National Parkway

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A National Parkway is a specially designated scenic roadway in the United States that preserves and showcases areas of natural, cultural, or historic significance while providing recreational driving experiences.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
National Parkway canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal designation ⓘ
protected area designation ⓘ
scenic roadway designation ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
associatedWith automobile-based recreation ⓘ
conservation of scenic corridors ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdFor public enjoyment of scenic and historic landscapes ⓘ
designCriteria alignment following natural contours ⓘ
integration with surrounding landscape ⓘ
protection of viewsheds ⓘ
differsFrom Interstate Highway ⓘ
State Highway ⓘ
U.S. Highway ⓘ
emphasizes recreation over high-speed transportation ⓘ
scenic quality over travel efficiency ⓘ
example Baltimore–Washington Parkway ⓘ
Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Colonial Parkway ⓘ
George Washington Memorial Parkway ⓘ
Natchez Trace Parkway ⓘ
governedBy federal transportation and conservation laws ⓘ
hasCharacteristic buffered from adjacent development ⓘ
landscape-oriented design ⓘ
limited access roadway ⓘ
often includes recreational pullouts and overlooks ⓘ
scenic driving route ⓘ
hasPurpose preservation of cultural resources ⓘ
preservation of historic resources ⓘ
preservation of natural resources ⓘ
preservation of scenic resources ⓘ
provision of recreational driving experiences ⓘ
isA type of parkway ⓘ
type of scenic byway ⓘ
legalStatus federally designated roadway ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Department of the Interior ⓘ
oftenIncludes adjacent park lands ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ
trails ⓘ
visitor centers ⓘ
partOf National Park System ⓘ
regulates commercial traffic restrictions ⓘ
speed limits designed for sightseeing ⓘ
typicalActivities photography ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ
short hikes from overlooks ⓘ
sightseeing by car ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foothills Parkway → designation → National Parkway ⓘ