U.S. Route 491

U.S. Numbered Highway in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah in the United States
Place road Q452804
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U.S. Route 491

Summary

U.S. Route 491 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 491 is located in McKinley County[3].
  • U.S. Route 491 is located in San Juan County[4].
  • U.S. Route 491 is located in Dolores County[5].
  • U.S. Route 491 is located in Montezuma County[6].
  • U.S. Route 491 is located in San Juan County[7].
  • U.S. Route 491 is located in San Juan County[8].
  • U.S. Route 491 is in the country of United States[9].
  • U.S. Route 491's traffic sign is recorded as US 491.svg[10].
  • U.S. Route 491's route map is recorded as US 491 map.svg[11].
  • U.S. Route 491's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[12].
  • U.S. Route 491's transport network is recorded as Utah State Routes[13].
  • U.S. Route 491's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Colorado[14].
  • U.S. Route 491's transport network is recorded as state highways in New Mexico[15].
  • U.S. Route 491's transport network is recorded as National Highway System[16].
  • U.S. Route 491's image is recorded as Bennett Peak - panoramio.jpg[17].
  • U.S. Route 491's instance of is recorded as road[18].
  • U.S. Route 491's maintained by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation[19].
  • U.S. Route 491's maintained by is recorded as Utah Department of Transportation[20].
  • U.S. Route 491's maintained by is recorded as New Mexico Department of Transportation[21].
  • U.S. Route 491's owned by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation[22].
  • U.S. Route 491's owned by is recorded as Utah Department of Transportation[23].
  • U.S. Route 491's owned by is recorded as New Mexico Department of Transportation[24].
  • U.S. Route 491's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 491[25].
  • U.S. Route 491's located in time zone is recorded as Mountain Time Zone[26].
  • U.S. Route 491's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 491 in New Mexico[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 491 is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include McKinley County[3], a county of New Mexico[28], in United States[29], founded in 1901[30]; San Juan County[4], a county of New Mexico[31], in United States[32], founded in 1887[33]; Dolores County[5], a county of Colorado[34], in United States[35], founded in 1881[36]; and Montezuma County[6], a county of Colorado[37], in United States[38], founded in 1889[39].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 491's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+193.930'}[40].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 491's instance of is recorded as road[18].

History and Context

Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation[22], a state department of transportation of the United States[41], in United States[42], founded in 1917[43]; Utah Department of Transportation[23], a state department of transportation of the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1975[46], headquartered in Taylorsville[47]; and New Mexico Department of Transportation[24], a state department of transportation of the United States[48], in United States[49], headquartered in Santa Fe[50].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 491 ranks in the top 1% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [39] . 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. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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