Lincoln Highway
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The Lincoln Highway was one of the earliest transcontinental automobile roads in the United States, stretching from New York to San Francisco and pioneering long-distance highway travel.
Aliases (10)
- Lincoln Highway (in several segments) ×1
- Lincoln Highway Association ×1
- Lincoln Highway in Illinois ×1
- Lincoln Highway in Iowa ×1
- Lincoln Highway in Nevada ×1
- Lincoln Highway in New Jersey ×1
- Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania ×1
- Lincoln Highway in Utah ×1
- Lincoln Highway in Wyoming ×1
- historic Lincoln Highway alignment ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auto trail
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historic highway → transcontinental highway → |
| country |
United States
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| direction |
east–west
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| endCity |
San Francisco
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| endPoint |
Lincoln Park
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| endState |
California
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| era |
early 20th century
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| hasHeritageDesignation |
historic byway (various state designations)
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| hasOrganization |
Lincoln Highway Association
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| hasSection |
Lincoln Highway in Illinois
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Lincoln Highway in Iowa → Lincoln Highway in Nebraska → Lincoln Highway in Nevada → Lincoln Highway in New Jersey → Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania → Lincoln Highway in Utah → Lincoln Highway in Wyoming → |
| inception |
1913
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| influenced |
U.S. Numbered Highway System
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development of roadside services → |
| maintainedBy |
Lincoln Highway Association
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| namedAfter |
Abraham Lincoln
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| notableFeature |
connected Atlantic and Pacific coasts
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first coast-to-coast highway for automobiles in the United States → |
| opened |
1913
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| originalLength |
approximately 3389 miles
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| passesThrough |
Illinois
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Indiana → Iowa → Nebraska → Nevada → New Jersey → Ohio → Pennsylvania → Utah → Wyoming → |
| pioneerOf |
long-distance automobile travel
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transcontinental highway travel → |
| routeType |
auto trail
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| startCity |
New York City
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| startPoint |
Times Square
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| startState |
New York
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| status |
historic route
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partly replaced by U.S. Highway System → |
| terminusCityEast |
New York City
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| terminusCityWest |
San Francisco
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| usedBy |
automobiles
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|
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Lincoln Highway
("Lincoln Highway in New Jersey")
→
Lincoln Highway ("Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania") → Lincoln Highway ("Lincoln Highway in Illinois") → Lincoln Highway ("Lincoln Highway in Iowa") → Lincoln Highway ("Lincoln Highway in Wyoming") → Lincoln Highway ("Lincoln Highway in Utah") → Lincoln Highway ("Lincoln Highway in Nevada") → |
hasSection |
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U.S. Route 30
("historic Lincoln Highway alignment")
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follows |
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Interstate 80
("Lincoln Highway (in several segments)")
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followsHistoricRoute |
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Lincoln Highway
("Lincoln Highway Association")
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maintainedBy |
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Lincoln Highway (historic alignment via U.S. 40)
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partOf |
|
United States Numbered Highway System
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precededBy |