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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historic site
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gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces
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1976
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Cumberland_Road
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gptkbp:buildingCompleted
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1837
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gptkbp:connectedTo
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Baltimore via turnpikes
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1811
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:easternTerminus
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gptkb:Cumberland,_Maryland
gptkb:Vandalia,_Illinois
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gptkbp:engineeredFor
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gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Congress
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gptkbp:heritageDesignation
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gptkb:All-American_Road
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The National Road
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 620 miles
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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stone arch bridges
mile markers
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gptkbp:notableTown
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gptkb:Cambridge,_Ohio
gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
gptkb:Springfield,_Ohio
gptkb:Zanesville,_Ohio
gptkb:Wheeling,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Vandalia,_Illinois
gptkb:Terre_Haute,_Indiana
gptkb:Richmond,_Indiana
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Historic_National_Road_Scenic_Byway
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:purpose
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facilitate westward expansion
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gptkbp:significance
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first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Historic_U.S._Route_40
gptkb:U.S._Highway_40
gptkb:US_Route_40
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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