U.S. Route 85

Summary

U.S. Route 85 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 85 is located in Texas^[3].
• U.S. Route 85 is located in New Mexico^[4].
• U.S. Route 85 is located in Colorado^[5].
• U.S. Route 85 is located in Wyoming^[6].
• U.S. Route 85 is located in South Dakota^[7].
• U.S. Route 85 is located in North Dakota^[8].
• U.S. Route 85 is in the country of United States^[9].
• U.S. Route 85's traffic sign is recorded as US 85.svg^[10].
• U.S. Route 85's route map is recorded as US 85 map.png^[11].
• U.S. Route 85's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[12].
• U.S. Route 85's transport network is recorded as Texas state highway system^[13].
• U.S. Route 85's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Colorado^[14].
• U.S. Route 85's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Wyoming^[15].
• U.S. Route 85's image is recorded as Wy niobrara2.jpg^[16].
• U.S. Route 85's instance of is recorded as road^[17].
• U.S. Route 85's maintained by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation^[18].
• U.S. Route 85's maintained by is recorded as Texas Department of Transportation^[19].
• U.S. Route 85's maintained by is recorded as Wyoming Department of Transportation^[20].
• U.S. Route 85's owned by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation^[21].
• U.S. Route 85's owned by is recorded as Texas Department of Transportation^[22].
• U.S. Route 85's owned by is recorded as Wyoming Department of Transportation^[23].
• U.S. Route 85's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 85^[24].
• U.S. Route 85's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 334719^[25].
• +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 85^[26].
• U.S. Route 85's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m1zd^[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 85 is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include Texas^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1845^[30], headquartered in Austin^[31]; New Mexico^[4], an U.S. state^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1912^[34], headquartered in Santa Fe^[35]; Colorado^[5], an U.S. state^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1876^[38]; Wyoming^[6], an U.S. state^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1890^[41]; South Dakota^[7], an U.S. state^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1889^[44]; and North Dakota^[8], an U.S. state^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1889^[47].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 85's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1479'}^[48].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 85's instance of is recorded as road^[17].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 85^[26]. Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation^[21], a state department of transportation of the United States^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1917^[51]; Texas Department of Transportation^[22], a state department of transportation of the United States^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1991^[54], headquartered in Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building^[55]; and Wyoming Department of Transportation^[23], a state department of transportation of the United States^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1991^[58], headquartered in Cheyenne^[59].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 85 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]