Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is a trans-continental Interstate Highway in the United States. It starts in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California and runs 2,901 miles (4,669 km) east to Teaneck, New Jersey. It connects the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
Major cities along the route include San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, Chicago, Toledo, and the Newark/New York City area.
UnderstandInterstate 80 closely resembles many historically significant routes, including the Lincoln Highway, the Oregon Trail (in Wyoming and Nebraska), the California Trail (in Nevada and California), the first…
PrepareBe prepared for snow and ice during the winter months, as most of the route gets snowfall. In the snowiest sections, as much as 10-12 feet of snow can drop at a time.
Get inS. Highway 101 in San Francisco. Going west the freeway curves south and becomes US Highway 101 which continues towards San Jose.
GoThe California Zephyr loosely follows I-80 from Emeryville to Chicago.
Drive, CA-4 means California State Highway 4, WY-130 means Wyoming State Highway 130, etc., I-5 means Interstate 5, I-380 means Interstate 380.
Alternative Routes
Stay safeAs noted before, parts of I-80 get some of the most severe and coldest weather in the US.
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