Interstate 72

Summary

Interstate 72 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Interstate 72 is located in Marion County^[3].
• Interstate 72 is located in Pike County^[4].
• Interstate 72 is located in Scott County^[5].
• Interstate 72 is located in Morgan County^[6].
• Interstate 72 is located in Sangamon County^[7].
• Interstate 72 is located in Macon County^[8].
• Interstate 72 is in the country of United States^[9].
• Interstate 72's transport network is recorded as Interstate Highway System^[10].
• Interstate 72's transport network is recorded as Missouri State Highway System^[11].
• Interstate 72's transport network is recorded as Illinois State Highway System^[12].
• Interstate 72's instance of is recorded as road^[13].
• Interstate 72's maintained by is recorded as Illinois Department of Transportation^[14].
• Interstate 72's maintained by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation^[15].
• Interstate 72 is owned by Illinois Department of Transportation^[16].
• Interstate 72 is owned by Missouri Department of Transportation^[17].
• Interstate 72's Commons category is recorded as Interstate 72^[18].
• 1970 marks the founding of Interstate 72^[19].
• Interstate 72's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.751677, 'longitude': -89.79764}^[20].
• Interstate 72's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interstate 72^[21].
• Interstate 72's road number is recorded as 72^[22].
• Interstate 72's length is recorded as {'amount': '+179.29'}^[23].
• Interstate 72's KML file is recorded as Template:Attached KML/Interstate 72^[24].

Body

Geography

Interstate 72 is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include Marion County^[3], a county of Missouri^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1826^[27], headquartered in Palmyra^[28]; Pike County^[4], a county of Illinois^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1821^[31]; Scott County^[5], a county of Illinois^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1839^[34]; Morgan County^[6], a county of Illinois^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1823^[37]; Sangamon County^[7], a county of Illinois^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1821^[40]; and Macon County^[8], a county of Illinois^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1829^[43].

Physical Characteristics

Interstate 72's length is recorded as {'amount': '+179.29'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Interstate 72's instance of is recorded as road^[13].

History and Context

1970 marks the founding of Interstate 72^[19]. Owners include Illinois Department of Transportation^[16], a state department of transportation of the United States^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1972^[46], headquartered in Springfield^[47] and Missouri Department of Transportation^[17], a state department of transportation of the United States^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1907^[50], headquartered in Jefferson City^[51].

Why It Matters

Interstate 72 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]