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road network

system of roads in a given area
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road network

Summary

road network is a class[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (class category, ranking #21 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • road network's instance of is recorded as class[3].
  • road network is a type of transport infrastructure[4].
  • road network is a type of transport network[5].
  • road network is a type of network[6].
  • road network's said to be the same as is recorded as Q21006416[7].
  • road network comprises highway[8].
  • road network comprises street[9].
  • road network comprises thoroughfare[10].
  • road network's partially coincident with is recorded as highway system[11].
  • road network's main Wikidata property is recorded as P16[12].
  • road network's different from is recorded as transport network[13].
  • road network's studied by is recorded as graph theory[14].
  • road network's maintenance method is recorded as road maintenance[15].

Body

Definition and Type

road network's instance of is recorded as class[3]. Recorded subclass of include transport infrastructure[4], transport network[5], and network[6].

Use and Application

Components include highway[8], a road type[16]; street[9]; and thoroughfare[10].

Why It Matters

road network draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (class category, ranking #21 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

graph theory Institute for National Research in Transportation and Safety Viae Regiae

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_road-network_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{road network}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/road-network}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → transport network
    Subclass of → transport infrastructure, transport network, network
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11246, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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