National Road
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Summary
National Road is a road[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,073 views/month, #43 of 7,994).[2]
Key Facts
- National Road is located in Illinois[3].
- National Road is located in Indiana[4].
- National Road is located in Ohio[5].
- National Road is located in West Virginia[6].
- National Road is located in Pennsylvania[7].
- National Road is located in Maryland[8].
- National Road is in the country of United States[9].
- National Road's instance of is recorded as road[10].
- National Road's Commons category is recorded as National Road[11].
- 1811 marks the founding of National Road[12].
- National Road's terminus location is recorded as Cumberland[13].
- National Road's terminus location is recorded as Vandalia[14].
- National Road's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.14979, 'longitude': -88.41658}[15].
- National Road's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Road[16].
- National Road's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as network=US:NR[17].
- National Road's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
- National Road's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[19].
- National Road's nickname is recorded as Main Street of America[20].
Body
Geography
National Road is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Illinois[3], an U.S. state[21], in United States[22], founded in 1818[23]; Indiana[4], an U.S. state[24], in United States[25], founded in 1816[26], headquartered in Indianapolis[27]; Ohio[5], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1803[30]; West Virginia[6], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1863[33]; Pennsylvania[7], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1787[36]; and Maryland[8], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1788[39].
Designation and Status
National Road's instance of is recorded as road[10]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[19].
History and Context
1811 marks the founding of National Road[12].
Cultural Significance
Things named for National Road include Cumberland County[40], a county of Illinois[41], in United States[42], founded in 1843[43] and Cumberland[44], a town in the United States[45], in United States[46], founded in 1831[47].
Why It Matters
National Road ranks in the top 0.54% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,073 views/month, #43 of 7,994).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include Cumberland County[40], a county of Illinois[41], in United States[42], founded in 1843[43] and Cumberland[44], a town in the United States[45], in United States[46], founded in 1831[47].