U.S. highway system

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:AASHTO
gptkbp:component 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
gptkbp:connects major cities
rural areas
regional centers
all 48 contiguous states
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1926
gptkbp:firstNumberedRoutes 1926
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
state governments
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials
gptkbp:hasLetter even numbers for east-west routes
odd numbers for north-south routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. highway system
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkb:United_States_Numbered_Highway_System
State highway systems
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage shield-shaped signs
gptkbp:length over 157,000 miles
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:government
state governments
gptkbp:mapType black and white
gptkbp:notableDecommissionedRoute gptkb:U.S._Route_66
gptkb:U.S._Route_6_(west_of_Bishop,_CA)
gptkb:U.S._Route_21
gptkb:U.S._Route_99
gptkbp:purpose facilitate long-distance travel
connect major cities
support commerce
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkb:state_highway
gptkb:National_Highway_System
gptkb:Federal-aid_highway_program
Scenic Byways
County highway system
gptkbp:replacedBy Interstate Highway System (in some cases)
gptkbp:roadType gptkb:road
surface road
gptkbp:routeMarkerColor black and white
gptkbp:routeMarkerShape gptkb:shield
gptkbp:routeMarkerText gptkb:integral
gptkb:U.S.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Route_2A
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6