Missouri lettered route system
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The Missouri lettered route system is a network of state secondary and supplemental highways in Missouri identified by letters instead of numbers, primarily serving local and rural areas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
secondary highway system
ⓘ
state highway system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MO lettered routes ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | state ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Interstate Highways in Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri numbered state highways ⓘ U.S. Highways in Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designationSystem | letters A through Z with some omissions ⓘ |
| excludesFromUse | some letters to avoid confusion with numbers ⓘ |
| fundingSource | state highway funds ⓘ |
| hasLegalDefinition | Missouri state statutes and MoDOT regulations ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | only state highway system in the United States that widely uses letters instead of numbers for many routes ⓘ |
| hasRouteExample |
Route A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Route AA NERFINISHED ⓘ Route B NERFINISHED ⓘ Route BB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignStandard | Missouri state route marker for lettered routes ⓘ |
| identifierFormat |
double letters
ⓘ
letter combinations with suffixes ⓘ single letters ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | Missouri state highway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Missouri Department of Transportation districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
rural Missouri
ⓘ
small towns in Missouri ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Missouri Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri state highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
serve local areas
ⓘ
serve rural areas ⓘ |
| purpose |
extend access beyond primary numbered highways
ⓘ
provide connections to local roads ⓘ |
| regulates | state-maintained secondary roads in Missouri ⓘ |
| routeType |
secondary routes
ⓘ
supplemental routes ⓘ |
| serves |
farms
ⓘ
local industries ⓘ small communities ⓘ |
| signBorderColor | black ⓘ |
| signShape | white square ⓘ |
| signTextColor | black ⓘ |
| signTextContent | route letter ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| typicalRoadType | two-lane roads ⓘ |
| typicalSpeedLimit | lower than primary state highways ⓘ |
| typicalTrafficVolume | lower than primary state highways ⓘ |
| usesIdentifierType | letters ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.