Interstate 10

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/interstate-10

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is Interstate 10?Fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States
2. What is the location?Stretches from Santa Monica, California, to Jacksonville, Florida, traversing ten states
3. What is the geographical role?Serves as the southernmost transcontinental highway, linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
4. Where does Interstate 10 start and end?It starts at Santa Monica, California, on the Pacific Ocean, and ends at Jacksonville, Florida, on the Atlantic Ocean.
5. Why was Interstate 10 built?It was built to help people and goods travel easily across the South, supporting the growth of cities and the economy.

Transcontinental Highway: A highway that spans an entire continent, connecting opposite coasts or major regions.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: Legislation that authorized the creation and funding of the national Interstate Highway System in the U.S.
Logistics: The detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies; the management of the flow of things.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): An agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that oversees the nation's highway system.