Skyline Drive
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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.
All labels observed (5)
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Front Royal Entrance Station
Rockfish Gap ⓘ
surface form:
Rockfish Gap Entrance Station
Swift Run Gap entrance ⓘ
surface form:
Swift Run Gap Entrance Station
Thornton Gap entrance ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ |
| offersActivities |
hiking access
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| opened | 1930s ⓘ |
| overlooks | Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States National Park System
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park System
|
| passesNear |
Big Meadows
ⓘ
Loft Mountain ⓘ Skyland ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Shenandoah National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Shenandoah National Park Central District
Shenandoah National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Shenandoah National Park North District
Shenandoah National Park ⓘ
surface form:
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 (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skyline Drive milepost area in southern Shenandoah National Park
subject surface form:
Whiteoak Canyon Trail
this entity surface form:
Skyline Drive access system
this entity surface form:
Skyline Drive district of Shenandoah National Park