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template: byway.jade
id: "2273"
name: "Historic National Road - Maryland"
distance: "170"
duration: "6-8 hours to drive or 2 days to visit the byway."
description: "The Historic National Road stands for adventure, freedom and exploration. A ribbon of roadway from the Chesapeake Bay to the mighty Allegheny Mountains, it is the road that built the nation. Today, you can experience more than 300 years of American culture, including inns, tollhouses, taverns, theaters, parks, and shops along the byway."
contact: "**[The Maryland Office of Tourism](http://visitmaryland.org/Pages/Welcome.aspx)**  \r\n 410-767-3400  \r\n 877-263-4673  \r\n\r\n**[The Maryland National Road Association](http://marylandnationalroad.org)**  \r\n410-489-9100  \r\n12985 Frederick Road  \r\nWest Friendship, MD 21794\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.mdmountainside.com/"
    name: Allegany County Convention and Visitors Bureau
  - url: "http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/western/dansmountain.asp"
    name: "Dan's Mountain WMA"
  - url: "http://www.marylandmemories.com/"
    name: "Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau"
  - url: "http://www.howardcountymdtour.com/"
    name: Howard County Tourism
  - url: "http://www.marylandnationalroad.org/"
    name: The Maryland National Road
  - url: "http://www.sha.maryland.gov/Index.aspx?PageId=97&d=54"
    name: Maryland State Scenic Byways
  - url: "http://www.mdisfun.org/"
    name: Maryland Tourism
  - url: "http://www.visitfrederick.org/"
    name: Tourism Council of Frederick County
  - url: "http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/publiclands/western/warriormountain.asp"
    name: Warrior Mountain WMA
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - Maryland State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - MD
part of: 
  - "2278"
ll: 
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  - 39.7050780002495
bounds: 
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    - 39.262428000152056
  - - -76.61212899999998
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---

The Historic National Road stands for adventure, freedom and exploration. A ribbon of roadway from the Chesapeake Bay to the mighty Allegheny Mountains, it is the road that built the nation. Today, you can experience more than 300 years of American culture, including inns, tollhouses, taverns, theaters, parks, and shops along the byway.