Extraterrestrial Highway
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The Extraterrestrial Highway is a remote Nevada roadway famous for its proximity to Area 51 and its association with UFO lore and alien-themed tourism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
state highway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
UFO sightings
ⓘ
conspiracy theories about Area 51 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | U.S. Route 93 near Crystal Springs, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
UFO lore
ⓘ
alien-themed tourism ⓘ proximity to Area 51 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
desert landscape
ⓘ
long straight stretches ⓘ open range cattle crossings ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeApprox | 37.4° N ⓘ |
| hasLength |
about 158 kilometers
ⓘ
about 98 miles ⓘ |
| hasLongitudeApprox | 115.4° W ⓘ |
| hasRoadSign | Extraterrestrial Highway sign ⓘ |
| hasRoadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typically 70 miles per hour ⓘ |
| hasSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLevel | low ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
remote
ⓘ
scenic ⓘ |
| isInRegion | south-central Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Nevada Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | extraterrestrial life ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMilitaryInstallation |
Groom Lake facility
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada Test and Training Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Rachel, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Nevada State Route 375 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1930s as a state route alignment ⓘ |
| partOf | Nevada state highway system ⓘ |
| passesNear | Area 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lincoln County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Extraterrestrial Highway in 1996 ⓘ |
| renamingEventAssociatedWith | promotion of Independence Day film ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 375 ⓘ |
| shortName | SR 375 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| tourismTheme |
UFOs
ⓘ
aliens ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | U.S. Route 6 near Warm Springs, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State Route 375