Interstate 495

auxiliary Interstate Highway in Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Virginia in the United States
AdministrativeArea highway Q2214047
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Interstate 495

Summary

Interstate 495 is a highway[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (highway category, ranking #56 of 159).[2]

Key Facts

  • Interstate 495 is located in Prince George's County[3].
  • Interstate 495 is located in Montgomery County[4].
  • Interstate 495 is located in Fairfax County[5].
  • Interstate 495 is located in Alexandria[6].
  • Interstate 495 is located in Washington, D.C.[7].
  • Interstate 495 is in the country of United States[8].
  • Interstate 495's traffic sign is recorded as I-495.svg[9].
  • Interstate 495's route map is recorded as Capital Beltway Map Color.svg[10].
  • Interstate 495's transport network is recorded as Interstate Highway System[11].
  • Interstate 495's image is recorded as AnacostiaCapitalBeltway.jpg[12].
  • Interstate 495's instance of is recorded as highway[13].
  • Interstate 495's instance of is recorded as motorway ring road[14].
  • Interstate 495's maintained by is recorded as Maryland State Highway Administration[15].
  • Interstate 495's maintained by is recorded as Virginia Department of Transportation[16].
  • Interstate 495's owned by is recorded as Maryland State Highway Administration[17].
  • Interstate 495's owned by is recorded as Virginia Department of Transportation[18].
  • Interstate 495's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146145067241466631369[19].
  • Interstate 495's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88004371[20].
  • Interstate 495's part of is recorded as Interstate Highway System[21].
  • Interstate 495's Commons category is recorded as Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)[22].
  • Interstate 495's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1355085[23].
  • Interstate 495's said to be the same as is recorded as Capital Beltway[24].
  • Interstate 495's has part is recorded as 495 Express Lanes[25].
  • Interstate 495's has part is recorded as Interstate 495 in Virginia[26].
  • Interstate 495's has part is recorded as Interstate 495 in the District of Columbia[27].

Body

Geography

Interstate 495 is in the country of United States[8]. Located in include Prince George's County[3], a county of Maryland[28], in United States[29], founded in 1695[30]; Montgomery County[4], a county of Maryland[31], in United States[32], founded in 1776[33]; Fairfax County[5], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1742[36]; Alexandria[6], an independent city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1749[39]; and Washington, D.C.[7], a city in the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1790[42]. Its part of is recorded as Interstate Highway System[21].

Physical Characteristics

Interstate 495's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+64'}[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include highway[13] and motorway ring road[14].

History and Context

Owners include Maryland State Highway Administration[17], a ministry[44], in United States[45], founded in 1971[46], headquartered in Baltimore[47] and Virginia Department of Transportation[18], a state department of transportation of the United States[48], in United States[49].

Why It Matters

Interstate 495 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (highway category, ranking #56 of 159).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [43] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [42] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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