates 50; other limited access roads 45.
Idaho 75* 65 *Rural interstate highways; 65 on urban interstates and other highways.
Illinois 65* 55 *Rural interstates and other limited access roads; otherwise 55.
Indiana 70* 65* *Rural interstates, otherwise 55.
Iowa 65* 65* *Rural interstates and other limited access highways; urban interstates and other highways 55.
Kansas 70* 70* *On all interstates and limited access roads; other roads 65.
Kentucky 65* 65* *Rural interstates only; otherwise 55.
Louisiana 70* 70* *Rural interstates and other limited access roads; on urban interstates 55, other highways 65.
Maine 65* 65* *Rural interstates only, otherwise 55.
State Car Truck Comments
Maryland 65* 65* *Divided highways, other roads 55.
Massachusetts 65* 65* *Divided highways, other roads 55.
Michigan 70* 60 *Rural interstates and other limited access roads; urban interstates 65.
Minnesota 70* 70* *Rural interstates; 65 on urban interstates and other limited access roads.
Mississippi 70 70
Missouri 70* 70* *On rural interstates and freeways and other limited access roads; 60 on urban interstates, 65 on other roads.
Montana 75* 65* *Rural interstates and other limited access highways during daytime only, 65 at night; 65 on urban interstates at all times.
Nebraska 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; urban interstates and other limited access roads 65.
Nevada 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; other limited access roads 70, urban interstates 65.
New Hampshire 65* 65* *Interstates only; other highways 55.
State Car Truck Comments
New Jersey 65* 65* *Rural interstates and other limited access highways; urban interstates and other highways 55.
New Mexico 75* 75* Rural interstates only; 55 on urban interstates and other highways, 65 on other limited access roads.
New York 65* 65* *55 on other highways.
North Carolina 70* 70* *Rural interstates only; 65 on urban interstates and other limited access highways; 55 on other highways.
North Dakota 70* 70* *Rural interstates only; 55 on urban interstates. Other highways 65 during daytime, 55 at night on some roads.
Ohio 65* 55 *Interstates only; 55 on other highways.
Oklahoma 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; 70 on all other highways.
Oregon 65* 55 *Rural interstates and other limited access roads; 55 on urban interstates and other highways.
Pennsylvania 65* 65* *Rural interstates and other limited access highways; 55 elsewhere.
Rhode Island 65* 65* *Rural interstates only; all other highways 55.
State Car Truck Comments
South Carolina 70* 70* *Interstates only; 60 on other limited access highways.
South Dakota 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; 65 on other highways.
Tennessee 70* 70* *Interstates and limited access highways only; 55 on other highways.
Texas 70 70
Utah 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; otherwise 65.
Vermont 65* 65* *Rural interstates only; urban interstates 55, other highways 50.
Virginia 65* 65* *Rural interstates and other limited access highways; 55 on urban interstates and other highways.
Washington 70* 60 *Rural interstates only; urban interstates 60, other highways 55.
West Virginia 70* 70* *Rural interstates only; 65 on other limited access highways, 55 on urban interstates and other highways.
Wisconsin 65* 65* *Interstates and other limited access roads only.
Wyoming 75* 75* *Rural interstates only; 65 on other highways, 60 on urban interstates.

Please use care as this information changes frequently. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of what has been reported to ATA.
Always observe the POSTED limit.



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Jay Houston February 24, 2010 at 1:47 am

Several states have gotten rid of the “Split Speeds” – Check ahead.

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