M5 motorway

motorway in England
AdministrativeArea controlled_access_highway Q1824663
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M5 motorway

Summary

M5 motorway is a controlled-access highway[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • M5 motorway is located in Gloucestershire[3].
  • M5 motorway is located in Somerset[4].
  • M5 motorway is located in Staffordshire[5].
  • M5 motorway is located in West Midlands[6].
  • M5 motorway is located in Worcestershire[7].
  • M5 motorway is located in Devon[8].
  • M5 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • M5 motorway's traffic sign is recorded as UK-Motorway-M5.svg[10].
  • M5 motorway's route map is recorded as M5 motorway (Great Britain) map.svg[11].
  • M5 motorway's transport network is recorded as Great Britain road numbering scheme[12].
  • M5 motorway's image is recorded as M5 motorway, Cullompton.jpg[13].
  • M5 motorway's image is recorded as M5 near Exminster - geograph.org.uk - 594960.jpg[14].
  • M5 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[15].
  • M5 motorway's maintained by is recorded as National Highways[16].
  • M5 motorway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315142845[17].
  • M5 motorway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2004006770[18].
  • M5 motorway's Commons category is recorded as M5 motorway[19].
  • M5 motorway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 12128005[20].
  • M5 motorway's has part is recorded as M5 Junction 30[21].
  • M5 motorway's has part is recorded as Almondsbury Interchange[22].
  • +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M5 motorway[23].
  • M5 motorway's terminus location is recorded as West Bromwich[24].
  • M5 motorway's terminus location is recorded as Exminster[25].
  • M5 motorway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.4891, 'lon': -2.6928}[26].
  • M5 motorway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01xzqy[27].

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Geography

M5 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[9]. Located in include Gloucestershire[3], a ceremonial county of England[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Somerset[4], a ceremonial county of England[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Staffordshire[5], a ceremonial county of England[32], in United Kingdom[33]; West Midlands[6], a metropolitan county[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1974[36]; Worcestershire[7], a non-metropolitan county[37], in United Kingdom[38]; and Devon[8], a ceremonial county of England[39], in United Kingdom[40].

Physical Characteristics

M5 motorway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+262.2'}[41].

Designation and Status

M5 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[15].

History and Context

+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M5 motorway[23].

Why It Matters

M5 motorway ranks in the top 2% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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