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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
One purpose of the National Road, when the legislation was passed in 1806, was to carry agricultural products east from the new Northwest Territory.
Public Domain. Photo by William Eccles
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