Editing National Road (section)

===Subsequent events===
[[File:Madonna-of-the-Trail-Illino.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monument along the Old National Road in Vandalia, Illinois]]
In 1912, the National Road was chosen to become part of the [[National Old Trails Road]], which would extend further east to New York City and west to [[Los Angeles, California]]. Five ''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monuments, donated by the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]], were erected along the Old Trails Road.

In 1927, the National Road was designated as the eastern part of US&nbsp;40, which still generally follows the National Road's alignment with occasional bypasses, realignments, and newer bridges. The mostly parallel [[Interstate 70]] (I-70) now provides a faster route for through travel without the many sharp curves, steep grades, and narrow bridges of US&nbsp;40 and other segments of the National Road. Heading west from [[Hancock, Maryland|Hancock]] in western Maryland, I-70 takes a more northerly path to connect with and follow the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] (also designated as [[Interstate 76 (east)|I-76]]) across the mountains between [[Breezewood, Pennsylvania|Breezewood]] and [[New Stanton, Pennsylvania|New Stanton]], where I-70 turns west to rejoin the National Road's route (and US&nbsp;40) near [[Washington, Pennsylvania]].

The more recently constructed [[Interstate 68|I-68]] parallels the old road from Hancock through Cumberland west to [[Keyser's Ridge, Maryland]], where the National Road and US&nbsp;40 turn northwest into Pennsylvania, but I-68 continues directly west to meet [[Interstate 79|I-79]] near [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]. The portion of I-68 in Maryland is designated as the National Freeway.