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template: byway.jade
id: "15641"
name: "Historic National Road - Ohio"
distance: "227.87"
duration: Allow around 4 days to enjoy the byway or 1.5 days to drive 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: "**[Ohio National Road Association](http://www.ohionationalroad.org)**  \r\n 937-324-7752  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/noco/index.htm"
    name: North Country National Scenic Trail
  - url: "http://www.ohiobyways.com/Historic_National_Road/national_road_scenic_byway.htm"
    name: "Ohio Byway Program - Historic National Road "
  - url: "http://www.ohionationalroad.org/about.htm"
    name: Ohio National Road Association
  - url: "http://www.ohiohistory.org/about/nrtg/"
    name: Ohio National Road Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.visitspringfieldohio.com/"
    name: "Springfield - Clark County, Ohio"
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - Ohio State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OH
part of: 
  - "2278"
ll: 
  - -80.738976
  - 40.07231
bounds: 
  - - -84.81385800004665
    - 39.8336300001244
  - - -80.738976
    - 40.083351000248456

---

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.