Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic site
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gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces |
1976
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Cumberland_Road
gptkb:National_Road |
gptkbp:built |
1811
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:U.S._federal_government
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:easternTerminus |
gptkb:Cumberland,_Maryland
gptkb:Vandalia,_Illinois |
gptkbp:heritageDesignation |
gptkb:road
gptkb:All-American_Road |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
historic National Road
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 620 miles
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gptkbp:notableLandmark |
gptkb:Casselman_Bridge
gptkb:S_Bridge gptkb:Youghiogheny_River_Bridge gptkb:Wheeling_Suspension_Bridge |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:U.S._Route_40
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gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Maryland gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:West_Virginia |
gptkbp:purpose |
facilitate westward expansion
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gptkbp:significance |
first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:U.S._Route_40
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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