Historic National Road - Ohio
Visitor Services

The Byway is punctuated by several medium to large-sized cities such as Bridgeport, Cambridge, Zanesville, Columbus, Springfield, Englewood and Vandalia, as well as nearby Dayton. These cities can...[more]

Service Description Service Description
Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

The byway can accommodate bicycles and pedestrians in a number of ways. The byway typically either goes through rural areas, small... [more]

 Camping

Camping

The following are some of the camping facilities available along the Byway (as of April 2006): AEP Recreational Land. SR 83 South... [more]
Food

Food

There are places to buy food along this byway.

 Gasoline

Gasoline

Gasoline is available.
Information

Information

There is an authoritative information center along this byway.

 Lodging

Lodging

There is overnight lodging along this byway.
Phone

Phone

Public phones are available along this byway.

 Restrooms

Restrooms

There are toilet facilities along this byway.
Retail

Retail

There are places to shop along this byway.

NOTE: The America's Byways® website is federally funded and cannot promote commercial businesses. This data may not be complete or up to date. The National Scenic Byways Program is not responsible for the quality of your travel experience. See the right column on the Byway Overview page for local contact information.

Special Considerations

Tour buses are welcome along the Byway; however, it is recommended that they detour these areas:

  • A one-mile long brick-paved segment of the National Road in Norwich
  • The Salt Fork S-Bridge east of Old Washington

These areas would suffer from the extra weight and wear caused by tour buses. Also in this part of the country, occassional heavy rain or snow fall may impair driveability. In most instances, the storms do not last long or result in lengthy road closures.

Seasons

Best Time to Drive

Summer/Fall, depending on which end (east or west) you will be spending most of your time.

Fall

There are more hills and fall colors on the eastern section of the byway.

High Season

Summer. There are many festivals in Ohio that occur during the summer season.

Summer

On the western section of the byway there is more agriculture so summer and late summer have the most picturesque fields.

Road Conditions

To find up to date information about the road conditions along Historic National Road - Ohio, please visit the FHWA listing of web sites for more information.
Ohio