Historic National Road
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The Eads Bridge spans darkly across the shimmering blue waters of the Mississippi River. Across the river several buildings and the Gateway to the West Monument reach up to clear skys.
Public domain. Photo by Lyle Kruger
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A war memorial stands outside the Guernsey County Courthouse. American flags line the entrance pathway.
© June 2004 Leslie K. Dellovade.
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These unusually-shaped bridges were originally constructed to allow stagecoaches to pass each other.
© June 2004 Leslie K. Dellovade.
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The "Madonna of the Trail" stands before the old state building Vandalia.
Public domain. Photo by Lyle Kruger
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The red and white brick courthouse stands ready to receive visitors.
Public domain. Gerald Roll
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The 19th century Courthouse stands on the corner of the banner covered Fourth and Jefferson. The bright green lawn supports trees and a monument to Lord Effingham.
Public domain. Lyle Kruger
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Museum visitors read a plaque before a life-size display of Civil War soldiers treating their injured.
Public domain. Tourism Council of Frederick County
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This is an intact, original milepost marker, just outside the Zane Grey Museum in Zanesville, Ohio.
Public domain. Photo by A. E. Crane
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A spacious sidewalk will allow you to walk the Wheeling Suspension Bridge and get a closer look at its design and architecture.
Public domain. Photo by Dennis Adams
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Patriotic flags hang from the banister of Town Square in West Jefferson along the Historic National Road Scenic Byway.
© May 2005 Leslie Dellovade.
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Two visitors read an interpretive sign near the Fox Run S-Bridge on this sunny fall day.
Public domain. Photo by A. E. Crane
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It's a sunny fall day at the Zane Grey Museum in Zanesville, Ohio.
Public domain. Photo by A. E. Crane
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The horizontal lines of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater peer out from a surrounding forest.
Public domain. Photo by Dennis Adams
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Cantilevers allow the upper stories of the house to reach out of the falling water from which the house gains its name.
Public domain. Photo by Dennis Adams
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Manicured lawns and views of the hills make this residential area in Wheeling a touch of home on the Historic National Road.
Public domain. Photo by Dennis Adams
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Houses along the Historic National Road near Wheeling, WV, give visitors a look at what it might be like to live there.
Public domain. Photo by Dennis Adams
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