National Road
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Gosffo
N 39° 43.329 W 079° 18.319
17S E 645246 N 4398292
U S Route 40 our first national road!
Waymark Code: WM7GA4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2009
Views: 18
Marker Text: Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.
Marker Name: National Road
County: Somerset
Date Dedicated: 08/10/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 40 SE of Addison near State line
Category: Government & Politics, Roads, Transportation
Website: Not listed
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