It was on May 7, 1811, that ground was broken in Cumberland on the nation's first federally funded highway, which at the time was known as the Cumberland Road.

“The Cumberland Road was built in 1811 to 1818 from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheeling, West Virginia. Then, between 1816 to 1825, additional road was surveyed all the way to Jefferson ...

Congress authorized the National Road, also called the Cumberland Pike or the Cumberland ... National Road when construction finally began in 1811. Progress, however, proved slow: It took until ...

Congress authorized the National Road, also known as the Cumberland Pike or the Cumberland ... of the National Road finally began in 1811, the corps was also charged with the job.