U.S. Highway
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A U.S. Highway is a numbered network of major roads that spans multiple states across the United States, facilitating regional and long-distance ground transportation.
All labels observed (15)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway system
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
US
ⓘ
US Highway ⓘ U.S. Highway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
US Route
|
| coordinatedBy | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
facilitates long-distance transportation
ⓘ
facilitates regional transportation ⓘ ground transportation ⓘ numbered route ⓘ signed with distinctive route shields ⓘ spans multiple states ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
U.S. Route 1
ⓘ
U.S. Route 101 ⓘ U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 30 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 66 ⓘ U.S. Route 90 ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
local governments
ⓘ
state governments ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
freeway segments
ⓘ
multi-lane divided highways ⓘ two-lane roads ⓘ |
| networkType | intercity highway network ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate Highway System
ⓘ
state highway systems ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| precededBy | auto trails ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transportation
ⓘ
passenger vehicle travel ⓘ |
| purpose |
connect cities and regions across states
ⓘ
support economic activity and commerce ⓘ |
| regulates | access primarily via at-grade intersections ⓘ |
| routeNumberingScheme |
even numbers generally run east–west
ⓘ
major cross-country routes often end in 0 or 1 ⓘ odd numbers generally run north–south ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | federal government guidelines ⓘ |
| traverses |
rural areas
ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedLimit | varies by state and segment ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Highway Alternate
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 29 Business (Warrenton)
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U.S. Highways in Virginia
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U.S. Highways in Tennessee
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U.S. Highways in Missouri
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route
this entity surface form:
US Route
this entity surface form:
U.S. highways (various)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Highway shield
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 74 Business (Shelby, North Carolina)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route
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U.S. Highway network in New Mexico
this entity surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 99
this entity surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway
this entity surface form:
alternate U.S. Highway
subject surface form:
SR
this entity surface form:
US (for U.S. Route)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route
this entity surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway
this entity surface form:
United States Numbered Highway
this entity surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route