---
id: "10423"
name: Historic National Road - Indiana
distance: "156"
duration: Take three hours to drive the byway or six hours to enjoy stops along the way.
description: Travelers along Indiana's National Historic Road will see landscapes marked by the heyday of the 1840s to 1940s. Historic villages with traditional Main Streets give way to fields and pastures. From Federal-style 'Pike Towns' and Victorian streetcar neighborhoods to drive-ins and stainless steel diners, follow the migration of the nation.
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attractions:
  - url: https://discoverytrail.org/states/indiana/
    name: American Discovery Trail
  - url: https://indiananationalroad.com/
    name: Historic National Road
  - url: https://indianahistory.org/
    name: Indiana Historical Society
  - url: https://savingplaces.org/
    name: National Trust for Historic Preservation
  - url: https://www.visitrichmond.org/listing/historic-national-road
    name: Richmond, Wayne County
designations:
  - All-American Road
  - National Scenic Byway
states:
  - IN
part of:
  - "2278"
ll:
  - -84.81387299999994
  - 39.83362999999997
bounds:
  - - -87.531354
    - 39.436667
  - - -84.81387299999994
    - 39.83362999999997

---

Travelers along Indiana's National Historic Road will see landscapes marked by the heyday of the 1840s to 1940s. Historic villages with traditional Main Streets give way to fields and pastures. From Federal-style 'Pike Towns' and Victorian streetcar neighborhoods to drive-ins and stainless steel diners, follow the migration of the nation.