U.S. Highway Association
U.S. Highway associations were organizations to promote business and tourism along specific highways. The earliest ones also worked on interconnecting various state highways to create longer, multi-state highways. Since 1990, new associations have formed (primarily for U.S. Route 66) for preservation of historic highways.
Read more about U.S. Highway Association: The National Auto Trails Associations, US Highway Associations, Historic Associations
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