Trans-Canada Highway

highway and highway system in Canada
Place road Q1061576
Trans-Canada Highway
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Trans-Canada Highway

Summary

Trans-Canada Highway is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,038 views/month, #13 of 7,994).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trans-Canada Highway is located in British Columbia[3].
  • Trans-Canada Highway is located in Alberta[4].
  • Trans-Canada Highway is located in Saskatchewan[5].
  • Trans-Canada Highway is located in Manitoba[6].
  • Trans-Canada Highway is located in Ontario[7].
  • Trans-Canada Highway is located in Quebec[8].
  • Trans-Canada Highway is in the country of Canada[9].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's traffic sign is recorded as TCH-blank.svg[10].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's route map is recorded as TransCanadaHWY.png[11].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's image is recorded as TCH-blank.svg[12].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's instance of is recorded as road[13].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's instance of is recorded as highway system[14].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure[15].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Alberta Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors[16].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure[17].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation[18].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Ministry of Transportation[19].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Transports Québec[20].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Department of Transportation and Infrastructure[21].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Nova Scotia Department of Public Works[22].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal[23].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's maintained by is recorded as Department of Transportation and Infrastructure[24].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's owned by is recorded as British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure[25].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's owned by is recorded as Alberta Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors[26].
  • Trans-Canada Highway's owned by is recorded as Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure[27].

Body

Geography

Trans-Canada Highway is in the country of Canada[9]. Located in include British Columbia[3], a province of Canada[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1871[30]; Alberta[4], a province of Canada[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1905[33]; Saskatchewan[5], a province of Canada[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1905[36]; Manitoba[6], a province of Canada[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1870[39]; Ontario[7], a province of Canada[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1867[42]; and Quebec[8], a province of Canada[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1867[45].

Physical Characteristics

Trans-Canada Highway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+8030'}[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include road[13] and highway system[14].

History and Context

+1962-07-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Trans-Canada Highway[47]. Owners include British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure[25], a government agency[48], in Canada[49]; Alberta Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors[26]; Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure[27], an infrastructure ministry[50], founded in 1917[51]; Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation[52], a government agency[53], in Canada[54]; Ministry of Transportation[55], a transport ministry[56], in Canada[57], founded in 1916[58], headquartered in St. Catharines[59]; and Transports Québec[60], a transport ministry[61], in Canada[62], founded in 1969[63], headquartered in Montreal[64].

Why It Matters

Trans-Canada Highway ranks in the top 0.16% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,038 views/month, #13 of 7,994).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

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

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  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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