Your Orthopaedic Connection: State Speed Limit Laws

State Speed Limit Laws

	Rural Interstate		Urban Interstate
State	Cars	Trucks	Cars	Trucks
Alabama	70	70	70	70
Alaska	65	65	55	55
Arizona	75	75	55	55
Arkansas	70	65	55	55
California	70	55	65	65
Colorado	75	75	65	65
Connecticut	65	65	55	55
Delaware	65	65	55	55
Dist. Of Columbia	N/A	N/A	55	55
Florida	70	70	65	65
Georgia	70	70	65	65
Hawaii	55	55	50	50
Idaho	75	65	65	65
Illinois	65	55	55	55
Indiana	65	60	55	55
Iowa	65	65	55	55
Kansas	70	70	70	70
Kentucky	65	65	55	55
Louisiana	70	70	55	55
Maine	65	65	55	55
Maryland	65	65	65	65
Massachusetts	65	65	65	65
Michigan	70	55	65	55
Minnesota	70	70	65	65
Mississippi	70	70	70	70
Missouri	70	70	60	60
Montana	75	65	65	65
Nebraska	75	75	65	65
Nevada	75	75	65	65
New Hampshire	65	65	65	65
New Jersey	65	65	55	55
New Mexico	75	75	55	55
New York	65	65	65	65
North Carolina	70	70	65	65
North Dakota	70	70	55	55
Ohio	65	55	65	65
Oklahoma	75	75	70	70
Oregon	65	55	55	55
Pennsylvania	65	65	55	55
Rhode Island	65	65	55	55
South Carolina	70	70	70	70
South Dakota	75	75	65	65
Tennessee	70	70	70	70
Texas	70	70	70	70
Utah	75	75	65	65
Vermont	65	65	55	55
Virginia	65	65	55	55
Washington	70	60	60	60
West Virginia	70	70	55	55
Wisconsin	65	65	65	65
Wyoming	75	75	60	60

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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Last reviewed and updated: July 2001

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