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U.S. Route 12

U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
Place Road Q407564

Facts

8 properties

Identity

Instance of
road
Inception
1926[10]

Location

Country
United States[2]

Population and size

Length
+2484[12]
More facts +4
Owned by
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Montana Department of Transportation[8][9]
Maintained by
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Montana Department of Transportation[6][7]
Road number
12[11]
Transport network
United States Numbered Highway System, numbered highways in Ohio, Montana Highway System[3][4][5]
🏷️ Also known as
en United States Highway 12 en US 12 en U.S. Route 12 fr US 12 fr U.S. Highway 12 ja アメリカ国道12号線 ja 国道12号線 ko 국도 제12호선 ko US 12 th ทางหลวงสหรัฐอเมริกาหมายเลข 12 tr US 12 tr US-12 tr U.S. Highway 12 uk aвтошляхСША 12 zh 美国国道12
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
315528845
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2001005642
AARoads Wiki article ID
5453
Freebase ID
/m/01336z
J9U entity ID
987007539867205171
Topic's main category
Category:U.S. Route 12
Yale LUX ID
place/47e0541f-8e02-4c2e-ae6d-f9dab4512491

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🔗 Connections
Country 1
United States
Instance of 1
road
Maintained by 1
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Owned by 1
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Transport network 1
United States Numbered Highway System
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Summary

U.S. Route 12 is a road[1].

Body

History and Context

Owners include Minnesota Department of Transportation[8], a state department of transportation of the United States[13], in United States[14], founded in 1976[15] and Montana Department of Transportation[9], a state department of transportation of the United States[16], in United States[17], founded in 1991[18].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Geagea · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987007539867205171
    Inception → 1926
    Country → United States
    Length → 2,484
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987007539867205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788284458440; updating from the National Library of Israel database based on LC"
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