Skyline Drive

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mountain road scenic roadway tourist attraction

Skyline Drive is a scenic mountain roadway running along the crest of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, renowned for its panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah National Park.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain road → scenic roadway → tourist attraction →
bestVisitedIn	autumn → spring →
connectsTo	Blue Ridge Parkway →
constructionStarted	1931 →
crosses	numerous mountain gaps →
hasAccessPoint	Front Royal Entrance Station → Rockfish Gap Entrance Station → Swift Run Gap Entrance Station → Thornton Gap Entrance Station →
hasFeature	campgrounds nearby → trailheads for Appalachian Trail → waystations and visitor centers →
hasLength	about 105 miles → about 169 kilometers →
hasNumberOfOverlooks	over 70 →
hasScenicDesignation	National Scenic Byway →
hasToll	park entrance fee required →
knownFor	fall foliage → panoramic views → scenic overlooks →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Blue Ridge Mountains → United States → Virginia →
maintainedBy	National Park Service →
northernTerminus	Front Royal, Virginia →
offersActivities	hiking access → sightseeing → wildlife viewing →
opened	1930s →
overlooks	Shenandoah Valley →
partOf	U.S. National Park System →
passesNear	Big Meadows → Loft Mountain NERFINISHED → Skyland →
passesThrough	Shenandoah National Park Central District → Shenandoah National Park North District → Shenandoah National Park South District →
roadType	two-lane paved road →
runsAlong	crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains →
southernTerminus	Rockfish Gap →
speedLimit	35 miles per hour →
subjectOf	tourism brochures → travel photography →
traverses	Shenandoah National Park →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Luray Caverns → Skyline Caverns →	near
Shenandoah National Park →	hasRoad
Shenandoah National Park →	hasScenicBywayDesignation
Shenandoah Valley →	hasTouristAttraction
Front Royal →	isNorthernTerminusOf
Shenandoah National Park →	knownFor
Blue Ridge Mountains →	notableScenicRoute