United States Highway System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Highway_System

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:road
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:US_Highway_System gptkb:US_Routes US Highways
gptkbp:category	Transportation in the United States Road transportation in the United States
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established	1926
gptkbp:firstNumberedRoutes	gptkb:U.S._Route_20 gptkb:U.S._Route_40 gptkb:U.S._Route_66 gptkb:U.S._Route_1 gptkb:U.S._Route_30
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration gptkb:American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Highway System
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:U.S._Route_101 gptkb:U.S._Route_20 gptkb:U.S._Route_66 gptkb:U.S._Route_1
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage	white shield with black numbers
gptkbp:length	over 157,000 miles
gptkbp:maintenance	local governments state governments federal government (in part)
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_99
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 highest numbers in the west and south lowest numbers in the east and north odd numbers for north-south routes
gptkbp:purpose	facilitate interstate travel
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System gptkb:National_Highway_System State highway systems
gptkbp:replacedBy	Interstate Highway System (in part)
gptkbp:roadType	gptkb:road
gptkbp:routeMarkerColor	white with black outline
gptkbp:routeMarkerShape	gptkb:shield
gptkbp:routeMarkerText	gptkb:integral gptkb:U.S.
gptkbp:routeMarkerTextColor	black
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:website	https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Highway_24
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7