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U.S. Highway 20 (Idaho)
U.S. Route 20 (US 20) is the portion of an east–west U.S. Highway in the state of Idaho. It begins northwest of Parma at the Oregon state line and enters Montana away from the Yellowstone National Park west entrance. Since 2019, US 20 has been designated as the Idaho Medal of Honor Highway. Route description At the western border, adjacent to Nyssa, Oregon, US 20 ( running concurrently with US 26) crosses the Snake River into Idaho at an approximate elevation of above sea level. It joins US 95 and runs southbound to Parma. US 20/US 26 leaves US 95 southeast of Parma and runs to Caldwell, where it briefly joins Interstate 84 (I-84) (and US 30) from exit 26 until exit 29. These four highways parallel each other east (on two roadways) to Boise where US 20/US 26 runs through downtown, then southbound on Broadway Avenue to rejoin with I-84/US 30 at exit 54. The four concurrent routes head southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. Its role had previously been performed by the Office of Road Inquiry, Office of Public Roads and the Bureau of Public Roads. History Background The organization has several predecessor organizations and complicated history. The Office of Road Inquiry (ORI) was founded in 1893. In 1905, that organization's name was changed to the Office of Public Roads (OPR) which became a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. The name was changed again to the Bureau of Public Roads in 1915 and to the Public Roads Administration (PRA) in 1939. It was then shifted to the Federal Works Agency which was abolished in 1949 when its name reverted to Bureau of Public Roads under the Department of Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
