United States Numbered Highway System

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The United States Numbered Highway System is a nationwide network of primary and auxiliary highways established in 1926 to standardize and organize major intercity road travel across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway system
road network
abbreviation American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
surface form: AASHTO
alsoKnownAs United States Numbered Highway System
surface form: U.S. Highway System

United States Numbered Highway System
surface form: U.S. Numbered Highway System

United States Numbered Highway System
surface form: U.S. Routes
auxiliaryRoutePattern three-digit numbers branch from parent two-digit routes
coordinatedBy American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designAuthority AASHTO Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering
distinctFrom Interstate Highway System
United States Numbered Bicycle Route System
established 1926
extendsInto Alaska via connecting routes
Canada via border connections
geographicCoverage contiguous United States
governingDocument AASHTO U.S. Route Numbering and Sign Policy
hasComponent primary U.S. Routes
three-digit auxiliary U.S. Routes
includes U.S. Route 1
Pacific Coast Highway
surface form: U.S. Route 101

U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 90
U.S. Route 95
maintainedBy local governments
state governments
networkType auxiliary highways
primary highways
numberingPattern even numbers generally run east–west
major north–south routes often end in 1
major transcontinental routes often end in 0
odd numbers generally run north–south
originallyApprovedBy United States Secretary of Agriculture
surface form: Secretary of Agriculture
precededBy Dixie Highway
Lincoln Highway
purpose organize nationwide highway numbering
standardize major intercity road travel
replaced named auto trails system
scope nationwide
signBackgroundColor black
signShape white shield
signTextColor black
trafficFunction intercity travel
regional connectivity

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US 2 partOf United States Numbered Highway System
U.S. Route 41 in Oshkosh highwaySystem United States Numbered Highway System
U.S. Route 151 near Waupun area partOf United States Numbered Highway System