Explore the historic National Road through Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, from Zane’s Trace and Ohio’s surviving S bridges to Wheeling’s suspension bridge and Brownsville’s early crossings. This journey follows one of America’s earliest great highways through the towns, bridges, and landmarks that still mark its route.
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Planning for a highway around Cincinnati shaped the development of several Ohio River crossings.
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Construction is scheduled to begin this year to reconstruct the underutilized Madison Avenue Expressway in Indianapolis.
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On a chilly winter afternoon, I explored the remnants of the Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal in Ohio with historian Jeffrey Jakucyk.
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Some of the last remaining Color Position Lights (CPLs) along CSX’s Indiana Subdivision are being replaced in Indiana.
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The Coalfields Expressway (US 121) is a proposed 108-mile highway that will connect Interstates 64/77 in West Virginia, to US 23 in Virginia.
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During a visit to Charleston, West Virginia, I took a walking tour of two notable bridges.
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In late April, Todd Wilson, an award-winning transportation engineer and author of BridgeMapper, visited Charleston, West Virginia, for work. I joined Todd to capture some late evening sights in Kanawha and Roane Counties.
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Jackson County, West Virginia boasts a rich history, especially when it comes to its iconic covered bridges: The Staats Mill Covered Bridge and the Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge. Both structures serve as a testament to the craft, innovation, and heritage of the area.
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