M74 motorway

major motorway in the United Kingdom, mainly in Scotland
AdministrativeArea controlled_access_highway Q1346172
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M74 motorway

Summary

M74 motorway is a controlled-access highway[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (controlled_access_highway category, ranking #83 of 655).[2]

Key Facts

  • M74 motorway is located in South Lanarkshire[3].
  • M74 motorway is located in Dumfries and Galloway[4].
  • M74 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • M74 motorway's traffic sign is recorded as UK-Motorway-M74.svg[6].
  • M74 motorway's route map is recorded as M74 motorway (Great Britain) map.svg[7].
  • M74 motorway's transport network is recorded as Great Britain road numbering scheme[8].
  • M74 motorway's image is recorded as M74 Near Larkhall - geograph.org.uk - 165169.jpg[9].
  • M74 motorway's image is recorded as M74 near Gretna - geograph.org.uk - 1414120.jpg[10].
  • M74 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[11].
  • M74 motorway's Commons category is recorded as M74 motorway[12].
  • M74 motorway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13034218[13].
  • +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M74 motorway[14].
  • M74 motorway's terminus location is recorded as Tradeston[15].
  • M74 motorway's terminus location is recorded as Longtown[16].
  • M74 motorway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.4666, 'lon': -3.658}[17].
  • M74 motorway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01y47j[18].
  • M74 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Glasgow[19].
  • M74 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Hamilton[20].
  • M74 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as East Kilbride[21].
  • M74 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Dumfries[22].
  • M74 motorway's primary destinations is recorded as Carlisle[23].
  • M74 motorway's partially coincident with is recorded as European route E05 in the United Kingdom[24].
  • M74 motorway's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8714986[25].
  • M74 motorway's road number is recorded as M74[26].
  • M74 motorway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+40'}[27].

Body

Geography

M74 motorway is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include South Lanarkshire[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1996[30] and Dumfries and Galloway[4], a council area[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1975[33].

Physical Characteristics

M74 motorway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+40'}[27].

Designation and Status

M74 motorway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[11].

History and Context

+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M74 motorway[14].

Why It Matters

M74 motorway draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (controlled_access_highway category, ranking #83 of 655).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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