State highway
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- This article is about the idea of state highways. There is a specific highway in New Jersey that is referred to in some signage as the State Highway, and is more formally known as Route 139.
Template:Limited geographic scope State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of two related concepts, both related to a state government in a country that is divided into states (including the United States, Australia and Mexico):
- A road numbered by the state, falling below numbered national highways (like U.S. Routes) in the hierarchy
- A road maintained by the state, including nationally-numbered highways
Depending on the state, state highway may be used for one meaning and state road or state route for the other.
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Australia
Image:Australian State Route 3.svg Australia's State Route System is a system of urban and inter-regional routes that are not covered by the National Route System, or the National Highway System. These routes are marked with a blue shield. Sometimes a state route may be formed when a former national route is decommissioned.
United States
Image:Circle sign 1.svg State highways are generally a mixture of primary and secondary roads, although some are freeways (for example, Route 128 in Massachusetts). Each state has its own system for numbering and its own marker. The default maker is a circle with a number in it, as according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, however each state may choose a different marker, as many states have. Often, states will choose something related to their state, sometimes an outline of the state. Many states have a secondary set of state roads; Missouri and Wisconsin use letters for these roads.
Terminology
The usage of the terms "state highway", "state route", etc. may vary from country to country or even from state to state. In the United States, it is not uncommon for the general public to use different conventions even within a particular state.