Jamaica Plank Road
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Jamaica Plank Road was a historic 19th-century toll road in Queens, New York, that served as a major transportation route and precursor to modern Jamaica Avenue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Plank Road canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic toll road
ⓘ
transportation route ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Jamaica Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | pre-automobile era ⓘ |
| followedBy | paved Jamaica Avenue ⓘ |
| function | toll road ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | plank road ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | 19th-century infrastructure in New York City ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early overland route in Queens ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wooden planks ⓘ |
| partOf | transportation network of Queens in the 19th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier dirt road routes in Queens ⓘ |
| precursorTo | Jamaica Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Jamaica, Queens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Queens ⓘ |
| replacedBy | modern paved roadway ⓘ |
| servedAs | major transportation route ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to development of Jamaica, Queens ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| tollStatus | toll was charged for use ⓘ |
| transportMode |
horse-drawn vehicles
ⓘ
wagons ⓘ |
| usedDuring | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
movement of goods
ⓘ
movement of people ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.