U.S. Route 8

Summary

U.S. Route 8 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 8 is located in Minnesota^[3].
• U.S. Route 8 is located in Wisconsin^[4].
• U.S. Route 8 is located in Michigan^[5].
• U.S. Route 8 is in the country of United States^[6].
• U.S. Route 8's traffic sign is recorded as US 8.svg^[7].
• U.S. Route 8's route map is recorded as US 8 map.svg^[8].
• U.S. Route 8's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[9].
• U.S. Route 8's transport network is recorded as Michigan State Trunkline Highway System^[10].
• U.S. Route 8's transport network is recorded as Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System^[11].
• U.S. Route 8's transport network is recorded as Minnesota Trunk Highway System^[12].
• U.S. Route 8's image is recorded as US8EastTerminusNorwayMichiganNov2009.jpg^[13].
• U.S. Route 8's instance of is recorded as road^[14].
• U.S. Route 8's maintained by is recorded as Michigan Department of Transportation^[15].
• U.S. Route 8's maintained by is recorded as Minnesota Department of Transportation^[16].
• U.S. Route 8's maintained by is recorded as Wisconsin Department of Transportation^[17].
• U.S. Route 8's owned by is recorded as Michigan Department of Transportation^[18].
• U.S. Route 8's owned by is recorded as Minnesota Department of Transportation^[19].
• U.S. Route 8's owned by is recorded as Wisconsin Department of Transportation^[20].
• U.S. Route 8's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 8^[21].
• U.S. Route 8's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 116323^[22].
• U.S. Route 8's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 8 in Minnesota^[23].
• U.S. Route 8's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 8 in Wisconsin^[24].
• U.S. Route 8's has part is recorded as U.S. Route 8 in Michigan^[25].
• U.S. Route 8's terminus is recorded as Interstate 35 in Minnesota^[26].
• U.S. Route 8's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 2 in Michigan^[27].

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Geography

U.S. Route 8 is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include Minnesota^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1858^[30]; Wisconsin^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1848^[33]; and Michigan^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1837^[36], headquartered in East Lansing^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+280.00'}^[38] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+450.62'}^[39].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 8's instance of is recorded as road^[14].

History and Context

+1926-11-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 8^[40]. Owners include Michigan Department of Transportation^[18], a state department of transportation of the United States^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1905^[43], headquartered in Lansing^[44]; Minnesota Department of Transportation^[19], a state department of transportation of the United States^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1976^[47]; and Wisconsin Department of Transportation^[20], a state department of transportation of the United States^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1967^[50], headquartered in Madison^[51].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 8 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]