U.S. Route 40

U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
Place road Q409496
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U.S. Route 40

Summary

U.S. Route 40 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (549 views/month, #28 of 7,994).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 40 is located in Utah[3].
  • U.S. Route 40 is located in Colorado[4].
  • U.S. Route 40 is located in Kansas[5].
  • U.S. Route 40 is located in Missouri[6].
  • U.S. Route 40 is located in Illinois[7].
  • U.S. Route 40 is located in Indiana[8].
  • U.S. Route 40 is in the country of United States[9].
  • U.S. Route 40's traffic sign is recorded as US 40.svg[10].
  • U.S. Route 40's route map is recorded as US 40 map.png[11].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[12].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as Missouri State Highway System[13].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as Illinois State Highway System[14].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as numbered roads in Indiana[15].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Ohio[16].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Colorado[17].
  • U.S. Route 40's transport network is recorded as Kansas State Highway System[18].
  • U.S. Route 40's instance of is recorded as road[19].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation[20].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Illinois Department of Transportation[21].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Indiana Department of Transportation[22].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Kansas Department of Transportation[23].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Ohio Department of Transportation[24].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation[25].
  • U.S. Route 40's maintained by is recorded as Utah Department of Transportation[26].
  • U.S. Route 40's owned by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 40 is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Utah[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1896[30]; Colorado[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1876[33]; Kansas[5], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1861[36]; Missouri[6], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1821[39]; Illinois[7], an U.S. state[40], in United States[41], founded in 1818[42]; and Indiana[8], an U.S. state[43], in United States[44], founded in 1816[45], headquartered in Indianapolis[46].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 40's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+2285.74'}[47].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 40's instance of is recorded as road[19].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 40[48]. Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation[27], a state department of transportation of the United States[49], in United States[50], founded in 1917[51]; Illinois Department of Transportation[52], a state department of transportation of the United States[53], in United States[54], founded in 1972[55], headquartered in Springfield[56]; Indiana Department of Transportation[57], a state department of transportation of the United States[58], in United States[59]; Kansas Department of Transportation[60], a state department of transportation of the United States[61], in United States[62], headquartered in Topeka[63]; Ohio Department of Transportation[64], a state department of transportation of the United States[65], in United States[66], founded in 1905[67], headquartered in Columbus[68]; and Missouri Department of Transportation[69], a state department of transportation of the United States[70], in United States[71], founded in 1907[72], headquartered in Jefferson City[73].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 40 ranks in the top 0.35% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (549 views/month, #28 of 7,994).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [74] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [75] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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