U.S. Route 159

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

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🏷️ Also known as
en US 159 en U.S. Route 159 fr U.S. Highway 159 tr US-159
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
US 159 south and K116 east.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/03ndzf
OpenStreetMap relation ID
398373
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Category:U.S. Route 159

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Summary

U.S. Route 159 is a road[1].

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Geography

Located in include Kansas[2], an U.S. state[24], in United States[25], founded in 1861[26]; Nebraska[3], an U.S. state[27], in United States[28], founded in 1867[29]; and Missouri[4], an U.S. state[30], in United States[31], founded in 1821[32].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 159's length is recorded as {'amount': '+83.6'}[33].

History and Context

Owners include Kansas Department of Transportation[13], a state department of transportation of the United States[34], in United States[35], headquartered in Topeka[36]; Missouri Department of Transportation[14], a state department of transportation of the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1907[39], headquartered in Jefferson City[40]; and Nebraska Department of Transportation[15], a department of transportation[41], in United States[42], founded in 2017[43].

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Class ancestry

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  1. 9w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Maintained by → Kansas Department of Transportation, Missouri Department of Transportation, Nebraska Department of Transportation
    OpenStreetMap relation ID → 398373
    KML file → Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 159
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ OpenStreetMap relation ID: 398373, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/398373 in United States"
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