U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee

section of U.S. Numbered Highway in Tennessee, United States, that has two unconnected parts
Place road Q113575734
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U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee

Summary

U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is a road[1].

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is located in Shelby County[2].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is located in Fayette County[3].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is located in Marion County[4].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is located in Hamilton County[5].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is in the country of United States[6].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[7].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's transport network is recorded as Tennessee State Route System[8].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's image is recorded as Haletown-US41-US64-US72-tn1.jpg[9].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's instance of is recorded as road[10].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's maintained by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[11].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's owned by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[12].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's part of is recorded as U.S. Route 72[13].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee[14].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's terminus location is recorded as Memphis[15].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's terminus location is recorded as Mississippi[16].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's road number is recorded as 72[17].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+61.8'}[18].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+25.5'}[19].
  • U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+35.1'}[20].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Shelby County[2], a county of Tennessee[21], in United States[22], founded in 1819[23]; Fayette County[3], a county of Tennessee[24], in United States[25], founded in 1824[26]; Marion County[4], a county of Tennessee[27], in United States[28], founded in 1817[29]; and Hamilton County[5], a county of Tennessee[30], in United States[31], founded in 1819[32]. Its part of is recorded as U.S. Route 72[13].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+61.8'}[18], {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+25.5'}[19], and {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+35.1'}[20].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's instance of is recorded as road[10].

History and Context

U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee's owned by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

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