Built between 1811 and 1837, the 620-mile (1,000 km) road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers. When improved in …

2024年12月23日 · National Road, first federal highway in the United States and for several years the main route to what was then the Northwest Territory. Built (1811–37) from Cumberland, …

2022年6月12日 · The National Road opened the Ohio River Valley and the Midwest for settlement and commerce. The National Road linked the eastern and western states in the first half of the …

2023年6月30日 · The National Road, in many places known as Route 40, was built between 1811 and 1834 to reach the western settlements. It was the first federally funded road in U.S. …

Cutting an approximately 820-mile-long path through Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, it was built between 1811 and 1834 and was the first …

2022年6月12日 · It is a story of American growth, development, and migration — the story of the past, present, and future of American travel. "The Historic National Road" was designated an …

2024年8月11日 · The National Road, today called US Route 40, was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. The road was authorized by Congress in 1806 during the Jefferson …

The Historic National Road was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1976 and a State Heritage Park in 1994. It also earned the designation as a National Scenic …

The National Road, in many places known as Route 40, was built between 1811 and 1834 to reach the western settlements. It was the first federally funded road in U.S. history. George …

2019年3月16日 · The National Road was a federal project in early America designed to address a problem which seems quaint today but was extremely serious at the time. The young nation …