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The National Road (today's US Route 40) extended as far west as Vandalia, Illinois, by 1852, where construction stopped.

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How far west did the national road go?

Vandalia, Illinois


What states did the national road pass through?

Built between 1811 and 1837, the National Road (Cumberland Road) connected the Potomac and Ohio valleys. It crossed the Ohio River in Wheeling, then in Virginia. The road began in Cumberland, Maryland, went west through southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and Indiana, as far as Vandalia, Illinois.This was only about 50 miles from the present site of St. Louis, Missouri on far (west) side of the Mississippi River.


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How far west did the national road extend by the 1840's?

The National Road began and Cumberland, Maryland, reached Wheeling, Virginia in 1818, and was extended to Vandalia, Illinois by the 1840's So... started at Cumberland and stretched to Vandalia by the 1840's


Where did the national road begin and how far west did it extend by the 1840?

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What town in Maryland began the national road?

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