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National Highway System

highway system in the United States
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National Highway System

Summary

National Highway System is a road network[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of road_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Highway System is in the country of United States[3].
  • National Highway System's instance of is recorded as road network[4].
  • National Highway System's Commons category is recorded as National Highway System (United States)[5].
  • National Highway System comprises Interstate Highway System[6].
  • National Highway System comprises Strategic Highway Network[7].
  • November 28, 1995 marks the founding of National Highway System[8].
  • National Highway System's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:U.S. Roads[9].
  • National Highway System's different from is recorded as National Highway System[10].

Body

Geography

National Highway System is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

National Highway System's instance of is recorded as road network[4].

History and Context

November 28, 1995 marks the founding of National Highway System[8].

Why It Matters

National Highway System ranks in the top 7% of road_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). National Highway System. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-highway-system
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Has part(s) → Interstate Highway System, Strategic Highway Network
    Inception → +1995-11-28T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → road network
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563897005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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