Cutting across the southwest corner of the state is this Nation’s first federally funded highway, better known as the Historic National Road. Conceived and built in the first half of the 19th century, it was the National Road that opened up the land west of the Alleghenies and allowed a budding nation to expand its boundaries westward.  Today, the 90- mile National Road Heritage Corridor, overlaid in some areas by current day U.S. Route 40, celebrates the rich history, culture and scenic beauty of one of America’s oldest byways.  This historic road is a Pennsylvania State Scenic Byway and the Commonwealth’s only National Scenic Byway, All-American Road.

Various attractions can be seen all along the Corridor including Fort Necessity National Battlefield, the site of the first battle of the French and Indian War;  Addison and Searight Toll Houses; and the “S” Bridge, as well as several stone taverns and inns.  The area offers recreation, camping, historical sites, museums, antique shops, old churches and cemeteries, breathtaking scenery and amazing architecture.  

If you like the small town charm of yesteryear, visit the historical districts of Uniontown and Brownsville, Addison and Claysville. While you’re in Brownsville, visit the Flat Iron Building to learn more about the National Road, and don’t miss Nemacolin Castle overlooking the Monogehala River. A drive through Hopwood reveals the largest group of intact, hand cut stone, 1800’s buildings along the entire corridor, Be sure to stop at Scenery Hill for those antiques you’ve been looking for, and don’t miss the annual National Road Festival held in the every year on the third weekend in May - the wagon train is a sight to see!  

For more information on the Historic National Road, write or call:

National Road Heritage Corridor
65 West Main Street, Suite 103
Uniontown, PA  15401
724-437-9877

www.NationalRoadPa.org