The earlier road, known as the Cumberland Road/National Road, ran on the first cast iron bridge constructed in the United States, at Dunlap's Creek. Nemacolin's Trail became the gateway by which settlers in Conestoga wagons or stage coaches reached the lands west of the Appalachian mountains.
The Cumberland Road/National Road, a former path, traversed the first cast iron bridge in the United States at Dunlap's Creek. Nemacolin's Trail acted as the entry point for settlers using Conestoga wagons or stage coaches to access lands beyond the Appalachian range.