May 12, 2026, 7:49 p.m. ET
A highway more than 1,700 miles long, stretching from Texas all the way to Montana, could soon be named after President Donald Trump if a recently introduced bill is passed.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Monday, May 11, to designate US Highway 287 as Interstate 47 and name it in honor of the president as “Trump Interstate,” according to a news release from the senator’s office.
“Texas is Trump Country, and this bill cements that legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open road from Texas’ Gulf Coast to the edge of the U.S.-Canadian border as I-47 to forever be remembered as Trump Interstate,” Cornyn said.
According to Cornyn’s office, US-287 is the second-longest three-digit highway in the United States. Aside from Cornyn, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, is a co-sponsor of the legislation to rename the major highway.
US-287 crosses through five states: Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
From highways to airports and more
The proposal to rename US-287 is the latest effort to rename places and things in honor of Trump. Here’s a list of some of the buildings and centers named after the current president:
- Palm Beach International Airport: Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on March 30 to rename the airport after the president after he followed Florida’s approval of a plan to donate a downtown Miami property for the site of Trump’s presidential library.
- United States Institute of Peace: The Trump administration renamed the Washington building after the president. The State Department posted a picture of the building with “Donald J. Trump” in silver lettering above the engraved “United States Institute of Peace” in December 2025.
USA TODAY’s Saman Shafiq, Trevor Hughes and Kinsey Crowley contributed to this report.
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