U.S. Route 45

highway in the United States
Place road Q409664
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U.S. Route 45

Summary

U.S. Route 45 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 45 is in the country of United States[3].
  • U.S. Route 45's traffic sign is recorded as US 45.svg[4].
  • U.S. Route 45's route map is recorded as US 45 map.png[5].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[6].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as highways in Kentucky[7].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as Tennessee State Route System[8].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System[9].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Alabama[10].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as Illinois State Highway System[11].
  • U.S. Route 45's transport network is recorded as Mississippi State Highway System[12].
  • U.S. Route 45's instance of is recorded as road[13].
  • U.S. Route 45's maintained by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation[14].
  • U.S. Route 45's maintained by is recorded as Illinois Department of Transportation[15].
  • U.S. Route 45's maintained by is recorded as Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[16].
  • U.S. Route 45's maintained by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation[17].
  • U.S. Route 45's maintained by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[18].
  • U.S. Route 45's maintained by is recorded as Wisconsin Department of Transportation[19].
  • U.S. Route 45's owned by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation[20].
  • U.S. Route 45's owned by is recorded as Illinois Department of Transportation[21].
  • U.S. Route 45's owned by is recorded as Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[22].
  • U.S. Route 45's owned by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation[23].
  • U.S. Route 45's owned by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[24].
  • U.S. Route 45's owned by is recorded as Wisconsin Department of Transportation[25].
  • U.S. Route 45's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 45[26].
  • +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 45[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 45 is in the country of United States[3].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 45's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1297'}[28].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 45's instance of is recorded as road[13].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 45[27]. Owners include Alabama Department of Transportation[20], a state department of transportation of the United States[29], in United States[30], headquartered in Montgomery[31]; Illinois Department of Transportation[21], a state department of transportation of the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1972[34], headquartered in Springfield[35]; Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[22], a state department of transportation of the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1912[38], headquartered in Frankfort[39]; Mississippi Department of Transportation[23], a state department of transportation of the United States[40], in United States[41]; Tennessee Department of Transportation[24], a state department of transportation of the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1915[44], headquartered in James K. Polk State Office Building[45]; and Wisconsin Department of Transportation[25], a state department of transportation of the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1967[48], headquartered in Madison[49].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 45 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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