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- Nov. 1, 1973 – The final section of Interstate 75 in Michigan is completed between Alger and Roscommon and is dedicated by Governor William G. Milliken.
- Nov. 2, 1972 – The final section of Interstate 94 in Michigan is completed at the Indiana state line and is later opened to traffic after Indiana completes its part of the section.
- Nov. 3, 2022 – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation finishes renumbering Interstate exits from sequential exit numbers to mileage based exit numbers.
- Nov. 4, 1991 – In Oklahoma, U.S. Route 412 is rerouted onto the recently completed Cherokee Turnpike, with the old route becoming US-412 Scenic.
- Nov. 5, 2004 – A groundbreaking ceremony is held in Hughesville, Maryland, for the construction of a limited access bypass of Maryland Route 5.
- Nov. 6, 1927 – The first section of the Southern State Parkway opens near the Nassau County line with Queens, on Long Island in New York State.
- Nov. 7, 1940 – The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge (pictured) in Washington State, carrying Primary State Highway 14 over Puget Sound, collapses following a structural failure during high winds.
- Nov. 7, 1957 – The final section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension opens between PA 315 near Pittston and US 6/US 11 in Clarks Summit
- Nov. 8, 1915 – Construction begins on the Toronto–Hamilton Highway in Ontario, which is a predecessor to Ontario Highway 2 and Ontario Highway 401.
- Nov. 9, 1921 – President Warren G. Harding signs the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 into law, which will provide federal funding to improve state-maintained highways across the United States.
- Nov. 10, 2009 – A large rockslide in Tennessee occurs on the Ocoee Scenic Byway near Ocoee Dam No. 2, closing the highway for several months.