[A Slice Of The Original National Road Found In Pa.]

Denny, here's another "slice" of the old National Road-taken from the Washington, PA Observer-Reporter concerning an old bridge at Brownsville.

 

Mike Austing

Dennison, OH

 

 

Sorry! Forgot the link: http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/...wnsville-Bridge

[A Slice Of The Original National Road Found In Pa.]

Back in August, workers near Brownsville, PA, struck a bit of the original nearly 200 year old National Road. A slice has been preserved and will be displayed; Possibly as soon as next spring. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a good article here. Big thanks to Jeff Kitso of Pennsylvania Highways who posted the link in the Route 40 egroup.

 

 

Denny, here's another "slice" of the old National Road-taken from the Washington, PA Observer-Reporter concerning an old bridge at Brownsville.

 

Mike Austing

Dennison, OH

[Back From The Nr In Md, Pa, Wv]

Don't feel bad; BOTH my vehicles were wrecked within an hour of each other at the same location here in New Philadelphia, OH. My wife's was first; we had dropped it off to get a new head gasket-while parked at the garage, someone creamed the driver's door Causing $1,200 damage. I went over to meet with the guy who did it to trade insurance info. As I was leaving, another fellow hit my '08 Impala in the left front and did $6,000 damage!

 

My sons and I are back from our vacation along the NR. We started with 2 days in DC to see the sights, and then we drove up to Baltimore to start our journey across the NR.

 

I am in love with the Maryland portion of the road. Except for a couple confusing places where they rerouted the road around I-70 or I-68, it is a charming and lovely drive, alternating between historic towns and beautiful countryside. There are even a few breathtaking views.

 

It's funny how the road in Pennsylvania lacks much of the charm it had in Maryland.

 

The road doesn't spend much time in West Virginia, but Wheeling is worth seeing as a real diamond in the rough. It's an old town, with roots to the 1700s, and its happiest days seem to be behind it. But a great deal of interesting architecture remains, waiting for restoration funds to come along.

 

We had planned to tour Ohio as well; it was to be the second day of our trip. But just as we crossed from Wheeling to Bridgeport, OH, I ran a red light and was T-boned. We all walked away from the accident, but my poor little car was totaled. We spent the day in Bridgeport waiting for a rental car, which didn't come for several hours. We climbed on I-70 and headed straight home.

 

I'll post pics to Flickr and my blog eventually.

 

Peace,

jim