US Routes

GPTKB entity

Statements (97)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:abbreviation US
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:United_States_Numbered_Highway_System
gptkbp:auxiliaryRoutes three-digit numbers
gptkbp:auxiliaryRouteType gptkb:business
gptkb:city
gptkb:landscape
gptkb:road
gptkb:train
historic site
alternate
loop
historic
temporary
spur
alternate route
business loop
business spur
bypass
bypass route
city route
connector
connector route
temporary route
scenic
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
County roads
State highways
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentNumberOfRoutes about 300
gptkbp:decommissioned many
gptkbp:established 1926
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials
gptkbp:highestNumberedRoute gptkb:US_830_(decommissioned)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Routes
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:shield
gptkbp:longestRoute gptkb:US_20
gptkbp:maintainedBy state governments
gptkbp:mapType red lines on official maps
gptkbp:notableDecommissionedRoute gptkb:US_466
gptkb:US_60_(in_California)
gptkb:US_80_(in_California)
gptkb:US_91_(in_California)
gptkb:US_99E
gptkb:US_99W
gptkb:US_21
gptkb:US_66
gptkb:US_666
gptkb:US_830
gptkb:US_99
US 666 (renumbered to US 491)
gptkbp:notableFor US 20 is the longest US Route
US 66 is the most famous decommissioned route
US Routes are coordinated by AASHTO
US Routes are not always limited-access highways
US Routes are signed with distinctive shields
US Routes are sometimes called Federal highways
US Routes are sometimes called US Highways
US Routes are still in use today
US Routes are used for long-distance travel
US Routes can be concurrent with Interstates
US Routes predate the Interstate Highway System
US Routes are not part of the Interstate Highway System
US Routes are numbered independently of state highways
US Routes are maintained by state and local governments
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:US_40
gptkb:US_1
gptkb:US_19
gptkb:US_50
gptkb:US_6
gptkb:US_80
gptkb:US_84
gptkb:US_666_(renumbered)
gptkb:US_99_(decommissioned)
gptkb:US_101
gptkb:US_11
gptkb:US_17
gptkb:US_23
gptkb:US_27
gptkb:US_30
gptkb:US_41
gptkb:US_61
gptkb:US_66
gptkb:US_70
gptkb:US_90
gptkbp:originalNumberOfRoutes 96
gptkbp:primaryRoutes one- or two-digit numbers
gptkbp:purpose interstate travel
gptkbp:routeMarkers US Route shield
gptkbp:routeNumber grid-based
highest numbers in the south and west
lowest numbers in the north and east
odd numbers for north-south, even numbers for east-west
gptkbp:shortestRoute gptkb:US_266
gptkbp:signature black and white
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Route_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6