U.S. Route 240

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Highway
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Gaithersburg
gptkb:Rockville
Clarksburg
gptkbp:established 1935
gptkbp:features residential neighborhoods
traffic signals
commercial areas
multiple intersections
gptkbp:hasExhibition various local roads
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance part of early 20th-century road network
gptkbp:historicalPeriod part_of_the_original_alignment_of_U.S._Route_240
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_original_U.S._Highway_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Route 240
gptkbp:intersectsWith gptkb:Maryland_Route_97
gptkb:Interstate_270
gptkb:Maryland_Route_355
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:U.S._Route_15
gptkb:U.S._Route_29
gptkb:Maryland_Route_200
gptkbp:isDesignedFor gptkb:Maryland_Route_240
gptkbp:isKnownFor scenic views
access to parks
proximity to urban centers
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy gptkb:Maryland_Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:U.S._Route_system
Maryland's_transportation_infrastructure
Montgomery_County_road_network
gptkbp:isUsedBy tourists
local commuters
gptkbp:length approximately 30 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Maryland_State_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Highway_System
gptkbp:passesThrough suburban areas
gptkbp:previousName U.S._Route_240_in_1960s
gptkbp:route gptkb:U.S._Route_241
gptkb:U.S._Route_239
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Montgomery_County
gptkbp:signage U.S._Route_sign
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:U.S._Route_15
gptkb:U.S._Route_29
gptkbp:usedFor commercial transport
commuting
local traffic
gptkbp:vehicleClass State highway
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn 1935
1960s