U.S. Route System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Route_System

GPTKB entity

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:road
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:United_States_Numbered_Highway_System gptkb:U.S._Highway_System
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established	1926
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Route System
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:U.S._Route_101 gptkb:U.S._Route_20 gptkb:U.S._Route_66 gptkb:U.S._Route_1 gptkb:U.S._Route_50
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage	white shield on black background
gptkbp:length	over 157,000 miles
gptkbp:maintainedBy	gptkb:government state governments
gptkbp:notableRoute	gptkb:U.S._Route_550 gptkb:U.S._Route_101 gptkb:U.S._Route_20 gptkb:U.S._Route_24 gptkb:U.S._Route_36 gptkb:U.S._Route_395 gptkb:U.S._Route_40 gptkb:U.S._Route_60 gptkb:U.S._Route_61 gptkb:U.S._Route_66 gptkb:U.S._Route_441 gptkb:U.S._Route_95 gptkb:U.S._Route_191 gptkb:U.S._Route_62 gptkb:U.S._Route_81 gptkb:U.S._Route_89 gptkb:U.S._Route_93 gptkb:U.S._Route_1 gptkb:U.S._Route_2 gptkb:U.S._Route_97 gptkb:U.S._Route_730 gptkb:U.S._Route_701 gptkb:U.S._Route_287 gptkb:U.S._Route_30 gptkb:U.S._Route_6 gptkb:U.S._Route_75 gptkb:U.S._Route_12 gptkb:U.S._Route_17 gptkb:U.S._Route_19 gptkb:U.S._Route_212 gptkb:U.S._Route_23 gptkb:U.S._Route_25 gptkb:U.S._Route_27 gptkb:U.S._Route_281 gptkb:U.S._Route_29 gptkb:U.S._Route_34 gptkb:U.S._Route_41 gptkb:U.S._Route_50 gptkb:U.S._Route_64 gptkb:U.S._Route_70 gptkb:U.S._Route_80 gptkb:U.S._Route_83 gptkb:U.S._Route_830 gptkb:U.S._Route_85 gptkb:U.S._Route_90 gptkb:U.S._Route_91 gptkb:U.S._Route_99 gptkb:U.S._Route_11 gptkb:U.S._Route_31 gptkb:U.S._Route_71 gptkb:U.S._Route_87 gptkb:U.S._Route_425 gptkb:U.S._Route_491 gptkb:U.S._Route_601
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:predecessor	auto trails
gptkbp:purpose	connect major cities and regions
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:type	numbered highway
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Highway_52
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7