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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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| ] 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== | ||
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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 | |
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| Route information | |
| Existed | 1911–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | New Orleans, LA |
| North end | Chicago, IL |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Highway system | |
| Auto trails | |
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.
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
- Weingroff, Richard (June 27, 2017). "U.S. 231—Indiana to Florida: How a Highway Grew". Federal Highway Administration.
- "Take the Roads Less Traveled". Trails-R-Us: Historic Highways.
- "Jackson Highway". October 26, 1998. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
- "Father of the Jackson Highway". Motor Age. June 22, 1916. p. 23. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "Meeting of the Kentucky County Road Engineer's Association". Good Roads. December 9, 1916. p. 243. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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