Interstate 72

Interstate Highway Missouri and Illinois in the United States
Place road Q94648
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Interstate 72

Summary

Interstate 72 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Interstate 72 is located in Marion County[3].
  • Interstate 72 is located in Pike County[4].
  • Interstate 72 is located in Scott County[5].
  • Interstate 72 is located in Morgan County[6].
  • Interstate 72 is located in Sangamon County[7].
  • Interstate 72 is located in Macon County[8].
  • Interstate 72 is in the country of United States[9].
  • Interstate 72's traffic sign is recorded as I-72.svg[10].
  • Interstate 72's route map is recorded as Interstate 72 map.png[11].
  • Interstate 72's transport network is recorded as Interstate Highway System[12].
  • Interstate 72's transport network is recorded as Missouri State Highway System[13].
  • Interstate 72's transport network is recorded as Illinois State Highway System[14].
  • Interstate 72's instance of is recorded as road[15].
  • Interstate 72's maintained by is recorded as Illinois Department of Transportation[16].
  • Interstate 72's maintained by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation[17].
  • Interstate 72's owned by is recorded as Illinois Department of Transportation[18].
  • Interstate 72's owned by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation[19].
  • Interstate 72's Commons category is recorded as Interstate 72[20].
  • Interstate 72's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000746[21].
  • +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Interstate 72[22].
  • Interstate 72's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.751677, 'lon': -89.79764}[23].
  • Interstate 72's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n6k1[24].
  • Interstate 72's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interstate 72[25].
  • Interstate 72's road number is recorded as 72[26].
  • Interstate 72's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+179.29'}[27].

Body

Geography

Interstate 72 is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Marion County[3], a county of Missouri[28], in United States[29], founded in 1826[30], headquartered in Palmyra[31]; Pike County[4], a county of Illinois[32], in United States[33], founded in 1821[34]; Scott County[5], a county of Illinois[35], in United States[36], founded in 1839[37]; Morgan County[6], a county of Illinois[38], in United States[39], founded in 1823[40]; Sangamon County[7], a county of Illinois[41], in United States[42], founded in 1821[43]; and Macon County[8], a county of Illinois[44], in United States[45], founded in 1829[46].

Physical Characteristics

Interstate 72's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+179.29'}[27].

Designation and Status

Interstate 72's instance of is recorded as road[15].

History and Context

+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Interstate 72[22]. Owners include Illinois Department of Transportation[18], a state department of transportation of the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1972[49], headquartered in Springfield[50] and Missouri Department of Transportation[19], a state department of transportation of the United States[51], in United States[52], founded in 1907[53], headquartered in Jefferson City[54].

Why It Matters

Interstate 72 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55]

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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