Historic National Road
All-American Road The Illinois stretch (164 mi) of a 819 mi all-american road that also runs through Ohio, Maryland, Indiana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
About the Historic National Road
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.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, All-American Road.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadVandalia Lake Campground · City, county or regional park · reservable
- 0.8 mi offMill Creek Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 174 sites
- 1.0 mi offFairview Park Campground · City, county or regional park
- 2.3 mi offHorseshoe Lake-Madison State Park · State park · reservable
- 3.0 mi offLincoln Trail State Park · State park · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
The same byway in other states
- Historic National Road in Ohio · 226 mi
- Historic National Road in Maryland · 181 mi
- Historic National Road in Indiana · 149 mi
- Historic National Road in Pennsylvania · 80 mi
- Historic National Road in West Virginia · 19 mi
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.