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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic highway nickname
ⓘ
tourist highway name ⓘ |
| appliesToRoute | U.S. Route 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
auto trails era
ⓘ
named highway movement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | former transcontinental U.S. Route 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameFor |
Dixie Overland Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 80 corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coast-to-coast highway travel
ⓘ
linking major southern U.S. cities ⓘ |
| partOf | United States numbered highway system history ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bankhead Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixie Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType | transcontinental highway nickname ⓘ |
| status | historic ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
I-10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ I-30 NERFINISHED ⓘ I-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | main street of America ⓘ |
| transportMode | automobile ⓘ |
| usedFor |
marketing of U.S. Route 80
ⓘ
promotion of automobile tourism ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.