National Highway (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic site
|
| gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces |
1976
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Cumberland_Road
gptkb:National_Road |
| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:U.S._federal_government
|
| gptkbp:constructionStartYear |
1811
1837 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Vandalia,_Illinois
|
| gptkbp:heritageDesignation |
gptkb:All-American_Road
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Highway (United States)
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 620 miles
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
stone arch bridges
mile markers toll houses |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:U.S._Route_40
|
| gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Maryland gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:West_Virginia |
| gptkbp:purpose |
facilitate westward expansion
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government
|
| gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Cumberland,_Maryland
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:state_highway
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|