Dixie Highway in St. Johns County, Florida. This section was previously part of the older John Anderson Highway.

The Dixie Highway was a United States automobile highway first planned in 1914, to connect the US Midwest with the US South. It was part of the National Auto Trail system, and grew out of an earlier Miami to Montreal highway. The final result is better understood as a small network of interconnected paved roads, rather than a single highway. It was constructed and expanded from 1915 to 1927. USA Dixie Highway Marking Design The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... Anderson Highway, Florida, c. ... Anderson Highway, Florida, c. ... St. ... The John Anderson Highway connected Miami, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida. ... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile (or motor car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Highway in Pennsylvania, USA The Pan-American Highway, in the Peruvian town of Máncora, where it serves as the main street. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Midwest States (United States of America, ND to OH) The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... The U.S. Southern states or The South, known during the American Civil War era as Dixie, is a distinctive region of the United States with its own unique historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... The system of National Auto Trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Dixie Highway was inspired by the example of the slightly earlier Lincoln Highway. The prime booster of both projects was promoter and businessman Carl G. Fisher. It was overseen by the Dixie Highway Association, and funded by a group of individuals, businesses, local, and state governments. In the early years the US Federal government played little role, but from the early 1920s on it provided increasing funding, until 1927 when the Dixie Highway Association was disbanded and the highway was taken over as part of United States highway system, with some portions becoming state roads. Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ... Carl Graham Fisher (1874-1938) of Indiana, an American automotive and real estate entrepreneur. ... ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...

The route of the Dixie Highway was marked by a red stripe with the letters "DH" on it, usually with a white stripe above and below. This was commonly painted on telephone and telegraph poles along the route. An old rotary telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ...

Routes

Monuments like this, and even arches over the roadway, were put up by counties as they built sections of highways including the Dixie Highway. This one is on U.S. Route 1, the east mainline of the Dixie Highway, at the Brevard/Volusia county line, and was probably originally located about a mile to the east on the old road.

Southbound on the west mainline entering Osceola County; this is now Orange Avenue.

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The eastern division parallelled the Atlantic Ocean north to Savannah, Georgia, then went inland through Augusta, Georgia, Greenville, South Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee, north through Lexington, Kentucky, Toledo, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and on to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, with an extension into Ontario, Canada. In general, this alignment is now the following roads: Nickname: The Creative Coast or The Hostess City Location Coordinates: Government County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Geographical characteristics Area 202. ... Nickname: The Garden City (of the South), Masters City, The AUG Motto: We feel Good Location of the consolidated areas of Augusta and Richmond County in the state of Georgia. ... Location in South Carolina Coordinates: County Greenville County Founded 1831 Mayor Knox White Area    - City 67. ... Nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas Location Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Bill Haslam (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 254. ... Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country State Counties United States Kentucky Fayette Mayor Teresa Isaac (D) Area    - City 285. ... Nickname: The Glass City Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area    - City 217. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... Sault Ste. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

• U.S. Route 1, Miami, FL to Jacksonville, FL
• U.S. Route 17, Jacksonville to Savannah, GA
• State Route 21, State Route 24 and U.S. Route 25, Savannah to Augusta, GA
• U.S. Route 25, Augusta to Newport, TN
• U.S. Route 25W, Newport to Corbin, KY
• U.S. Route 25 and former US 25, Corbin to Detroit, MI
• Former U.S. Route 10, Detroit to Flint, MI
• U.S. Route 23, Flint to Mackinaw City, MI
• Former U.S. Route 2, St. Ignace, MI to Sault Ste. Marie, MI

The western division went inland through Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida, north through Atlanta, Georgia, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Indianapolis, Indiana to Chicago. In general, this alignment is now the following roads: U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Jacksonville redirects here. ... United States Highway 17 is a north-south United States highway. ... Savannah Savannah is a city located in Chatham County, Georgia. ... State Route 21 is a state route located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia that runs from S.R. 204 in Savannah north to U.S. 25/S.R. 121 north of Millen. ... State Route 24 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... The seal of the City of Augusta Augusta is a city located in the Georgia. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... Newport is a city located in Cocke County, Tennessee. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... Corbin is a city located in Kentucky. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit. ... United States Highway 10 is an east-west United States highway. ... Flint, Michigan is a city in Genesee County along the Flint River about 60 miles northwest of Detroit. ... U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ... Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States Highway. ... St. ... Sault Ste. ... Nickname: The City Beautiful, O-Town Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... Location Location in Leon County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), Chatt-Town, River City, Chatty, Chattavegas, The Noo Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Ron Littlefield Area    - City 370. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area    - City 953. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ...

• U.S. Route 41, Miami, FL to Punta Gorda, FL
• U.S. Route 17, Punta Gorda to Orlando, FL
• U.S. Route 441, Orlando to High Springs, FL
• U.S. Route 27, High Springs to Tallahassee, FL
• U.S. Route 319, Tallahassee to Thomasville, GA
• U.S. Route 19, Thomasville to Americus, GA
• State Route 49, Americus to Macon, GA
• U.S. Route 41, Macon to Springfield, TN
• U.S. Route 431, Springfield to Russellville, KY
• U.S. Route 68, Russellville to Bowling Green, KY
• U.S. Route 31W, Bowling Green to Louisville, KY
• U.S. Route 150, Louisville to Paoli, IN
• State Road 37, Paoli to Indianapolis, IN
• U.S. Route 136, Indianapolis to Danville, IL
• Illinois Route 1, Danville to Chicago

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By 1925 the Dixie Highway system had 5,786 miles of paved roads. In places it incorporated older local and county paved roads. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In rural areas, the paved portion was often just a single lane; when two vehicles needed to pass each other, one or both needed to pull partway onto the road's shoulder.

Much of the southern portion of the highway was paved with brick from Alabama. An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and Brick is an artificial stone made by forming clay into rectangular blocks which are hardened, either by burning in a kiln or sometimes, in warm and sunny countries, by sun-drying. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ...

Florida

Northbound at the railroad crossing in Dania, Florida.

A brick section of the old Dixie Highway East Florida Connector (SR 3) on the west side of Lake Lily in Maitland, Florida. It was built in 1915 or 1916, paved over at some point, and restored in 1999.

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Western division

• SR 27 from Miami to Fort Myers
• SR 5 from Ft. Myers to Punta Gorda
• SR 86 (assigned in 1927) from Punta Gorda to Arcadia
• SR 2 from Arcadia to High Springs
• SR 5A (assigned in 1925) from High Springs to Perry
• SR 19 from Perry to Tallahassee
• SR 10 from Tallahassee to Georgia

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• SR 205 (assigned in 1931) from Flamingo to Florida City
• SR 4A (assigned in 1925) from Florida City to Miami
• SR 4 from Miami to Jacksonville
• SR 3 from Jacksonville to Georgia

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• SR 18 from Arcadia to Lake Annie
• SR 8 from Lake Annie to Okeechobee
• SR 29 (assigned 1925) from Okeechobee to south of Okeechobee
• SR 194 (assigned 1931, formerly Conners Highway) from south of Okeechobee to Twenty Mile Bend
• SR 25 from Twenty Mile Bend to West Palm Beach

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• SR 24 from Kissimmee to Melbourne

East Florida Connector Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. ... Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. ...

• SR 3 from Orlando to East Palatka
• SR 14 from East Palatka to Hastings

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• SR 1 from east of Tallahassee to Jacksonville

South Georgia Connector Location Location in Leon County and the state of Florida. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City 2,264. ...

• SR 4 from Jacksonville to Georgia

Tampa-St. Petersburg Loop Legal description SR 4 was defined by number in 1923 state law, chapter 9311, approved June 8, 1923: Extending from the Georgia State line south of Folkston to Miami, via Hilliard, Callahan, Jacksonville, St. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City 2,264. ...

• SR 17 from Haines City to Dellwood
• SR 73 (assigned 1927 and 1931) from Dellwood to St. Petersburg
• SR 15 from St. Petersburg to Brooksville
• SR 5 from Brooksville to Juliette
• SR 16 from Juliette to Ocala

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Illinois

The "western route" of Dixie Highway goes through downstate Illinois and enters the Chicagoland area as it passes through Beecher. From here it follows the Vincennes Trail north and splits into the Bishop Ford Freeway (formerly the Calumet Expressway) and Chicago Road (which was one of the original roads into Chicago from the south) The Dixie Highway follows Chicago Road through Crete, Steger, South Chicago Heights, (at which point it meets up with the Sauk Trail. Chicagoland is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area, used by local residents, businesses, governments, and planning agencies. ... Beecher is a village located in Will County, Illinois. ... The Bishop Ford Freeway, formerly known as the Calumet Expressway, is a portion of Interstate 94 in northeastern Illinois, south of downtown Chicago. ... Crete is a village located in Will County, Illinois. ... Steger is a village located in Cook and Will County, Illinois. ... South Chicago Heights is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

As It continues north, It has a junction with Lincoln Highway (US 30). This is commonly known as the "Crossroads of America", because it is the interestection of America's first two transnational highways. This intersection also helped Cities such as Chicago Heights thrive in its early days. Approximately two blocks after this interesection, Dixie Highway splits from Chicago Road and continues north through Flossmoor and Homewood. At the north end of Homewood's downtown, the road turns and goes under the Illinois Central Railroad tracks, which now Carries both the Metra Electric Line and Amtrak trains. The road continues north through East Hazel Crest and past the Markham Rail Yards and under the Tri-State Tollway. Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ... United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. ... The Crossroads of America is a nickname given to the state of Indiana as it, and, more specifically, the city of Indianapolis is the hub for several major Interstate highways that criss-cross the state, connecting Hoosiers to the rest of the United States. ... Chicago Heights is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Incorporated Village in 1924. ... Homewood is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... The Illinois Central (AAR reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. ... The Metra Electric Line (ME) is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra, connecting Randolph Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois with its southern suburbs. ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... East Hazel Crest is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... The Tri-State Tollway is a U.S. toll road maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in northeastern Illinois. ...

Past the tollway, the road enters Hazel Crest, Markham and then Harvey. As the road continues, creating a border between the towns of Dixmoor and Posen, its name changes to Western Avenue. Incorporated Village in 1911. ... Markham is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Harvey is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Dixmoor is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Posen is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

When the road enters Blue Island, it splits into two streets, (Western and Gregory), and realigns itself into one when it reaches Burr Oak Avenue. The road then enters the city of Chicago. Through Chicago, Western Avenue is a major boulevard, which continues north through the city to the town of Evanston, which is where the Dixie Highway ends. Incorporated City in 1835. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ...

The Dixie Highway after the U.S. Highway system

The eastern route Dixie Highway mostly became U.S. Highway 25. In the late 20th century, the route was largely paralleled and in some sections replaced by Interstate 75, which starts in Miami, Florida and ends in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. A large portion of the former U.S. 25 in western Ohio ultimately ended up in 1963 (after Interstate 75's completion in that area) as county highway 25-A. A four lane portion runs through Bowling Green between Cygnet and Toledo as State Route 25 and in Michigan as M-25 running through Detroit and ending in Bay City. The eastern portion from Jacksonville, Florida south was largely replaced with U.S. Route 1. Current U.S. Highway shield Current U.S. Highway shield in California The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Sault Ste. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City 2,264. ... U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...

The portion of the western route from Nashville, Tennessee north to Louisville, Kentucky is now U.S. Highway 31W. In most of the cities it traverses in Kentucky, it is still referred to as "Dixie Highway" or "Dixie Avenue." The western route generally follows the present-day route of U.S. Highway 31 from Louisville to Indianapolis. From Nashville to Indianapolis, the route parallels Interstate 65. Nickname: Music City; Buckle of the Bible Belt Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area    - City 526. ... Louisville redirects here. ... U.S. Highway 31W is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky. ... US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ... Interstate 65 (abbreviated I-65) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. ...

The name "Dixie Highway" persists in various locations along its route where the main flow of long-distance traffic has been rerouted to more modern highways and the old Dixie Highway remains as a local road. In some South Florida cities, Dixie Highway (or sometimes Old Dixie Highway) parallels "Federal Highway" (U.S. Route 1), sometimes just a block away. In some of these cities and towns, Dixie Highway is the north-south axis of the street numbering system, although its diagonal route means that the extension of development westward means that the northwest and southwest quadrants of the grid defined in this manner are generally much larger than the northeast and southeast ones which are constrained by the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...

Cultural references

• "Dixie Highway" is a song by Roger McGuinn that first appeard on his 1977 album "Thunderbyrd".
• "Dixie Highway" is a song about the highway by Journey that appears on their 1981 album Captured.
• "Dixie Highway" is referenced in the 2006 song "Our Country" by John Mellencamp

James Roger McGuinn (born July 13, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, who was born as James Joseph McGuinn III in Chicago, Illinois. ... Journey is an Arena rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Journeys first live album, Captured, was released in February of 1981 on the Columbia Records label. ...

See also

• National Auto Trail
• United States highway

The system of National Auto Trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Dixie Highway

• Dixie Highway on us-highways.com
• 1923 map of the Dixie Highway system
• Dixehighway.org - The Dixie Highway Association