Dixie Highway
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Dixie Highway was an early 20th-century network of paved roads that connected the U.S. Midwest to the South, playing a key role in the development of long-distance automobile travel before the modern numbered highway system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auto trail
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historic highway network → |
| connectsRegion |
U.S. Midwest
NERFINISHED
→
U.S. South NERFINISHED → |
| constructionBegan |
1915
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| country |
United States
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| endPoint |
Miami Beach, Florida
NERFINISHED
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Miami, Florida NERFINISHED → |
| era |
pre‑U.S. numbered highway era
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| established |
1915
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| follows |
multiple pre‑existing local roads
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| followsCity |
Atlanta
NERFINISHED
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Chattanooga NERFINISHED → Chicago NERFINISHED → Cincinnati NERFINISHED → Indianapolis NERFINISHED → Jacksonville NERFINISHED → Louisville NERFINISHED → Macon → Miami NERFINISHED → |
| hasBranch |
Central route segments
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Eastern route → Western route → |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
portions listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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| hasNameOrigin |
named for the American South ("Dixie")
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| hasRouteType |
paved road network
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| influenced |
economic growth in communities along its route
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tourism development in Florida → |
| inspiredBy |
Lincoln Highway
NERFINISHED
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| locatedIn |
Midwestern United States
→
Southern United States NERFINISHED → |
| maintainedBy |
Dixie Highway Association
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| notableFor |
being one of the earliest long‑distance paved road networks in the U.S.
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| partOf |
National Auto Trail system
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| passesThrough |
Florida
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Georgia → Illinois → Indiana → Kentucky NERFINISHED → Michigan → Ohio → Tennessee → |
| planningBegan |
1914
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| precededBy |
local wagon roads
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| promotedBy |
Carl G. Fisher
→
Dixie Highway Association → |
| purpose |
connect northern tourists to Florida
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promote long‑distance automobile travel → |
| replacedBy |
U.S. Route 1
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 25 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED → |
| startPoint |
Chicago, Illinois
→
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan NERFINISHED → |
| status |
largely decommissioned as a named route
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| succeededBy |
Interstate Highway System
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U.S. Highway System → |
| transportMode |
automobile
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Interstate 75
("Dixie Highway corridor")
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partOfCorridor |
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United States Numbered Highway System
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precededBy |