Historic National Road - Pennsylvania
Places to Visit

  • Braddock's Grave

    Braddock's Grave (PA)

    This marker memorializes the final resting place of British Major General Edward Braddock, leader of an ill-fated expedition to the forks of the Ohio River to try to capture French-held Fort Duquesne.

    Location:

    Braddock's Grave State Park, Fayette County

  • Coal and Coke Heritage Center (PA)

    This center tells the story of coal and coke in the National Road Region.

    Distance from byway: 6 mi / 9.7 km
    Travel time: 7 minutes
    Directions:

    Head east on U.S. 40. Turn right onto U.S. 119. Follow U.S. 119 to the Penn State Fayette, Eberly Campus.
  • Fallingwater

    Fallingwater (PA)

    Fallingwater is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces, and is now preserved by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

    Distance from byway: 11.1 mi / 17.9 km
    Travel time: 16 minutes
    Directions:

    Turn right onto PA 381/ Mill Run Rd. Turn right to Fallingwater.
  • Fort Necessity National Battlefield & Washington Tavern

    Fort Necessity National Battlefield & Washington Tavern (PA)

    Fort Necessity was the site of the first battle of the French & Indian War and a 1828 tavern built in the "heyday" of the National Road.

    Location:

    Just west of US 40 at One Washington Parkway in Farmington

  • Friendship Hill National Historic Site (PA)

    Friendship Hill was the country estate of Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury for Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

    Distance from byway: 14.6 mi / 23.5 km
    Travel time: 21 minutes
    Directions:

    Head south on Morgantown Rd. Morgantown Rd. merges with U.S. 119. Turn right onto New Geneva Road.

  • George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza (PA)

    The George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza serves as a monument to George C. Marshall, a preeminent soldier of World War II born and raised along the National Road.

    Location:

    5 Corners, Uniontown.
  • Historic Brownsville

    Historic Brownsville (PA)

    Brownsville played an important role in the settlement of America's first frontier and in the industrial development of western Pennsylvania.

    Location:

    Northwest of Uniontown, just east of the Monongahela River.

  • Historic S-Bridge (PA)

    The only extant stone S-Bridge on the Historic National Road in Pennsylvania.

    Location:

    On U.S. 40, 5 miles southwest of Washington County and east of Claysville.

  • Jumonville Glen (PA)

    The site of the first skirmish that led to the War for Empire. Visitors can walk a trail and read interpretive signs to learn more about this historical place.

    Distance from byway: 3 mi / 4.8 km
    Travel time: 5 minutes
    Directions:

    Turn east onto Jumonville Rd/Sr2021. Continue following Jumonville Rd/Sr2021. Jumonville Glen will be on your right.

  • Kentuck Knob (PA)

    This is another home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Though perhaps not as famous as Fallingwater, Kentuck Knob is another superb example of Wright's masterful skill.

    Distance from byway: 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
    Travel time: 9 minutes
    Directions:

    Turn east onto Chalk Hill-Ohiopyle Rd/Sr2010. Follow Chalk Hill Ohiopyle Rd/Sr2010 until you reach Kentuck Knob.