United States Numbered Highway System

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History

Horatio Nelson Jackson Sewall K. Crocker San Francisco New York Lincoln Highway

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System details

Interstate Highways Freeway Main streets AASHTO design standards Toll bridges

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Overview

Roads Highways Contiguous United States State Local governments

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The 1925 routes

Olympia, Washington Everett, Washington

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Formed: November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)
Length: 157,724 mi[b] (253,832 km)
US Highways: U.S. Highway nn (US nn) U.S. Route nn (US nn)

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Overview

Roads Road
Highways Highway
Contiguous United States
State State governments of the United States
Local governments Local government in the United States
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
United States Department of Transportation
U.S. Route 421
US 21 U.S. Route 21
US 19E U.S. Route 19E
US 19W U.S. Route 19W
US 25E U.S. Route 25E
US 25W U.S. Route 25W
US 74 U.S. Route 74
Its many special routes Special routes of U.S. Route 74
Auto trails Auto trail
American Association of State Highway Officials
U.S. Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture
Interstate Highway System
Dwight D. Eisenhower
US-78 U.S. Route 78
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge
Swifton, Arkansas

System details

Interstate Highways Interstate Highway
Freeway Controlled-access highway
Main streets Main street
AASHTO design standards
Toll bridges Toll bridge
Tunnels Toll tunnel
Toll roads Toll road
Special routes Special route
US 3 U.S. Route 3
New Hampshire U.S. Route 3 in New Hampshire
Everett Turnpike
US 51 U.S. Route 51 in Illinois
Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
Illinois
Illinois Route 251
US 278 U.S. Route 278 in South Carolina
Cross Island Parkway Cross Island Parkway (Hilton Head Island)
South Carolina
US 278 Business U.S. Route 278 Business (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina)
US 301 U.S. Route 301 in Delaware
Delaware
US 412 U.S. Route 412 in Oklahoma
Cimarron Turnpike
Oklahoma
US 64 U.S. Route 64 in Oklahoma
Cherokee Turnpike
US 412 Alternate Alternate U.S. Highway 412
US 35 U.S. Route 35
US 1 U.S. Route 1
US 101 U.S. Route 101

History

Horatio Nelson Jackson
Sewall K. Crocker
San Francisco
New York New York City
Lincoln Highway
Yellowstone Trail
New England
New England Interstate Routes
Federal aid
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916
Federal government Federal government of the United States
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921
Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture (US)
Howard M. Gore
Bureau of Public Roads
U.S. Route shield
Great Seal of the United States
West Western United States
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
South Southern United States
North Atlantic Atlantic Northeast
Massachusetts
Midwest Midwestern United States
Parity Parity (number)
Lincoln Highway Association
US 30 U.S. Route 30
US 220 U.S. Route 220
I-86 Interstate 86 in New York
US 20 U.S. Route 20

The 1925 routes

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Avg. degree1.99

Density0.011111

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United States Numbered Highway System

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Formed · 1

United States Numbered Highway System → November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)

Length · 1

United States Numbered Highway System → 157,724 mi[b] (253,832 km)

US Highways · 1

United States Numbered Highway System → U.S. Highway nn (US nn) U.S. Route nn (US nn)

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Important terminology

routes highway us route system highways states interstate roads state new west south numbered major aashto numbers united many east

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
United States Numbered Highway System	Formed	November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)	1.00	infobox
United States Numbered Highway System	Length	157,724 mi[b] (253,832 km)	1.00	infobox
United States Numbered Highway System	US Highways	U.S. Highway nn (US nn) U.S. Route nn (US nn)	1.00	infobox
alternate or bypass	instance of	those with a banner	0.80	text
Delaware using	instance of	with some states	0.80	text
the Merritt Parkway	instance of	the main exceptions were toll roads such as the Pennsylvania Turnpike and parkway routes	0.80	text

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