U.S. Route 159

U.S. Numbered Highway in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri in the United States
Place road Q2395745
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U.S. Route 159

Summary

U.S. Route 159 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 159 is located in Kansas[3].
  • U.S. Route 159 is located in Nebraska[4].
  • U.S. Route 159 is located in Missouri[5].
  • U.S. Route 159 is in the country of United States[6].
  • U.S. Route 159's traffic sign is recorded as US 159.svg[7].
  • U.S. Route 159's route map is recorded as US 159 map.svg[8].
  • U.S. Route 159's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[9].
  • U.S. Route 159's transport network is recorded as Missouri State Highway System[10].
  • U.S. Route 159's transport network is recorded as Kansas State Highway System[11].
  • U.S. Route 159's transport network is recorded as Nebraska State Highway System[12].
  • U.S. Route 159's image is recorded as US 159 south and K116 east.jpg[13].
  • U.S. Route 159's instance of is recorded as road[14].
  • U.S. Route 159's maintained by is recorded as Kansas Department of Transportation[15].
  • U.S. Route 159's maintained by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation[16].
  • U.S. Route 159's maintained by is recorded as Nebraska Department of Transportation[17].
  • U.S. Route 159's owned by is recorded as Kansas Department of Transportation[18].
  • U.S. Route 159's owned by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation[19].
  • U.S. Route 159's owned by is recorded as Nebraska Department of Transportation[20].
  • U.S. Route 159's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 159[21].
  • U.S. Route 159's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 159 in Kansas[22].
  • U.S. Route 159's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 159 in Nebraska[23].
  • U.S. Route 159's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 159 in Missouri[24].
  • U.S. Route 159's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 59 in Kansas[25].
  • +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 159[26].
  • U.S. Route 159's terminus location is recorded as Nortonville[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 159 is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Kansas[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30]; Nebraska[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1867[33]; and Missouri[5], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1821[36].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 159's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+83.6'}[37].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 159's instance of is recorded as road[14].

History and Context

+1935-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 159[26]. Owners include Kansas Department of Transportation[18], a state department of transportation of the United States[38], in United States[39], headquartered in Topeka[40]; Missouri Department of Transportation[19], a state department of transportation of the United States[41], in United States[42], founded in 1907[43], headquartered in Jefferson City[44]; and Nebraska Department of Transportation[20], a department of transportation[45], in United States[46], founded in 2017[47].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 159 ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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