Interstate Highways in Superior

There are four primary Interstate highways - Interstate 39 (I-39). Interstate 43 (I-43), Interstate 75 (I-75), and Interstate 98 (I-98) - and three auxiliary Interstate highways - Interstate 143 (I-143), Interstate 339 (I-339), and Interstate 443 (I-443) - in the U.S. state of Superior. These Interstate highways were built and are maintained by the Superior Department of Transportation (SUDOT). Planned from 1957 to 1975, and constructed from 1957 to 1986, the Interstate Highway System is a vital infrastructure network that connects the state and helps facilitate traffic across Superior and its major cities. Due to the weather in the state throughout the year, SUDOT has used variable speed limits on all of Superior's Interstate highways since 1995. During the spring, summer and fall, the maximum speed limit on Interstates 39, 43, 75 and 98 is 75 mph (120 km/h) and the maximum speed limit during those seasons on Interstates 143, 339 and 443 is 65 mph (105 km/h). During the winter, the maximum speed limit on all Interstate highways in Superior is 55 mph (90 km/h).

A shield for Interstate 39 (I-39).

Interstate 39 (I-39) - Runs from the Wisconsin state line at Land O' Lakes, WI to Ontonagon (the state capital of Superior). I-39 helps connect Ontonagon (and the Houghton-Hancock area via I-339) with Madison, Wisconsin, Rockford, Illinois and Bloomington-Normal, Illinois (and indirectly the cities of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis).


A shield for Interstate 43 (I-43).

Interstate 43 (I-43) - Runs from the Wisconsin state line on the Menominee Rive near Menominee, SU to Marquette. I-43 helps connect Marquette and Menominee with Green Bay, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago (via I-90 or I-94).

A shield for Interstate 75 (I-75).

Interstate 75 (I-75) - Runs from the Michigan state line on the Mackinac Bridge south of St. Ignace, SU to the United States-Canada border on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie, SU. I-75 provides a link to Ontario and helps connect Superior with the major cities of Detroit, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, Knoxville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia, Tampa, Florida and Miami, Florida.


A shield for Interstate 98 (I-98).

Interstate 98 (I-98) - Runs from I-75 in Dafter Township to the Wisconsin state line on the Montreal River at Ironwood, SU. Runs east-west across Superior and is considered the main thoroughfare in Superior. For the entirety of its length in the state, I-98 is designated as the "Sidney Gilbert Alexander
Memorial Highway" in honor of Sidney Gilbert Alexander (1819-1882), the civic leader who rallied citizens across the region for statehood and the development of its economic system, and became the first governor of Superior (which he served as from 1857 to 1865). I-98 links Superior to the Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin area, Bemidji, Minnesota area and the Grand Forks, North Dakota area.


A shield for Interstate 143 (I-143).

Interstate 143 (I-143) - Runs from I-43 and US Routes 2/41 in Powers to US 2/41 and Lincoln Road/Ludington Street in Escanaba. This freeway connects Escanaba with I-43. An extension of I-143 along US Route 2 to Iron Mountain has been proposed since the mid-2000s.

A shield for Interstate 339 (I-339).

Interstate 339 (I-339) - Runs from I-39 in Rockland to Houghton. Connects the Houghton-Hancock area to I-39 and Ontonagon.


A shield for Interstate 443 (I-443).

Interstate 443 (I-443) - Runs from I-43 in Marquette to I-98 near Ishpeming. Helps connect Marquette to I-98 and Ontonagon (indirectly) as an alternate route to I-43, and serves as a northern bypass of KI Sawyer AFB.

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