state highways
Government-maintained arterial roads
State highways are roads built and maintained by a state government, forming the middle tier of the American road system between local roads and federal interstates.
They connect cities and towns within a state, typically designated by numbered route markers: Take State Highway 9 north to the junction.
Often shortened to state routes or state roads.
- guardrailsProtective edge barriers
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- speed trapsConcealed enforcement zones
- crash barriersRoadside impact-absorbing structures
- scenic bywaysDesignated beautiful driving routes
scenic route · road trip · turnpikes · lane markings · funding allocations · bridge construction · mile markers · eminent domain · right of way · resurfacing · public hearings · permits · potholes · road signs · construction zone · safety standards · blacktop · two lane road
- Iowa mapsDes Moines, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City
- American RegionsMidwest, Southwest, Northwest, Deep South, Pacific Northwest
- public propertypublic land, public park, public lands, public library, federal land
- regional mapsregional maps, regional map, city maps, county maps, town maps
- South DakotaMount Rushmore, Badlands, Black Hills, Sioux Falls, Pierre
- state governmentgovernor's office, legislature, lieutenant governor, attorney general, departments
state highwaysinterstate highways
Multi-state limited-access roads
federal highways · local roads · county roads · city streets · national highways
state highwaysinterstates
Highways between states
freeways · expressways · back roads · superhighways · dirt roads