The National Road—formerly the Cumberland Road and later celebrated as "Main Street of America"—was the United States' first great federally financed highway and a proving ground for national‑scale in
Marker at the start of the Cumberland National Road
The Wheeling Suspension Bridge across the Ohio River was completed in 1849 and was still in use by local traffic until its closure on September 24, 2019. The bridge is now limited to pedestrians only.
The Cumberland Narrows west of Cumberland, part of the realigned routing
Madonna of the Trail monument along the Old National Road in Vandalia, Illinois
Cumberland is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 19,075 at the 2020 census. Located on the Potomac River, Cumberland is a regional bu
National Road
…federally financed highway and a proving ground for national‑scale internal improvements. Originating at the head of navigation on the Potomac River in Cumberland, Maryland, the 4-rod (66 ft; 20 m) wide engineered turnpike was authorized on March 29, 1806, when President Thomas Jefferson signed "An Act to regulate the…
Washington St. and Greene St. in Cumberland
Terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Cumberland. Highway bridge is Interstate 68. From left to right behind the highway bridge: Cumberland Masonic Temple, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Canal Place Museum.
Downtown Cumberland, Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Swain's Lock