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template: byway.jade
id: "2478"
name: "Historic National Road - West Virginia"
distance: "15.7"
duration: 20 minutes to drive or 8 hours to experience the byway.
description: "The Historic National Road was the nation's first federally funded interstate highway. It opened the nation to the west and became a corridor for the movement of goods and people. Today, visitors experience a physical timeline, including classic inns, tollhouses, diners and motels that trace 200 years of American history."
contact: "**[Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau](http://www.wheelinggrouptours.com/)**  \r\n 1-800-828-3097  \r\n 304-233-7709  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.historicwvnationalroad.org/"
    name: The Historic National Road in West Virginia
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
states: 
  - WV
part of: 
  - "2278"
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  - -80.69316431927774
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The Historic National Road was the nation's first federally funded interstate highway. It opened the nation to the west and became a corridor for the movement of goods and people. Today, visitors experience a physical timeline, including classic inns, tollhouses, diners and motels that trace 200 years of American history.