| Interstate 90, commonly referred to as I-90, stretches | | | | the Mississippi River while in Minnesota and runs close |
| from Boston, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington, | | | | to, and parallel to, the Iowa state border. The freeway |
| over 3,000 miles - and all of it is non-stop driving if that | | | | runs for 275 miles in Minnesota before it enters South |
| is what you want. No stoplights, no cross streets, and | | | | Dakota near Sioux Falls. |
| no designed delays at all. I-90 runs through thirteen | | | | I-90 spends its second highest amount of miles in one |
| different states, some for shorter stretches than | | | | state in South Dakota, stretching 412 miles from the |
| others, but a trip on I-90 will let you see quite a | | | | east and west borders of the state. The freeway |
| cross-section of the United States. Some of the major | | | | enters Wyoming just after passing through Rapid City |
| cities you'll see on a trip across the country via I-90 | | | | and Sturgis, South Dakota. After passing through the |
| are: Boston, Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, | | | | cities of Gillette and Sheridan, the roadway turns |
| Toledo, Chicago, Madison, Rapid City, Sheridan, Billings, | | | | northwest and heads towards Montana. Interstate 90 |
| Missoula, Spokane, and Seattle. | | | | is inside the State of Wyoming for a total of 208 miles. |
| I-90 begins in the east in Boston, Massachusetts and | | | | The Interstate covers more miles inside the borders of |
| heads west through Worcester, Springfield, and | | | | Montana than in any other state with a total of 551 |
| Pittsfield (traveling over 123 miles) before entering the | | | | miles covered from the time it leaves Wyoming to the |
| state of New York. Nearly all of I-5 in New York is a | | | | time it enters Idaho. For a time, while in Montana the |
| toll road as it forms the eastern west portion of the | | | | speed limit on I-90 was officially "reasonable and |
| New York State Thruway. A spur route connecting to | | | | prudent". Following the freeway through Montana will |
| I-90 here and given the number I-990 is the highest | | | | take you through Billings, Bozeman, Butte, and Missoula |
| numbered Intersate in the country. I-90 in New York | | | | before exiting the state via Lookout Pass and entering |
| runs for over 385 miles and takes you through Albany, | | | | Idaho. I-90 only travels 73 miles through Idaho but |
| Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo | | | | because it cuts across what is known as the Idaho |
| and then takes you into Pennsylvania. | | | | Panhandle you can say that it crosses the entire state |
| Its shortest stretch in any of the states it passes | | | | from east to west. Inside Idaho I-90 passes through |
| through, I-90 is only inside the borders of the State of | | | | Wallace, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene, and Post Falls before |
| Pennsylvania for a little over 46 miles. I-90 does take | | | | entering Washington State. The original plan for the |
| you through Erie, Pennsylvlania before it readies itself | | | | freeway intended for the town of Wallace to be |
| for a 244 mile long march across the State of Ohio. | | | | wiped out by the roadway. Town leaders took the |
| While in Ohio, the freeway speeds through Cleveland | | | | step of getting the town and its historic buildings listed |
| and Toledo before depositing travelers in Indiana. As it | | | | on the National Register of Historic Places, thus forcing |
| goes through Cleveland I-90 forms part of the Innerbelt | | | | the government to move the freeway north and |
| freeway system, including the corner known as | | | | elevate it above portions of the town. Wallace, Idaho |
| Deadman's Curve - an almost 90 degree. | | | | was home to the last stop light on I-90, it was |
| I-90 stays in Indiana for 156 miles and drives through | | | | removed in 1991 to make the Interstate truly non-stop |
| South Bend (home of the University of Notre Dame) | | | | travel from coast to coast. |
| and Gary before entering the State of Illinois. While it is | | | | Washington State is the end of the road for I-90, but |
| driving across the northern part of Indiana, it is only a | | | | there is still almost 297 miles to go before the freeway |
| short ways from the Michigan border. Illinois is home to | | | | ends in Seattle. I-90 enters the eastern portion of |
| only 123 miles of I-90, but the Interstate does go | | | | Washington near Spokane and then takes a gentle |
| through its largest city here; Chicago. I-90 continues | | | | turn southwest towards the center of the state |
| through Rockford, Illinois before running north for the | | | | before turning northwest again to cross the Cascade |
| first time into Wisconsin. | | | | Mountains and reach Seattle on the other side. |
| I-90 stays in Wisconsin for almost 190 miles and | | | | Over 3,000 miles and 13 states are covered by I-90, |
| passes through the communities of Beloit, Janesville, | | | | the longest stretch of Interstate Freeway in the |
| Madison, Wisconsin Dells, and La Crosse before taking | | | | country. |
| a long run across the State of Minnesota. I-90 Crosses | | | | |