National Road

road in the United States
Place road Q1072546
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National Road

Summary

National Road is a road[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 {'lat': 39.14979, 'lon': -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].

Body

Geography

National Road is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Illinois[3], an U.S. state[20], in United States[21], founded in 1818[22]; Indiana[4], an U.S. state[23], in United States[24], founded in 1816[25], headquartered in Indianapolis[26]; Ohio[5], an U.S. state[27], in United States[28], founded in 1803[29]; West Virginia[6], an U.S. state[30], in United States[31], founded in 1863[32]; Pennsylvania[7], an U.S. state[33], in United States[34], founded in 1787[35]; and Maryland[8], an U.S. state[36], in United States[37], founded in 1788[38].

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[39], a town in the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1831[42] and Cumberland County[43], a county of Illinois[44], in United States[45], founded in 1843[46].

Why It Matters

National Road has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include Cumberland[39], a town in the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1831[42] and Cumberland County[43], a county of Illinois[44], in United States[45], founded in 1843[46].

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Illinois, Indiana, Ohio +3
    Described by source The New Student's Reference Work
    Country United States
    Instance of road
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: National Road Sign cropped.JPG, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261411|batch #261411]]"
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