Interstate 80 (
I-80) is a transcontinental limited-access highway in the
United States that runs from downtown
San Francisco,
California to
Teaneck, New Jersey in the
New York City Metropolitan Area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the
Interstate Highway system. Its final segment was opened to traffic in 1986. It is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following
Interstate 90. The Interstate runs through many major cities including
Oakland, California,
Sacramento, California,
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Omaha, Nebraska,
Des Moines, Iowa and
Toledo, Ohio, and passes within of
Chicago,
Cleveland, Ohio and
New York City.