The Historic National Road is the Nation's first federally funded highway. Opening westward expansion, it became a transportation corridor for goods and people, creating the great cultural diversity we treasure. Visitors experience a physical timeline -- classic inns, toll houses, diners, and motels that trace 200 years of American history.

Getting to the Byway:

Pittsburgh, PA
* Take I-279 west toward Rosslyn Farms. * Get on I-70 and go south to Washington. * Get on US-40 to enter the byway.

Navigating the Byway:

The byway begins on the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania, on what is now US-40.

• Addison, containing the historic Old Petersbug/Addison Tollhouse, is the first major town the byway (US-40) passes through.
• Continuing west on the highway, the byway will pass Fort Necessity and Braddock's Grave.
• Further along the highway, continuing in its northwesterly direction, the byway passes Forbes State Park, and then the towns of Hopwood and Union Town.
• Another stretch up the highway takes the traveler past the Searights Toll House, the town of Brownsville, and the Flatiron Bridge.
• The byway then crosses the Monongahela River and eventually passes through Centerville, Beallsville, and Scenery Hill, and passes by the Madonna of the Trail.
• As the byway nears the city of Washington, it intersects with Interstate 79, and then moves on to Washington, at which point the byway takes a southwesterly direction and intersects Interstate 70.
• Once out of the city, the byway passes the S-Bridge, and continues on through Claysville and then West Alexander and the state border with West Virginia, marking the end of the byway.