M25 motorway

circular motorway outlining most of London
AdministrativeArea motorway_ring_road Q19872
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The M25 motorway is an administrative area in the United Kingdom . It was established in September 1975 . The motorway serves as a key transport route around London, forming a ring road that connects multiple major highways and regional destinations. Its construction and operation are managed under the United Kingdom's transportation infrastructure framework . The initial opening in September 1975 marked the beginning of its role in national road networks .

M25 motorway

Summary

M25 motorway is a motorway ring road[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of motorway_ring_road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • M25 motorway is located in Surrey[3].
  • M25 motorway is located in Kent[4].
  • M25 motorway is located in Hertfordshire[5].
  • M25 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • M25 motorway's traffic sign is recorded as UK-Motorway-M25.svg[7].
  • M25 motorway's route map is recorded as UK motorway map - M25.png[8].
  • M25 motorway's transport network is recorded as Great Britain road numbering scheme[9].
  • M25 motorway's image is recorded as M23-M25 Intersection - geograph.org.uk - 15455.jpg[10].
  • M25 motorway's instance of is recorded as motorway ring road[11].
  • M25 motorway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86001120[12].
  • M25 motorway's part of is recorded as European route E15[13].
  • M25 motorway's part of is recorded as European route E30[14].
  • M25 motorway's Commons category is recorded as M25 motorway[15].
  • M25 motorway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 106164[16].
  • M25 motorway's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000233[17].
  • +1975-09-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M25 motorway[18].
  • M25 motorway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.548055555556, 'lon': -0.51777777777778}[19].
  • M25 motorway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/054fv[20].
  • M25 motorway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:M25 motorway[21].
  • M25 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as London[22].
  • M25 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Dartford[23].
  • M25 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Sevenoaks[24].
  • M25 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Reigate[25].
  • M25 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Leatherhead[26].
  • M25 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Staines-upon-Thames[27].

Body

Geography

M25 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Surrey[3], a ceremonial county of England[28], in United Kingdom[29], headquartered in Kingston upon Thames[30]; Kent[4], a ceremonial county of England[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and Hertfordshire[5], a ceremonial county of England[33], in United Kingdom[34]. Part of include European route E15[13], a road[35], in United Kingdom[36] and European route E30[14], a road[37], in Ireland[38].

Physical Characteristics

M25 motorway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+188'}[39].

Designation and Status

M25 motorway's instance of is recorded as motorway ring road[11].

History and Context

+1975-09-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M25 motorway[18].

Why It Matters

M25 motorway ranks in the top 3% of motorway_ring_road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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