National Road
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The National Road is a historic early 19th-century U.S. highway that served as a major route for westward expansion and commerce, stretching from Maryland into the Midwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Road canonical | 14 |
| Historic National Road | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal road
ⓘ
historic highway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cumberland Road
ⓘ
U.S. Route 40 ⓘ
surface form:
National Pike
|
| authorizedBy |
Thomas Jefferson
ⓘ
surface form:
President Thomas Jefferson
|
| builtBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| category |
Historic trails and roads in the United States
ⓘ
Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
Ohio Valley region ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio River region
|
| constructionStartDate | 1811 ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | stone and gravel roadbed ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of American expansionism ⓘ |
| declineCause | rise of railroads ⓘ |
| endPoint | Vandalia, Illinois ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakUse | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| follows | Cumberland Road ⓘ |
| fundingMethod | federally funded internal improvement ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed segments on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Republic of the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of towns along its route
ⓘ
economic growth of the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern United States
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | U.S. Route 40 ⓘ |
| opened | early 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System precursor ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Illinois
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate migration to the West
ⓘ
improve transportation of goods ⓘ link Atlantic seaboard with interior ⓘ |
| roadSurface | originally macadamized in many sections ⓘ |
| significance |
first major improved highway built by the U.S. federal government
ⓘ
major route for interstate commerce ⓘ major route for westward expansion ⓘ |
| startPoint | Cumberland, Maryland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
stagecoach travel
ⓘ
wagon freight traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Historic National Road
this entity surface form:
Historic National Road