state highway
Government-maintained road
A state highway is a road built and maintained by a state government, typically connecting cities and towns within the state.
State highways form the middle tier of the road system—below interstate highways, above county roads.
They're usually numbered and marked with distinctive signs: Take State Highway 9 north to the lake.
- main roadPrimary vehicular thoroughfare
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- rest stopRoadside traveler facility
- rest areaHighway stopping facility
- mile markerNumbered highway position indicator
route marker · dual carriageway · autostrada · arterial road · scenic byway · scenic overlook · thoroughfare · toll booth · underpass · blacktop · passing lane · median strip · billboard · roadside · speed limit · detour · shoulder · cruising
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Major road between states
local road · national highway · county road · city street · private road
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Between political regions
freeway · expressway · local road · residential street · back road
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