Broadway of America

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Broadway of America is a historic nickname for the former transcontinental U.S. Route 80, once a major east–west highway across the southern United States.

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Broadway of America canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic highway nickname
tourist highway name
appliesToRoute U.S. Route 80
associatedWith auto trails era
named highway movement
country United States
describes former transcontinental U.S. Route 80
linked to: U.S. Route 80
direction east–west
era early 20th century
extendsFrom Pacific coast of the United States
extendsTo Atlantic coast of the United States
hasHeritageStatus historic road corridor (informal)
influencedBy development of U.S. highway numbering in 1920s
language English
namedAfter Broadway in New York City
nicknameFor Dixie Overland Highway
linked to: Dixie Highway

U.S. Route 80 corridor
linked to: U.S. Route 80
notableFor coast-to-coast highway travel
linking major southern U.S. cities
partOf United States numbered highway system history
passesThrough Alabama
Arizona
California
District of Columbia
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
linked to: Mississippi River

New Mexico
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
region southern United States
relatedTo Bankhead Highway
Dixie Highway
Lincoln Highway
Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
routeType transcontinental highway nickname
status historic
supersededBy I-10
linked to: Interstate 10

I-20
I-30
linked to: Interstate 30

I-8
Interstate Highway System
theme main street of America
transportMode automobile
usedFor marketing of U.S. Route 80
promotion of automobile tourism

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U.S. Route 80 hasNickname Broadway of America