U.S. Route 21

Summary

U.S. Route 21 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 21 is in the country of United States^[3].
• U.S. Route 21's traffic sign is recorded as US 21.svg^[4].
• U.S. Route 21's route map is recorded as US 21 map.png^[5].
• U.S. Route 21's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[6].
• U.S. Route 21's transport network is recorded as North Carolina Highway System^[7].
• U.S. Route 21's transport network is recorded as state highways in Virginia^[8].
• U.S. Route 21's instance of is recorded as road^[9].
• U.S. Route 21's maintained by is recorded as Virginia Department of Transportation^[10].
• U.S. Route 21's maintained by is recorded as North Carolina Department of Transportation^[11].
• U.S. Route 21's owned by is recorded as Virginia Department of Transportation^[12].
• U.S. Route 21's owned by is recorded as North Carolina Department of Transportation^[13].
• U.S. Route 21's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 21^[14].
• +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 21^[15].
• U.S. Route 21's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0359pk^[16].
• U.S. Route 21's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 21^[17].
• U.S. Route 21's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+394'}^[18].
• U.S. Route 21's KML file is recorded as Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 21^[19].
• U.S. Route 21's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from U.S. Route 21^[20].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 21 is in the country of United States^[3].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 21's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+394'}^[18].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 21's instance of is recorded as road^[9].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 21^[15]. Owners include Virginia Department of Transportation^[12], a state department of transportation of the United States^[21], in United States^[22] and North Carolina Department of Transportation^[13], a state department of transportation of the United States^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1979^[25], headquartered in Raleigh^[26].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 21 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]