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Big Dig

Summary

Big Dig is a tunnel[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,441 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Dig is located in Boston[3].
  • Big Dig is in the country of United States[4].
  • Big Dig's instance of is recorded as tunnel[5].
  • Big Dig's instance of is recorded as transport megaproject[6].
  • Big Dig's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[7].
  • Big Dig's Commons category is recorded as Big Dig[8].
  • Big Dig's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.36197, 'longitude': -71.05562}[9].
  • Big Dig's date of official opening is recorded as 2002[10].
  • Big Dig's native label is recorded as Big Dig[11].

Body

Geography

Big Dig is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tunnel[5], transport megaproject[6], and controlled-access highway[7].

Why It Matters

Big Dig ranks in the top 1% of tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,441 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Big Dig. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/big-dig
MLA “Big Dig.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/big-dig.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_big-dig_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Big Dig}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/big-dig}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → tunnel, transport megaproject, controlled-access highway
    Country → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 7738417275, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/7738417275 in United States"
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