U.S. Route 43

U.S. Numbered Highway in Alabama and Tennessee in the United States
Place road Q409624
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U.S. Route 43

Summary

U.S. Route 43 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 43 is located in Alabama[3].
  • U.S. Route 43 is located in Tennessee[4].
  • U.S. Route 43 is in the country of United States[5].
  • U.S. Route 43's traffic sign is recorded as US 43.svg[6].
  • U.S. Route 43's route map is recorded as US 43 map.png[7].
  • U.S. Route 43's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[8].
  • U.S. Route 43's transport network is recorded as Tennessee State Route System[9].
  • U.S. Route 43's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Alabama[10].
  • U.S. Route 43's instance of is recorded as road[11].
  • U.S. Route 43's maintained by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation[12].
  • U.S. Route 43's maintained by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[13].
  • U.S. Route 43's owned by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation[14].
  • U.S. Route 43's owned by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[15].
  • U.S. Route 43's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 43[16].
  • U.S. Route 43's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 90 in Alabama[17].
  • U.S. Route 43's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 31 in Tennessee[18].
  • U.S. Route 43's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 412 in Tennessee[19].
  • +1934-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 43[20].
  • U.S. Route 43's terminus location is recorded as Prichard[21].
  • U.S. Route 43's terminus location is recorded as Columbia[22].
  • U.S. Route 43's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m0l3[23].
  • U.S. Route 43's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 43[24].
  • U.S. Route 43's road number is recorded as 43[25].
  • U.S. Route 43's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+410'}[26].
  • U.S. Route 43's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from U.S. Route 43[27].

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Geography

U.S. Route 43 is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Alabama[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1819[30] and Tennessee[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1796[33].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 43's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+410'}[26].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 43's instance of is recorded as road[11].

History and Context

+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 43[20]. Owners include Alabama Department of Transportation[14], a state department of transportation of the United States[34], in United States[35], headquartered in Montgomery[36] and Tennessee Department of Transportation[15], a state department of transportation of the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1915[39], headquartered in James K. Polk State Office Building[40].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 43 ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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