U.S. Route 78

highway in the United States
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U.S. Route 78

Summary

U.S. Route 78 is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U.S. Route 78 is in the country of United States[3].
  • U.S. Route 78's traffic sign is recorded as US 78.svg[4].
  • U.S. Route 78's route map is recorded as US 78 map.png[5].
  • U.S. Route 78's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System[6].
  • U.S. Route 78's transport network is recorded as Tennessee State Route System[7].
  • U.S. Route 78's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Alabama[8].
  • U.S. Route 78's transport network is recorded as state highways in Georgia[9].
  • U.S. Route 78's transport network is recorded as Mississippi State Highway System[10].
  • U.S. Route 78's instance of is recorded as road[11].
  • U.S. Route 78's maintained by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation[12].
  • U.S. Route 78's maintained by is recorded as Georgia Department of Transportation[13].
  • U.S. Route 78's maintained by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation[14].
  • U.S. Route 78's maintained by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[15].
  • U.S. Route 78's owned by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation[16].
  • U.S. Route 78's owned by is recorded as Georgia Department of Transportation[17].
  • U.S. Route 78's owned by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation[18].
  • U.S. Route 78's owned by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation[19].
  • U.S. Route 78's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 78[20].
  • +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 78[21].
  • U.S. Route 78's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rjhg[22].
  • U.S. Route 78's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 78[23].
  • U.S. Route 78's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+715'}[24].
  • U.S. Route 78's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from U.S. Route 78[25].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 78 is in the country of United States[3].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 78's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+715'}[24].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 78's instance of is recorded as road[11].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 78[21]. Owners include Alabama Department of Transportation[16], a state department of transportation of the United States[26], in United States[27], headquartered in Montgomery[28]; Georgia Department of Transportation[17], a state department of transportation of the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1972[31], headquartered in Atlanta[32]; Mississippi Department of Transportation[18], a state department of transportation of the United States[33], in United States[34]; and Tennessee Department of Transportation[19], a state department of transportation of the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1915[37], headquartered in James K. Polk State Office Building[38].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 78 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). U.S. Route 78. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-s-route-78
MLA “U.S. Route 78.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-s-route-78.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_u-s-route-78_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{U.S. Route 78}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-s-route-78}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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