What's the speed limit? States with the fastest and slowest speeds

If you're driving between states this holiday season, watch out for speed limits different than you're used to.
SFGate

Texas to open fastest US highway with 85 mph limit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will soon open a stretch of highway with the highest speed limit in the country. The Texas Transportation Commission has approved the 85 mph speed limit for a 41-mile-long ...
Orlando Sentinel

States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel

Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...
Detroit News

A decades-old rule lets drivers set speed limits on U.S. roads. That could be changing

Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...

Cars Got Safer, So Missouri Wants To Let Them Go Even Faster

Speed limits are a hot topic lately. Across the USA, upper limits on rural interstates are all over the place. Plenty of ...
Texarkana Gazette

Texas officials consider 85 mph speed limit on toll road

HOUSTON-Transportation officials in Texas are testing a new 41-mile segment of highway to see whether it would be safe to post the state's first 85 mph speed limit, setting it on a path to have the ...