 the natchez trace parkway (also known as the natchez trace or simply the trace) is a national parkway in the southeastern united states that commemorates the historic old natchez trace and preserves sections of the original trail. thumb|right|the natchez trace parkway logo can be seen on signs and trail markings along the parkway. its central feature is a two-lane parkway road that extends 444 miles (715&nbsp;km) from natchez, mississippi to nashville, tennessee. access to the parkway is limited, with more than 50 access points in the states of mississippi, alabama, and tennessee. the southern end of the route is in natchez at an intersection with liberty road, and the northern end is northeast of fairview, tennessee, in the suburban community of pasquo, tennessee, at an intersection with tennessee 100. in addition to natchez and nashville, the larger cities along the route include jackson and tupelo, mississippi, and florence, alabama.the national parks: index 2001-2003. washington: u.s. department of the interiornational park service, natchez trace parkway fact sheet, february 25, 2010 the all-american road is maintained by the national park service, to commemorate the original route of the natchez trace. ==notes== the road is maintained by the national park service, and has been designated an all-american road. commercial traffic is prohibited along the entire route, and the speed limit is . total area of the parkway is , of which  are federal, and  are nonfederal. the parkway headquarters is in tupelo. the parkway also manages two battlefields: tupelo national battlefield and brices cross roads national battlefield site. the parkway has nine district offices: leipers fork, meriwether lewis, cherokee, tupelo, dancy, kosciusko, ridgeland, port gibson and natchez. 
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