The National Road was built over 200 years ago to connect the eastern United States to what was then the west, stretching from Baltimore, Maryland to St. Louis, Missouri. In Ohio the road runs along the southern part of the state, and portions are still visable along U.S. Route 40. For more information visit the National Road Museum, located just off Route 70, at 8850 East Pike in Norwich, Ohio. For information call 800-752-2602.
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It is my understanding that the people of Ohio dont like truckdrivers or trucks in general…and neither does your law enforcement officers well heres to you and your state …of OHIO we are SHUTING IT DOWN ALL TRUCKS STARVE!!!!its like they say BE CAREFULL WHAT YOU WISH FOR….TAKE YOUR 55 AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASSES YOU PEOPLE ARE FIRST TO GET CUT……………SCUMBAGS
I currently live near the intersection of US 40 and Ohio 310 in Licking County.
When people say The National Road today it is pretty much understood that US 40 is what they are talking about. It is not in Southern Ohio but rather runs parallel to Interstate 70 in the central part of the state. I am not sure how closely all of the route follows the original road but I know a great deal of it is in the exact same location and has just been surfaced and resurfaced a number of times through the years.
Occasionally there will be events that take place following the National Road. In 2003, to celebrate Ohio's Bicentennial there was a wagon train that followed the road all the way from the West Virginia border to the Indiana border.
I also know that every year, I believe around Memorial Day, that there is a National Road Yard Sale where there are yard sales all up and down US 40 at both homes and businesses. I don't know if this event is statewide or not but I know it is done in Muskingum, Licking, and the rural portions of Franklin County.
Is there an editor who actually READS these responses before they post? If so, please hire one with some decorum.
Gearjammer must still be living in the past. Remember "Buckeye Rover" big guy?
1973
The National Road was U.S. 40; as a child I remember the old granite mile-markers riding with my family to Zanesville from Columbus. I may be mistaken, but I believe it was also called The Lincoln Highway.
We lived on The Hilltop so I remember pre-airconditioned car days of 45 minutes of misery driving block-by-block on Main to get on the highway to Z-Town.
Another big memory was "cider all you can drink 10 cents" near Etna.
The Lincoln Highway is route 30. A true coast to coast road. It starts somwhere on the east coast and goes all the way to San Francisco. In 1962 I followed much of it enroute from Akron to Sacramento CA.