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Tri-State Highway

The original designations for the expressway were Interstate 80, 90, and 294, as well as a portion of U.S. Route 6.


California Highway Commission

The California Highway Commission was established in 1895 and continued until 1978 as the primary state highway bureaucracy in California.

California State Route 73

State Route 73 (SR 73) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running from the junction with Interstate 405 in Irvine through the San Joaquin Hills to its junction with Interstate 5 in San Juan Capistrano, its northern and southern terminii, respectively.

Iowa Highway 220

Iowa Highway 220 (Iowa 220) is a short state highway through the Amana Colonies in east-central Iowa.

Kentucky Route 118

Kentucky Route 118 (KY 118), also known as the Hyden Spur and the Tim Couch Pass, is a 3.524 mile (5.671 km) long state highway in southeastern Kentucky, running entirely in Leslie County.

Louisiana Highway 100

Louisiana Highway 100 (LA 100) is a state highway located in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Louisiana Highway 1112

Louisiana Highway 1112 (LA 1112) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Acadia Parish.

Louisiana Highway 1124

Louisiana Highway 1124 (LA 1124) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Acadia Parish.

Louisiana Highway 3125

Louisiana Highway 3125 (LA 3125) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. James.

Louisiana Highway 3127

Louisiana Highway 3127 (LA 3127) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles Parishes.

Louisiana Highway 3132

Louisiana Highway 3132 (LA 3132) is a state highway in Shreveport, Louisiana, named the "Terry Bradshaw Passway" and more commonly known as the Inner Loop Expressway.

Louisiana Highway 3193

Louisiana Highway 3193 (LA 3193) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. James Parish.

Louisiana Highway 3214

Louisiana Highway 3214 (LA 3214) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. James Parish.

Louisiana Highway 3219

Louisiana Highway 3219 (LA 3219) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. James Parish.

Louisiana Highway 3274

Louisiana Highway 3274 (LA 3274) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. James Parish.

Louisiana Highway 85

Louisiana Highway 85 (LA 85) is a state highway located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

Louisiana Highway 88

Louisiana Highway 88 (LA 88) is a state highway located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

Massachusetts Route 38

Route 38 is a state highway in Massachusetts, United States, running 27 miles (44 km.) from Sullivan Square in Boston north via Lowell to the state line in Dracut, where it continues as New Hampshire Route 38 in Pelham, New Hampshire.

Nevada State Route 806

State Route 806 (SR 806) is a short state highway in Lander County, Nevada connecting the town of Battle Mountain to North Battle Mountain.

Nevada State Route 828

State Route 828 (SR 828), also known as Farm District Road, is a state highway and old alignment of Alt U.S. 50 (Lincoln Highway) between Fernley and Hazen.

New England Interstate Route 10

New England Route 10 was a multi-state north–south state highway in the New England region of the United States, running through Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

New England Interstate Route 12

New England Route 12 was a multi-state north–south state highway in the New England region of the United States, running from Groton, Connecticut, through Worcester, Massachusetts, and Keene, New Hampshire, to Morrisville, Vermont.

New England Interstate Route 32

Route 32 is a multi-state north–south state highway in the New England region of the United States, running from New London, Connecticut through Massachusetts to Keene, New Hampshire.

New York State Route 164

New York State Route 164 (NY 164) is a short state highway located entirely in the town of Patterson in northeastern Putnam County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 17B

New York State Route 17B (NY 17B) is a state highway located entirely within Sullivan County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 292

New York State Route 292 (NY 292) is a short state highway in the Hudson Valley of New York in the United States, bridging Putnam and Dutchess counties.

New York State Route 301

New York State Route 301 (NY 301), also known as the Hudson River Turnpike, is an intra-county state highway stretching across three-quarters of Putnam County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 303

New York State Route 303 (NY 303) is a north–south state highway in eastern Rockland County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 304

New York State Route 304 (NY 304) is a north–south state highway located in central Rockland County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 306

New York State Route 306 (NY 306) is a north–south state highway in western Rockland County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 312

New York State Route 312 (NY 312) is a short but important state highway located entirely within the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 45

New York State Route 45 (NY 45) is a north–south state highway in central Rockland County, New York, in the United States.

New York State Route 59

New York State Route 59 (NY 59) is an east–west state highway in southern Rockland County, New York, in the United States.

New Zealand State Highway 77

State Highway 77 is a State Highway in New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid Canterbury between the towns of Ashburton and Darfield via the Rakaia Gorge.

Oregon Route 210

Oregon Route 210 (also known as Scholls Ferry Road, or, more formally, the Scholls Highway No. 143 (see Oregon highways and routes)) is a state highway which runs between the community of Scholls, Oregon and the Raleigh Hills neighborhood west of Portland.

Ruakura

The area lies to the east of urban Hamilton and to the west of State Highway 1B (a variant of State Highway 1 which avoids the urban area).

Spencertown Academy

The former Spencertown Academy is located along the NY 203 state highway in Spencertown, New York, United States.


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Arizona State Route 564

State Route 564, also known as SR 564, is a state highway in northern Arizona serving Navajo National Monument.

College Hill, St. Louis

The park's area was reduced by five and a half acres in 1954 when the State Highway Department acquired the right of way for the Mark Twain Expressway.

Former Michigan spur routes

M-184 was a state highway that served as a spur route from M-89 to the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary (now the Kellogg Biological Station) in the 1930s.

Govardhana sila

Govardhan, a very famous place of Hindu pilgrimage, is located 26 km west of Mathura (154 km from New Delhi) on the state highway to Deeg.

Kemberg

Kemberg lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 2 to Bad Düben, on the state highway (Landesstraße) L129 from Bergwitz to Bad Schmiedeberg and on the district road (Kreisstraße) K2024 between Reuden and Trebitz.

Louisiana Highway 10

When the original state highway system was created in 1921, it was designated as part of State Route 1, which followed the Jefferson Highway auto trail.

Louisiana Highway 102

Louisiana Highway 102 (LA 102) is a state highway located in Jefferson Davis Parish.

Louisiana Highway 697

Louisiana Highway 697 (LA 697) is a state highway that serves Vermilion parish.

Louisiana Highway 700

Louisiana Highway 700 is a state highway that serves Vermilion and Lafayette parishes.

Maryland Route 158

The two-lane state highway curves east and closely parallels the northbound lanes of I-695 (Baltimore Beltway); the two highways are separated by a Jersey barrier.

Maryland Route 18

The state highway passes the namesake park of the youth agricultural organization shortly after crossing Reed Creek.

Maryland Route 187

The state highway intersects Democracy Boulevard, a county highway that heads west past Walter Johnson High School and the Montgomery Mall.

Maryland Route 231

Before reaching the river, the state highway passes to the north of the village of Benedict, which was the site of the landing of British troops to march toward Washington prior to the Battle of Bladensburg during the War of 1812.

Maryland Route 852

The state highway climbs to the top of the ridge on which downtown Westminster sits and reaches its eastern terminus at the intersection of Main Street and Uniontown Road on the edge of the Western Maryland College Historic District and the district's namesake, McDaniel College.

Minnesota State Highway 104

Minnesota State Highway 104 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 in Norway Lake Township near Sunburg and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 28 and 29 in the city of Glenwood.

State Highway 104 serves as a north–south and an east–west route between Sunburg and Glenwood in west-central Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 114

Minnesota State Highway 114 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highways 28 and 29 in Starbuck and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 94 near the city of Alexandria.

By 1960, Highway 114 was paved between Highways 28 / 29 at Starbuck and State Highway 27 at La Grand Township.

Minnesota State Highway 117

Minnesota State Highway 117 is a short highway in west central Minnesota, which runs from Roberts County Road 19 at the South Dakota state line and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 27 near Wheaton.

Minnesota State Highway 156

Minnesota State Highway 156 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 494 in South St. Paul and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 52 (the Lafayette Freeway) near downtown Saint Paul.

Minnesota State Highway 247

Minnesota State Highway 247 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 63 in Farmington Township, north of Rochester; and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 42 in the city of Plainview.

Minnesota State Highway 258

Minnesota State Highway 258 was a highway in southwest Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with County Road 17 in Comfrey north to its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 14 in Burnstown Township, four miles east of Springfield.

Minnesota State Highway 27

State Highway 27 serves as an east–west route between Browns Valley, Wheaton, Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Mille Lacs Lake, and Moose Lake.

Minnesota State Highway 275

Minnesota State Highway 275 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Lac qui Parle County Road 2 in Boyd and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 212 in Baxter Township, 6 miles east of Dawson.

Minnesota State Highway 32

State Highway 32 serves as a north–south route between Tansem Township, Twin Valley, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, and Greenbush in west-central and northwest Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 34

State Highway 34 serves as an east–west route between Barnesville, Detroit Lakes, Park Rapids, and Walker in west-central and north-central Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 68

State Highway 68 serves as an east–west route in southwest and south-central Minnesota between Canby, Minneota, Marshall, Morgan, Sleepy Eye, New Ulm, and Mankato.

Minnesota State Highway 76

Minnesota State Highway 76 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 76 at the Iowa state line (near Eitzen), and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Pleasant Hill Township near Winona.

Minnesota State Highway 79

State Highway 79 serves as an east–west route in west-central Minnesota between Elbow Lake and Evansville.

Minnesota State Highway 83

State Highway 83 serves as a north–south route in south-central Minnesota between Waldorf, Pemberton, St. Clair, and Mankato.

Minnesota State Highway 83 is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 30 near Waldorf and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 22 in Mankato.

Minnesota State Highway 96

State Highway 96 serves as an east–west arterial route between the communities of White Bear Lake, Dellwood, Grant, Stillwater Township, and Stillwater.

Mopac

The Mopac Expressway, State Highway Loop 1 in Austin, Texas, named after the Missouri Pacific railroad whose tracks bisect the expressway.

Nenana River

The upper valley of the river furnishes approximately 100 mi (160 km) of the northern route of both the Alaska Railroad and the Parks Highway (Alaska State Highway 3) connecting Fairbanks and Anchorage.

New England Interstate Route 10

"Route 10" still exists as a continuous state highway in each of its original states, running from New Haven, Connecticut to Woodsville, New Hampshire.

New Jersey Route 167

The route originated as part of New Jersey Route 4 during construction of a new state highway in 1917.

New Jersey Route 39

State Highway Route 39 continued northward, intersecting with U.S. Route 130 and State Highway Route 25 in Bordentown.

New Zealand State Highway 97

State Highway 97 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the settlements of Five Rivers (on State Highway 6) and Mossburn (on State Highway 94) in the Southland Region.

North Carolina Highway 144

The first NC 144 was established in 1921 as an original state highway, running from NC 14 (now NC 86), in Prospect Hill, to NC 13, in Roxboro.

Ohio State Route 665

The western terminus of this state highway is at a signalized intersection that marks the confluence of U.S. Route 42, State Route 38, State Route 56 and State Route 142 in downtown London.

Ratnapimpri

Situated along State Highway 14, Ratnapimpri is connected to Amalner and Parola.

Royal Ice Cream Sit-in

In 1979, when the Associated Press carried a story that the state Highway Historical Marker Commission would issue a marker to commemorate the first sit-in – in Greensboro, it sparked a heated debate whether the Greensboro could be recognized as the first.

Saginaw, Minnesota

Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 33 in the northeast corner of Brevator Township.

Spring Creek, Nevada

SR 228, also known as Jiggs Highway, begins at SR 227 in Spring Creek and continues south to Jiggs; the road eventually reaches Ruby Valley after losing its state highway designation.

Virginia State Route 122

The state highway continues east by Booker T. Washington National Monument, which preserves the birthplace of Booker T. Washington.

Virginia State Route 225

The state highway passes Virginia Beach Town Center, a mixed-use area that features the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, a hotel that is the tallest building in Virginia, and the Pembroke Mall.

Virginia State Route 457

The state highway passes Martinsville High School and reduces to two lanes at Fairy Street before reaching Chatham Road adjacent to Hooker Field, home of the Martinsville Mustangs of minor league baseball.