Washington Heritage Trail
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), MD (70.8 miles / 113.3 km, 1 hour 15 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Baltimore Washington International Airport
N 39.180° W 76.667° [?]
Directions:
  • From the airport, head northeast on Friendship Rd.
  • Keep left and merge onto I-195 W.
  • Take exit 2B and merge onto Balt/Wash Pkwy/MD-295.
  • Take the exit onto MD-100 W toward Ellicott City.
  • Merge onto US-29 N. Take exit 25B to merge onto I-70 W toward Frederick.
  • Take exit 52 to merge onto US-15 S/US-340 W toward Leesburg/Charlestown.
  • Continue to follow US-340 W until you reach the byway's eastern terminus in Harper's Ferry.
Junction with byway: End Marker Harper's Ferry, WV
N 39.321° W 77.742° [?]
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), VA (64 miles / 102.4 km, 1 hour 13 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
N 38.850° W 77.040° [?]
Directions:
  • From the airport, head north on Smith Blvd. *Smith Blvd joins up with the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
  • Continue on the Parkway, and take the exit to Capital Beltway/I-495.
  • Keep left and merge onto I-270 N/Washington National Pike.
  • Take exit 32 and merge onto I-70 W.
  • Take exit 52 US-340 W/US-15 S/Catoctin Mountain Hwy.
  • Keep right and continue on US-340 W until you reach Harper's Ferry, the eastern terminus of the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Harper's Ferry, WV
N 39.326° W 77.741° [?]
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Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), VA (39.2 miles / 62.7 km, 59 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Washington-Dulles International Airport
N 38.953° W 77.448° [?]
Directions:
  • From the airport, head east on Saarinen Circle.
  • Merge onto Hirst Brault Expressway.
  • Take the exit toward VA-28/VA-287.
  • Keep right at the fork, follow signs for VA-267/Leesburg. * Continue toward VA-267 W and merge onto VA-267 W. * Take exit 1A to merge onto US-15 S/VA-7 W toward Warrenton/Leesburg.
  • Continue on Harry Byrd Hwy/VA-7 W. Take the exit toward Hillsboro.
  • Merge onto Charles Town Pike/VA-9. Take a sharp right at Chestnut Hill Rd. Take a sharp left at US-340.
  • Continue on US-340 until you reach the byway's eastern terminus in Harper's Ferry.
Junction with byway: End Marker Harper's Ferry, WV
N 39.321° W 77.742° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Pittsburgh, PA (152 miles / 243.2 km, 2 hours 50 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-376 eastbound, Pittsburgh, PA
N 40.436° W 79.999° [?]
Directions:
  • On I-376 travel east to Monroeville.
  • Take I-76 southeast to East Providence.
  • Merge onto I-70 and go south to Hancock.
  • Get onto US-522 and go south to Berkeley Springs where the byway begins.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Union St and Washington St, Berkeley Springs, WV
N 39.629° W 78.226° [?]
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Richmond, VA (164 miles / 262.4 km, 2 hours 50 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-95 northbound, Richmond, VA
N 37.547° W 77.431° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-95 north to Springfield.
  • Merge onto the Capitol Beltway/ I-495 heading east to I-270N to Frederick.
  • Get on I-70W for one exit.
  • Take 340W to Harper’s Ferry where the byway begins.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US-340 and Chestnut Hill Rd, Harpers Ferry National Park, WV
N 39.320° W 77.732° [?]
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Washington, DC (55 miles / 88.0 km, 58 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-495 westbound, Washington DC
N 39.013° W 77.042° [?]
Directions:
  • Get on the Capitol Beltway/ I-495 heading west to I-270 to Frederick, MD.
  • Get on I-70 and travel to the first exit.
  • Take 340 to Harper’s Ferry where the byway begins.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US-340 and Chestnut Hill Rd, Harpers Ferry National Park, WV
N 39.320° W 77.732° [?]