FYI: Comprehensive State Speed Limit Chart

Here is a comprehensive list of speed limits in every state, including (if applicable) separate limits for trucks, cars, rural and urban interstates, day and night driving and dates the limits went into effect.

by Staff

August 18, 2005

State	Rural Interstates	Urban Interstates	Other Limited Access Roads	Other Roads	Effective Date of Limits on		Effective Date of Limits on
State	Cars (mph)	Cars (mph)	Cars (mph)	Cars (mph)	Rural Interstates	Urban Interstates	Other Limited Access Roads	Other Roads
Alabama	70	65	65	65	5/21/96	5/21/96	5/21/96	5/21/96
Alaska	65	55	65	55	1/15/88	no action	8/25/99	no action
Arizona	75	55	55	55	12/8/95	no action	no action	no action
Arkansas	70 trucks: 65	55	60	55	8/19/96	no action	8/19/96	no action
California	70 trucks: 55	65	70	65	1/8/96	1/8/96	1/8/96	no action
Colorado	75	65	65	65	6/24/96	6/24/96	6/24/96	no action
Connecticut	65	55	65	55	10/1/98	no action	10/1/98	no action
Delaware	65	55	65	55	1/17/96	no action	1/17/96	no action
District of Columbia	N/A	55	N/A	25	1974	no action	no action	no action
Florida	70	65	70	65	4/8/96	4/8/96	4/8/96	4/8/96

Georgia	70	65	65	65	7/1/96	7/1/96	7/1/96	7/1/96
Hawaii	60	50	45	45	1974	no action	no action	no action
Idaho	75 trucks: 65	75	65	65	5/1/96	5/1/96	5/1/96	5/1/96
Illinois	65 trucks: 55	55	65	55	1/25/96	no action	1/25/96	no action
Indiana	65 trucks: 60	55	55	55	6/1/87	no action	no action	no action
Iowa	65	55	65	55	5/12/87	no action	6/6/96	no action
Kansas	70	70	70	65	3/7/96	3/7/96	3/7/96	3/7/96
Kentucky	65	65	65	55	6/8/87	no action	no action	no action
Louisiana	70	70	70	65	8/15/97	8/15/97	8/15/97	8/15/97
Maine	65	65	65	60	6/12/87	6/12/87	6/12/87	6/12/87

Maryland	65	65	65	55	7/1/95	8/1/96	8/1/96	no action
Massachusetts	65	65	65	55	1/5/92	1/29/96	1/29/96	no action
Michigan	70 trucks: 55	65	70	55	8/1/96	8/1/96	8/1/96	no action
Minnesota	70	65	65	55	7/1/97	7/1/97	7/1/97	no action
Mississippi	70	70	70	65	2/29/96	2/29/96	2/29/96	2/29/96
Missouri	70	60	70	65	3/13/96	3/13/96	3/13/96	3/13/96
Montana	75 trucks: 65	65	day: 70 night: 65	day: 70 night: 65	5/28/99	5/28/99	5/28/99	5/28/99
Nebraska	75	65	65	60	9/1/96	9/1/96	9/1/96	9/1/96
Nevada	75	65	70	70	12/8/95	12/8/95	12/8/95	12/8/95
New Hampshire	65	65	55	55	4/16/87	5/29/96	no action	no action

New Jersey	65	55	65	55	1/19/98	no action	1/19/98	no action
New Mexico	75	75	65	55	5/15/96	no action	5/15/96	no action
New York	65	65	65	55	8/1/95	7/16/96	7/16/96	no action
North Carolina	70	70	70	55	8/5/96	8/5/96	10/1/96	no action
North Dakota	75	75	70	65	8/1/03	8/1/03	8/1/03	8/1/03
Ohio	65 trucks: 55; 65 on Ohio Turnpike	65	55	55	7/15/87	7/28/96	no action	no action
Oklahoma	75	70	70	70	8/29/96	8/29/96	8/29/96	8/29/96
Oregon	65 trucks: 55	55	55	55	6/27/87	no action	no action	no action
Pennsylvania	65	55	65	55	7/13/95	no action	5/10/96	no action
Rhode Island	65	55	55	55	5/12/96	no action	no action	no action

South Carolina	70	70	60	55	4/30/99	4/30/99	4/30/99	no action
South Dakota	75	75	65	65	4/1/96	4/1/96	4/1/96	4/1/96
Tennessee	70	70

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