U.S. Route 140

former U.S. Numbered Highway in Central Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania in the United States
Place road Q935188
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U.S. Route 140

Summary

U.S. Route 140 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 140 is located in Baltimore[3].
  • U.S. Route 140 is located in Baltimore County[4].
  • U.S. Route 140 is located in Carroll County[5].
  • U.S. Route 140 is located in Adams County[6].
  • U.S. Route 140 is in the country of United States[7].
  • U.S. Route 140's traffic sign is recorded as US 140.svg[8].
  • U.S. Route 140's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[9].
  • U.S. Route 140's transport network is recorded as Maryland highway system[10].
  • U.S. Route 140's transport network is recorded as Pennsylvania State Route System[11].
  • U.S. Route 140's instance of is recorded as road[12].
  • U.S. Route 140's maintained by is recorded as Maryland State Highway Administration[13].
  • U.S. Route 140's maintained by is recorded as Pennsylvania Department of Transportation[14].
  • U.S. Route 140's owned by is recorded as Maryland State Highway Administration[15].
  • U.S. Route 140's owned by is recorded as Pennsylvania Department of Transportation[16].
  • U.S. Route 140's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 140[17].
  • U.S. Route 140's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 1 in Maryland[18].
  • U.S. Route 140's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania[19].
  • +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 140[20].
  • U.S. Route 140's end time is recorded as +1979-01-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • U.S. Route 140's terminus location is recorded as Baltimore[22].
  • U.S. Route 140's terminus location is recorded as Gettysburg[23].
  • U.S. Route 140's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yry3[24].
  • U.S. Route 140's replaced by is recorded as Maryland Route 140[25].
  • U.S. Route 140's replaced by is recorded as Maryland Route 97[26].
  • U.S. Route 140's replaced by is recorded as Pennsylvania Route 97[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 140 is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Baltimore[3], an independent city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1729[30]; Baltimore County[4], a county of Maryland[31], in United States[32], founded in 1659[33]; Carroll County[5], a county of Maryland[34], in United States[35], founded in 1837[36]; and Adams County[6], a county of Pennsylvania[37], in United States[38], founded in 1800[39].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 140's instance of is recorded as road[12].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 140[20]. Owners include Maryland State Highway Administration[15], a ministry[40], in United States[41], founded in 1971[42], headquartered in Baltimore[43] and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation[16], a state department of transportation of the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1970[46], headquartered in Harrisburg[47].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 140 ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . mdroads.com. Retrieved . mdroads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . mdroads.com. Retrieved . mdroads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . newspapers.com. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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