---
template: byway.jade
id: "10423"
name: "Historic National Road - Indiana"
distance: "156"
duration: Take three hours to drive the byway or six hours to enjoy stops along the way.
description: "Travelers along Indiana's National Historic Road will see landscapes marked by the heyday of the 1840s to 1940s. Historic villages with traditional Main Streets give way to fields and pastures. From Federal-style 'Pike Towns' and Victorian streetcar neighborhoods to drive-ins and stainless steel diners, follow the migration of the nation."
contact: "**[Indiana National Road Association](http://www.indiananationalroad.org/)**  \r\n 765-478-3172  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.discoverytrail.org/"
    name: The American Discovery Trail
  - url: "http://www.enjoyindiana.com/"
    name: "Enjoy Indiana: Your Online Welcome Center"
  - url: "http://www.historiclandmarks.org/"
    name: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
  - url: "http://www.indianahistory.org/"
    name: Indiana Historical Society
  - url: "http://www.indiananationalroad.org/"
    name: Indiana National Road Association
  - url: "http://www.indiananationalroad.org/"
    name: "Indiana's Historic National Road - The Road that Built the Nation"
  - url: "http://www.preservationnation.org/"
    name: National Trust for Historic Preservation
  - url: "http://www.visitrichmond.org/history.cfm#road"
    name: The Old National Road
  - url: "http://www.waynet.org/whats_new.htm"
    name: Wayne County
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - National Scenic Byway
states: 
  - IN
part of: 
  - "2278"
ll: 
  - -84.81387299999994
  - 39.83362999999997
bounds: 
  - - -87.531354
    - 39.436667
  - - -84.81387299999994
    - 39.83362999999997

---

Travelers along Indiana's National Historic Road will see landscapes marked by the heyday of the 1840s to 1940s. Historic villages with traditional Main Streets give way to fields and pastures. From Federal-style 'Pike Towns' and Victorian streetcar neighborhoods to drive-ins and stainless steel diners, follow the migration of the nation.