Jefferson Highway

This article is about the highway from New Orleans to Winnipeg. For the highway in Oregon, see Jefferson Highway (Oregon).
Jefferson Highway marker
Jefferson Highway
Major junctions
FromNew Orleans, Louisiana
ToWinnipeg, Manitoba
Location
CountryUnited States
Highway system

The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. The Jefferson Highway was replaced with the new numbered US Highway system in the late 1920s. Portions of the highway are still named Jefferson Highway, including the portions that run through Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; Lee's Summit, Missouri; Osseo, Minnesota; and Wadena, Minnesota.

It was built in the 1910s as part of the National Auto Trail system.

Named for President Thomas Jefferson, inspired by the east–west Lincoln Highway, it was nicknamed the "Palm to Pine Highway", for the varying types of trees found at either end.