Interstate 980 is a short Interstate spur in northern California connecting Interstate 580 and California State Highway 24 to Interstate 880 via downtown Oakland. I-980 passes the Oakland Convention Center and the famous Jack London Square. A typical rural stretch of Interstate highway, with two lanes in each direction separated by a large grassy median, and with cross-traffic limited to overpasses and underpasses. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Interstate 580 is the designation for two tertiary interstate highway routes, spurring from Interstate 80. ... California State Highway 24, or CA-24, is a heavily-traveled east-west freeway in the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California between Oakland (junction Interstate 580, the MacArthur Freeway) and Walnut Creek (junction Interstate 680). ... Interstate 880 is a regional bypass interstate highway in the Bay Area metropolitan area of Northern California. ... Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland in the upper left portion of the image. ... Jack London Square is a popular tourist attraction on the waterfront of Oakland, California. ...
There are interstate highways in Hawaii, funded in the same way as in the other states, but entirely within Hawaii.
By initial planning, the Interstate system was desinged to be able to move traffic at speeds of 75 to 80 miles per hour except in limited stretches (such as steep mountain passes) where this would not be practical.
For example, part of California highway 17 connecting Oakland and San Jose was renamed as I-880 in the mid 1980s.
The Interstate 980/California 24/Interstate 580 interchange is a symmetrical stack.
Interstate980 is a very short freeway, and already it is approaching its eastern terminus.
Eastbound Interstate980 reaches Exit 2A, Junction Interstate 580 east to Dublin, Tracy, and Stockton, and west to Interstate 80, San Francisco, and Marin County.