U.S. Numbered Highway System

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:US_Highway_System
gptkb:US_Routes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1926
gptkbp:firstMapPublished 1926
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Numbered Highway System
gptkbp:includes business routes
alternate routes
auxiliary routes
primary routes
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage white shield on black background
gptkbp:length over 157,000 miles
gptkbp:maintenance local governments
state governments
gptkbp:notableDecommissionedRoute gptkb:U.S._Route_66
gptkbp:notableFeature distinct from Interstate Highway System
distinct from U.S. Bicycle Route System
no direct federal maintenance
no federal funding for signage
not all routes are continuous
routes cross state lines
some routes have been decommissioned
some routes have been extended
some routes have been renumbered
some routes have been truncated
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:U.S._Route_101
gptkb:U.S._Route_20
gptkb:U.S._Route_66
gptkb:U.S._Route_1
gptkb:U.S._Route_30
gptkb:U.S._Route_50
gptkbp:number even numbers for east-west routes
odd numbers for north-south routes
highest numbers in the south and west
lowest numbers in the north and east
gptkbp:originalNumberOfRoutes 96
gptkbp:purpose interstate travel
regional travel
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkb:National_Highway_System
State highway systems
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:routeMarkerColor black and white
gptkbp:routeMarkerShape gptkb:shield
gptkbp:routeNumber 1 to 830
gptkbp:routeNumberingAuthority gptkb:AASHTO
gptkbp:routeSignAdopted 1927
gptkbp:usedIn yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Route_290
gptkb:U.S._Route_441
gptkb:Eisenhower_Interstate_System
gptkb:United_States_highways
gptkb:U.S._Highway_30
gptkb:U.S._Route_1_Business
gptkb:U.S._Route_80
gptkb:US_Route_99
gptkb:U.S._Highway_165
gptkb:US_Route_89
gptkb:U.S._Route_209
gptkb:U.S._Route_421
gptkb:U.S._Highway_shield
gptkb:US_101
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6