intersection

road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade
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intersection

Summary

intersection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,081 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • intersection is a type of road junction[2].
  • intersection is a type of architectural structure[3].
  • intersection's Commons category is recorded as Intersections[4].
  • intersection's Commons gallery is recorded as Intersections[5].
  • intersection's described at URL is recorded as https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-placetypes#intersection[6].
  • intersection's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • intersection's different from is recorded as intersection (geometry)[8].
  • intersection's different from is recorded as intersection[9].
  • intersection's different from is recorded as intersection[10].
  • intersection's contains is recorded as traffic light[11].
  • intersection's contains is recorded as zebra crossing[12].
  • intersection's contains is recorded as yield sign[13].
  • intersection's contains is recorded as stop sign[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include road junction[2] and architectural structure[3].

Why It Matters

intersection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,081 views/month).[1] intersection has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] intersection is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0258369-urovnove-krizovatky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0258369-urovnove-krizovatky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → intersection (geometry), intersection, intersection
    Contains → traffic light, zebra crossing, yield sign +1
    Subclass of → road junction, architectural structure
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12819, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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