About this property
Meridian Highway was a United States auto trail in the early twentieth century. It roughly followed the path of present-day U.S. Route 81 from Pembina, North Dakota to Fort Worth, Texas, and Interstate 35 from Fort Worth to Laredo, Texas. A group in Kansas was formed in 1911 to promote the concept of a direct north-south automobile route through the central United States. To further that goal, the objective was to organize similar groups in other states. Meridian Road groups, including in Nebraska and Canada were started in 1911. The International Meridian Road Association was founded in 1912, representing Canada, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Unlike most auto trails, the Meridian Highway was envisioned as an international highway, running from Winnipeg to Mexico City. Its namesake was the Sixth Principal Meridian (approximately the 97th meridian west). The original route through Nebraska was approximately 200 miles long, by 1928, only 19 miles of the Nebraska portion remained dirt road. Improved roads in Nebraska at the time were typically sand and gravel. A 4.5 mile segment of the road was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, all of it in rural Pierce County, Nebraska. The portion of the Meridian Road in Pierce County was still a gravel surface country road in 2001. Media related to Meridian Highway (Pierce County, Nebraska) at Wikimedia Commons https://web.archive.org/web/20070924192054/http://www.drivetheost.com/meridianhighway.html http://www.northernplainshighways.org/sdakota/sd61-100.html http://meridianbridgemuseum.com/meridianbridge.htm
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When was Meridian Highway listed on the National Register?
Meridian Highway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001.
What type of historic resource is Meridian Highway?
Meridian Highway is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Meridian Highway?
The period of significance for Meridian Highway is recorded as the industrial era.
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