U.S. Route 285

U.S. Numbered Highway in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado in the United States
Place road Q981591
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U.S. Route 285

Summary

U.S. Route 285 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 285 is in the country of United States[3].
  • U.S. Route 285's traffic sign is recorded as US 285.svg[4].
  • U.S. Route 285's route map is recorded as US 285 map.png[5].
  • U.S. Route 285's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[6].
  • U.S. Route 285's transport network is recorded as Texas state highway system[7].
  • U.S. Route 285's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Colorado[8].
  • U.S. Route 285's instance of is recorded as road[9].
  • U.S. Route 285's maintained by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation[10].
  • U.S. Route 285's maintained by is recorded as Texas Department of Transportation[11].
  • U.S. Route 285's owned by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation[12].
  • U.S. Route 285's owned by is recorded as Texas Department of Transportation[13].
  • U.S. Route 285's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 285[14].
  • U.S. Route 285's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 285 in Texas[15].
  • U.S. Route 285's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 285 in New Mexico[16].
  • U.S. Route 285's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 285 in Colorado[17].
  • +1934-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 285[18].
  • U.S. Route 285's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0287sk[19].
  • U.S. Route 285's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 285[20].
  • U.S. Route 285's road number is recorded as US 285[21].
  • U.S. Route 285's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+846'}[22].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 285 is in the country of United States[3].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 285's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+846'}[22].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 285's instance of is recorded as road[9].

History and Context

+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 285[18]. Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation[12], a state department of transportation of the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1917[25] and Texas Department of Transportation[13], a state department of transportation of the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1991[28], headquartered in Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building[29].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 285 ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . 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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