U.S. Route 99

Summary

U.S. Route 99 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 99 is located in California^[3].
• U.S. Route 99 is located in Oregon^[4].
• U.S. Route 99 is located in Washington^[5].
• U.S. Route 99 is in the country of United States^[6].
• U.S. Route 99's traffic sign is recorded as US 99.svg^[7].
• U.S. Route 99's route map is recorded as U.S. Route 99.png^[8].
• U.S. Route 99's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[9].
• U.S. Route 99's transport network is recorded as state highways in Oregon^[10].
• U.S. Route 99's transport network is recorded as state highways in Washington^[11].
• U.S. Route 99's image is recorded as Calexico CA - US 99.jpg^[12].
• U.S. Route 99's image is recorded as US 99 Sign in Downtown Seattle.jpg^[13].
• U.S. Route 99's instance of is recorded as road^[14].
• U.S. Route 99's maintained by is recorded as California Department of Transportation^[15].
• U.S. Route 99's maintained by is recorded as Washington State Department of Transportation^[16].
• U.S. Route 99's owned by is recorded as California Department of Transportation^[17].
• U.S. Route 99's owned by is recorded as Washington State Department of Transportation^[18].
• U.S. Route 99's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315529205^[19].
• U.S. Route 99's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 99^[20].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus is recorded as Mexican Federal Highway 5^[21].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus is recorded as British Columbia Highway 99^[22].
• +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 99^[23].
• U.S. Route 99's end time is recorded as +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus location is recorded as Baja California^[25].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus location is recorded as British Columbia^[26].
• U.S. Route 99's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038khw^[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 99 is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include California^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1850^[30]; Oregon^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1859^[33], headquartered in Salem^[34]; and Washington^[5], an U.S. state^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1889^[37].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 99's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1600'}^[38].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 99's instance of is recorded as road^[14].

History and Context

+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 99^[23]. Owners include California Department of Transportation^[17], a state department of transportation of the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1972^[41], headquartered in Sacramento^[42] and Washington State Department of Transportation^[18], a state department of transportation of the United States^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1964^[45], headquartered in Seattle^[46].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 99 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]