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{{About|the historic auto trail|the 19th-century route connecting Nashville with New Orleans|Jackson's Military Road|Andrew Jackson Highway in North Carolina|U.S. Route 74}}
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The '''Jackson Highway''' was an ] in the ] connecting ] and ] via ]. It was named after General and U.S. President ]. The '''Jackson Highway''' was an ] in the ] connecting ] and ] via ]. It was named after General and U.S. President ].


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The original concepts for the route and its name are credited to Alma Rittenberry of ], member of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association, the Poetry Society of Alabama, and the ]. She conceived of the route in 1911.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = ] |url = http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us231.htm |title = U.S. 231—Indiana to Florida: How a Highway Grew |first = Richard |last = Weingroff |date = June 27, 2017 }}</ref> The original concepts for the route and its name are credited to Alma Rittenberry of ], member of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association, the Poetry Society of Alabama, and the ]. She conceived of the route in 1911.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = ] |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us231.cfm |title = U.S. 231—Indiana to Florida: How a Highway Grew |first = Richard |last = Weingroff |date = June 27, 2017 }}</ref>


] was president of the Jackson Highway Project from its conception.{{cn|date=January 2020}} ] was president of the Jackson Highway Project from its conception.{{cn|date=January 2020}}


] in ] approximately traces the Jackson Highway's historic route between ] and Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.trailsrus.com/hwy31/ |title = Take the Roads Less Traveled |website = Trails-R-Us: Historic Highways }}</ref> ] in ] approximately traces the Jackson Highway's historic route between ] and Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.trailsrus.com/hwy31/ |title = Take the Roads Less Traveled |website = Trails-R-Us: Historic Highways }}</ref>

==See also==
*] – North Carolina's commemorative name for U.S. Route 74 in the state
*] – a 19th-century route connecting ], with ], built after the ]


==References== ==References==

Latest revision as of 01:01, 5 August 2024

This article is about the historic auto trail. For the 19th-century route connecting Nashville with New Orleans, see Jackson's Military Road. For Andrew Jackson Highway in North Carolina, see U.S. Route 74.

Auto trail connecting Chicago and New Orleans
Jackson Highway markerJackson Highway
Route information
Existed1911–present
Major junctions
South endNew Orleans, LA
North endChicago, IL
Location
CountryUnited States
Highway system

The Jackson Highway was an auto trail in the United States connecting Chicago and New Orleans via Nashville. It was named after General and U.S. President Andrew Jackson.

Map from 1917

The original concepts for the route and its name are credited to Alma Rittenberry of Birmingham, Alabama, member of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association, the Poetry Society of Alabama, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She conceived of the route in 1911.

Peter Lee Atherton was president of the Jackson Highway Project from its conception.

U.S. Highway 31E in Kentucky approximately traces the Jackson Highway's historic route between Louisville and Nashville.

References

  1. Weingroff, Richard (June 27, 2017). "U.S. 231—Indiana to Florida: How a Highway Grew". Federal Highway Administration.
  2. "Take the Roads Less Traveled". Trails-R-Us: Historic Highways.
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