National Highway System
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The National Highway System is a network of strategically important U.S. roads, including Interstates and key state and local routes, that support the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States infrastructure network
ⓘ
highway system ⓘ transportation network ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
National Health Service
ⓘ
surface form:
NHS
|
| administeredBy | Federal Highway Administration ⓘ |
| componentOf | federal-aid highway program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criterionForInclusion |
serves major airports
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serves major freight terminals ⓘ serves major population centers ⓘ serves major ports ⓘ serves major public transportation facilities ⓘ serves major rail and pipeline terminals ⓘ |
| designatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| designatedYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Highway Trust Fund
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Highway Trust Fund
|
| hasComponent |
Interstate highways
ⓘ
Strategic Highway Network routes ⓘ intermodal connectors ⓘ major strategic highway connectors ⓘ major urban and rural arterials ⓘ other freeways and expressways ⓘ |
| includes |
Interstate Highway System
ⓘ
principal arterial roads ⓘ some local roads ⓘ some state highways ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
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National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
local transportation agencies
ⓘ
state transportation agencies ⓘ |
| overseenBy | United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States transportation system
ⓘ
surface form:
United States surface transportation system
|
| planningAuthority |
metropolitan planning organizations
ⓘ
state departments of transportation ⓘ |
| purpose |
connect major intermodal facilities
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connect major military installations ⓘ connect major population centers ⓘ connect major transportation terminals ⓘ support interstate commerce ⓘ support national defense ⓘ support national mobility ⓘ support the nation’s economy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Interstate Highway System
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National Highway System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Strategic Highway Network
|
| supports |
civilian transportation
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disaster response ⓘ emergency evacuation ⓘ military logistics ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Highway System (partly)
this entity surface form:
national highway system of the United States
this entity surface form:
United States highway system
this entity surface form:
National Highway System (Washington, D.C. core)
this entity surface form:
Strategic Highway Network