Blue Ridge Parkway

scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina
AdministrativeArea scenic_route Q885856
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Blue Ridge Parkway

Summary

Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic route[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of scenic_route entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blue Ridge Parkway is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway is located in Virginia[4].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway is in the country of United States[5].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's traffic sign is recorded as Blue Ridge Parkway shield.png[6].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's route map is recorded as Blue Ridge Parkway - schematic.jpg[7].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's image is recorded as Blue Ridge Parkway-27527.jpg[8].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's continent is recorded as North America[9].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's instance of is recorded as scenic route[10].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's operator is recorded as National Park Service[11].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is named after Blue Ridge Parkway[12].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316747108[13].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93008026[14].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's Commons category is recorded as Blue Ridge Parkway[15].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 55450[16].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 166587[17].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's terminus is recorded as Skyline Drive[18].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina[19].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's terminus location is recorded as Nelson County[20].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's terminus location is recorded as Swain County[21].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's highest point is recorded as Richland Balsam Overlook[22].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vnqb[23].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/blri/[24].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue Ridge Parkway[25].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's page banner is recorded as WV banner Blue Ridge Parkway.jpg[26].
  • Blue Ridge Parkway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as network=US:NPS:Blue_Ridge[27].

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Geography

Blue Ridge Parkway is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include North Carolina[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30] and Virginia[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1788[33]. Its continent is recorded as North America[9].

Physical Characteristics

Blue Ridge Parkway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+469'}[34].

Designation and Status

Blue Ridge Parkway's instance of is recorded as scenic route[10].

History and Context

Blue Ridge Mountains is named after Blue Ridge Parkway[12].

Why It Matters

Blue Ridge Parkway ranks in the top 2% of scenic_route entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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