U.S. Route 87

Summary

U.S. Route 87 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 87 is located in Texas^[3].
• U.S. Route 87 is located in New Mexico^[4].
• U.S. Route 87 is located in Colorado^[5].
• U.S. Route 87 is located in Wyoming^[6].
• U.S. Route 87 is located in Montana^[7].
• U.S. Route 87 is in the country of United States^[8].
• U.S. Route 87's traffic sign is recorded as US 87.svg^[9].
• U.S. Route 87's route map is recorded as US 87 map.png^[10].
• U.S. Route 87's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[11].
• U.S. Route 87's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Colorado^[12].
• U.S. Route 87's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Wyoming^[13].
• U.S. Route 87's transport network is recorded as Montana Highway System^[14].
• U.S. Route 87's instance of is recorded as road^[15].
• U.S. Route 87's maintained by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation^[16].
• U.S. Route 87's maintained by is recorded as Montana Department of Transportation^[17].
• U.S. Route 87's maintained by is recorded as Wyoming Department of Transportation^[18].
• U.S. Route 87's owned by is recorded as Colorado Department of Transportation^[19].
• U.S. Route 87's owned by is recorded as Montana Department of Transportation^[20].
• U.S. Route 87's owned by is recorded as Wyoming Department of Transportation^[21].
• U.S. Route 87's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 87^[22].
• +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 87^[23].
• U.S. Route 87's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m2jk^[24].
• U.S. Route 87's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 87^[25].
• U.S. Route 87's road number is recorded as 87^[26].
• U.S. Route 87's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1998'}^[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 87 is in the country of United States^[8]. 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]; and Montana^[7], an U.S. state^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1889^[44].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 87's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1998'}^[27].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 87's instance of is recorded as road^[15].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 87^[23]. Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation^[19], a state department of transportation of the United States^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1917^[47]; Montana Department of Transportation^[20], a state department of transportation of the United States^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1991^[50]; and Wyoming Department of Transportation^[21], a state department of transportation of the United States^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1991^[53], headquartered in Cheyenne^[54].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 87 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]