U.S. Route 51

highway in the United States
Place road Q409816
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U.S. Route 51

Summary

U.S. Route 51 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 51 is in the country of United States[3].
  • U.S. Route 51's traffic sign is recorded as US 51.svg[4].
  • U.S. Route 51's route map is recorded as US 51 map.png[5].
  • U.S. Route 51's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[6].
  • U.S. Route 51's transport network is recorded as highways in Kentucky[7].
  • U.S. Route 51's transport network is recorded as Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System[8].
  • U.S. Route 51's transport network is recorded as Louisiana Highway System[9].
  • U.S. Route 51's transport network is recorded as Mississippi State Highway System[10].
  • U.S. Route 51's instance of is recorded as road[11].
  • U.S. Route 51's maintained by is recorded as Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[12].
  • U.S. Route 51's maintained by is recorded as Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development[13].
  • U.S. Route 51's maintained by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation[14].
  • U.S. Route 51's maintained by is recorded as Wisconsin Department of Transportation[15].
  • U.S. Route 51's owned by is recorded as Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[16].
  • U.S. Route 51's owned by is recorded as Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development[17].
  • U.S. Route 51's owned by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation[18].
  • U.S. Route 51's owned by is recorded as Wisconsin Department of Transportation[19].
  • U.S. Route 51's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315531472[20].
  • U.S. Route 51's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2008008379[21].
  • U.S. Route 51's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 51[22].
  • U.S. Route 51's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 448509[23].
  • U.S. Route 51's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m0s6[24].
  • U.S. Route 51's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 51[25].
  • U.S. Route 51's road number is recorded as 51[26].
  • U.S. Route 51's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1277'}[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 51 is in the country of United States[3].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 51's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1277'}[27].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 51's instance of is recorded as road[11].

History and Context

Owners include Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[16], a state department of transportation of the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1912[30], headquartered in Frankfort[31]; Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development[17], a state department of transportation of the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1921[34]; Mississippi Department of Transportation[18], a state department of transportation of the United States[35], in United States[36]; and Wisconsin Department of Transportation[19], a state department of transportation of the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1967[39], headquartered in Madison[40].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 51 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 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. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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