Bridgeport to Morristown

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport was originally a trans-shipment point for goods going down the Ohio River from Zane's Trace. Later it was a Pike town. Bridgeport's later growth and subsequent decline of the railroad and mining industries. Today, a suburban strip blurs the boundaries between Bridgeport and the small communities of Wolfhurst, Brookside, Lansing and Blaine, to the west.

Brookside

1. Spanish Revival Service Station

Blaine Vicinity

2. The McGonigal Tourist Home.

3. The Blaine Hill Viaduct

4. Old Road Segment

5. The Blaine Hill "S" Bridge

6. "Big Hill"

7. Hillside Motel and Plaza Motel

St. Clairsville Vicinity

8. Ebbert Farm Market

St. Clairsville

Follow U.S. 40 to downtown St. Clairsville, the county seat of Belmont. Originally known as Newelstown, it was platted in 1803, over two decades before the arrival of the National Road. The St. Clairsville Historic District (East and West Main Streets between Butler and Sugar Streets) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

9. The Boroff House

10. Benjamin Lundy House

11. Belmont County Courthouse

12. Clarendon Hotel

13. Old Road Segment

14. Vine Yard School

Belmont County Courthouse
Belmont County Courthouse

Map of Ohio showing route of the National Road and designating the area between Bridgeport and Morristown

15. Twin Pines Motel

16. Great Western Schoolhouse

17. Brick Tavern/Lentz Tavern

Lloydsville

A short distance west of the Brick Tavern, the old National Road diverges to the left (south) and into Lloydsville, another Pike town. Just after leaving U.S. 40, you will cross a stone bridge. Just past the bridge, on the left, watch for the old wooden posts and steel cable, a predecessor to the guard rails of today. Continue through town, turn left and return to U.S. 40, passing the Jamboree in the Hills site, a venue for one of the region's largest country music festivals.


For more information on these points of interest, download the Traveler's Guide here. [PDF file - 2.46mb]

(Please check back often, a project is underway to translate the Traveler's Guide into multiple languages.)

To order a free hard copy of the National Road Traveler's Guide, contact:
Melanie Runkel : (937) 521-2129
mrunkel@clarkcountyohio.gov

Ohio National Road Association
c/o Clark Co. - Springfield TCC
3130 East National Road - Suite 2A
Springfield, Ohio 45505