Historic National Road - Pennsylvania
Historic National Road - Pennsylvania is a State Scenic Byway in Pennsylvania. Within Pennsylvania it covers roughly 90 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Historic National Road - Pennsylvania with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-40 crosses the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania along the National Road, the early federal highway west. The route passes Fort Necessity, where the young George Washington fought the opening battle of the French and Indian War, along with historic stone S-bridges, old tollhouses, and taverns that served generations of travelers. It climbs over Laurel Ridge through Appalachian scenery.
- National Road heritage
- Fort Necessity
- stone S-bridges
- old tollhouses
- Laurel Ridge crossing
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.