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100 years ago today, the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (en.wikipedia.org)

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From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System by Richard F. Weingroff, Information Liaison Specialist, Federal Highway Administration

Map of the final U.S. Highway system as approved November 11, 1926 (8,972 × 5,851 pixels, file size: 18.59 MB)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 16 hours ago

Didn't know a lot of that! I kept meaning to look up if US highways were federally funded in any way. Looks like they get federal money, but the Wikipedia entry left me thinking they didn't?

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