The Theodore Roosevelt International Highway was a transcontinental North American highway, from the era of the auto trails , through the United States and Canada that ran from Portland, Maine , to Portland, Oregon . Its length was about 4,060 miles (6,530 km).
21-833: Theodore Roosevelt Highway or Roosevelt Highway may refer to: Theodore Roosevelt International Highway in the United States and Canada Roosevelt Highway (Georgia) in the United States Roosevelt Highway (Washington) in the United States Roosevelt Highway (Oregon) on the Pacific coast Roosevelt Highway, an old name for the Pacific Coast Highway within Los Angeles County, California Roosevelt Midland Trail in
42-663: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Much of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway's alignment was used to form U.S. Route 2 when the United States Numbered Highway System was formed in 1926. There are, however, several key differences between the Roosevelt Highway and US-2;
63-585: Is land and 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi), or 0.62%, is water. The northern town line, partly defined by the Ausable River , is the border of Clinton County . The East Branch of the Ausable River flows northward the length of the town near the western town boundary. New York State Route 9N is a north-south highway through the town, following the course of the East Branch of
84-732: Is now U.S. Route 302 . The TRIH follows US-302 out of Maine and into New Hampshire. The TRIH weaves its way through the White Mountains of New Hampshire along US-302 to Littleton where it continues along Main Street to join New Hampshire Route 18 . It follows the path of Route 18 across the Connecticut River to Vermont. In Vermont, the highway connects to US-2 at the Moose River. It continues through
105-598: The Columbia River into Oregon at Hood River , joining U.S. Route 30 . The western terminus was at South Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon where a statue of the former president stood until 2020. In Michigan, the highway had a northern loop route in the Upper Peninsula. Between St. Ignace and Wakefield , the northern route followed what is now M-123 and M-28 while the southern route followed
126-466: The Green Mountains to Grand Isle where it crosses Lake Champlain by ferry into New York . The Grand Isle Ferry carries traffic there today. The trail continues South down U.S. Route 9 to Keeseville, then West along New York State Route 9N to Jay, New York where it turns right down NY 86 . In Paul Smiths , the trail follows NY 30 most of the way to Malone , although it did depart
147-662: The Ausable. New York State Route 86 leads west from NY-9N at the hamlet of Jay. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,306 people, 918 households, and 651 families residing in the town. The population density was 34.0 inhabitants per square mile (13.1/km ). There were 1,443 housing units at an average density of 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 98.44% White , 0.30% African American , 0.22% Native American , 0.13% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 0.26% from other races , and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of
168-670: The Detroit River until 1930 when the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was completed. The route heads up Michigan 's Upper Peninsula to Duluth, Minnesota and then through North Dakota and Montana following close to the path of the US-2 grade. The highway passed through northern Idaho and Spokane, Washington , south on present day US-195 to Walla Walla , paralleling the US-12 roadbed, then making its way West to follow
189-490: The Roosevelt Highway was built to run from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon , while US-2 passes through neither of those cities. Another notable difference is that, while US-2 exists in two segments with a gap between New York and Michigan, the Roosevelt Highway was contiguous by passing through Ontario. The highway begins in Portland, Maine at Longfellow Square where it travels up State Street and out of town along what
210-518: The TRIH followed that route exclusively. From Niagara Falls, the Canadian portion of TRIH carries traffic along alignments of Ontario Highway 8 , a portion of which was renamed Regional Road 81 in 1970, northwest into Hamilton , and then southwest to Tilbury on Highway 2 . At Tilbury, the route turns south on Baptiste Road and then west on Essex County Road 46. A ferry transferred passengers across
231-760: The United States Churchill–Roosevelt Highway in Trinidad and Tobago See also [ edit ] Theodore Roosevelt (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Theodore Roosevelt Highway . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore_Roosevelt_Highway&oldid=652938080 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732791834794252-405: The average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the town
273-699: The current alignment of NY 30 in the Titusville Mountain State Forest to follow more closely to Cold Brook Road, Studley Hill Road, and Duane Road up to Malone's Main Street to join US 11 . At Moira , the trail headed north to follow along the Saint Lawrence River to Cape Vincent , then back to US 11 in Watertown , then along what was once US 104 , now NY 104 , into Rochester on Empire Boulevard. Period roadmaps indicate
294-545: The highway was finished. Dedication ceremonies for the full route were held in Montana four months after the completion of the highway. The name fell into disuse after the 1930s with the 1926 designation of the United States Numbered Highway System that replaced much of its routing with numbered highway designations. Jay, New York Jay is a town in Essex County , New York , United States. The population
315-615: The highway's routing between Rochester and the Canadian Border shifted continuously throughout the 1920s, shifting primarily between present day NY 18, NY 104, and NY 31. NY 18 has the significant honor of being signed as the Roosevelt Highway for a portion of its length along this segment. The ending of the trail in New York also went through a few iterations. In 1920 the trail passed through Lewiston along Center Street, then turned south at 4th Street where it crossed into Canada via
336-407: The population. There were 918 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and
357-458: The principal settlement, based on early settler Nathaniel Mallory, who arrived around 1797.. The town of Jay, named in honor of New York Governor John Jay, was formed in January 1798 from part of the town of Willsboro . Afterwards, part of Jay was used to form, in whole or part, the towns of Keene (1808), Elizabethtown and Wilmington (1821). In 1822, the town was increased by territory from
378-582: The rough path of today's US 2. The highway was designated as a memorial following Theodore Roosevelt 's death on January 6, 1919. Michigan completed its section of the highway in the middle of 1926. A 56-mile (90 km) portion of the highway over the Continental Divide through Marias Pass in northwestern Montana was not completed until 1930. Automobiles were carried over the pass in Great Northern Railway cars until
399-601: The second Queenston–Lewiston Bridge to York Road. The bridge was dismantled in 1963. A 1924 alignment bypassed Lewiston and instead continued along NY 104 into Niagara Falls where it crossed into Canada along the Honeymoon Bridge . The Honeymoon Bridge collapsed in 1938 and was replaced by the Rainbow Bridge . By 1929, the US 104 route had taken precedence as the major throughway, although it's unclear as to whether
420-705: The town of Chateaugay (now in Franklin County), and the town of Peru (now in Clinton County ). Lumber production and iron ore extraction were important to the early economy of the town. Land of Makebelieve , an amusement park (1954–1979), was located in Upper Jay. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 68.1 square miles (176.4 km ), of which 67.7 square miles (175.3 km )
441-484: Was 2,506 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Jay , governor of New York when the town was formed. The town is on the northern border of Essex County and is 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Plattsburgh , 93 miles (150 km) south of Montreal , and 135 miles (217 km) north of Albany . Jay is located inside the Adirondack Park . The area was originally known as "Mallory's Bush", after
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