U.S. Route 16

highway in the United States
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U.S. Route 16

Summary

U.S. Route 16 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 16 is located in Wyoming[3].
  • U.S. Route 16 is located in South Dakota[4].
  • U.S. Route 16 is in the country of United States[5].
  • U.S. Route 16's traffic sign is recorded as US 16.svg[6].
  • U.S. Route 16's route map is recorded as US 16 map.png[7].
  • U.S. Route 16's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[8].
  • U.S. Route 16's transport network is recorded as South Dakota Highway System[9].
  • U.S. Route 16's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Wyoming[10].
  • U.S. Route 16's instance of is recorded as road[11].
  • U.S. Route 16's maintained by is recorded as Wyoming Department of Transportation[12].
  • U.S. Route 16's maintained by is recorded as South Dakota Department of Transportation[13].
  • U.S. Route 16's owned by is recorded as Wyoming Department of Transportation[14].
  • U.S. Route 16's owned by is recorded as South Dakota Department of Transportation[15].
  • U.S. Route 16's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315531473[16].
  • U.S. Route 16's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2009003293[17].
  • U.S. Route 16's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 16[18].
  • +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 16[19].
  • U.S. Route 16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035qx4[20].
  • U.S. Route 16's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 16[21].
  • U.S. Route 16's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+540'}[22].
  • U.S. Route 16's FAST ID is recorded as 1891449[23].
  • U.S. Route 16's KML file is recorded as Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 16[24].
  • U.S. Route 16's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007545373305171[25].

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Geography

U.S. Route 16 is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Wyoming[3], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1890[28] and South Dakota[4], an U.S. state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1889[31].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 16's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+540'}[22].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 16's instance of is recorded as road[11].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 16[19]. Owners include Wyoming Department of Transportation[14], a state department of transportation of the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1991[34], headquartered in Cheyenne[35] and South Dakota Department of Transportation[15], a state department of transportation of the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1973[38], headquartered in Pierre[39].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 16 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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