Pennsylvania

About 90 miles of Route 40 passes through the southwestern corner of the Keystone state. For its relatively short run, the state is incredibly rich with historic sites and landmarks: Addison, the Braddock/Fort Necessity area, Uniontown, Brownsville and Washington.

Farmington

Photo by Theordor Horydczak, ca. 1930. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-H813-2223. Fort Necessity Area This is an absolutely incredible photograph! Taken around 1930, it shows the path of Route 40 on the right center, going behind the Mount Washington Tavern. The old stockade (revised in 1953 following new archaeological evidence) is in the lower left. What I like so much about this photograph is that is shows the scene with no trees blocking the view. For most of the past 40 years, the growth of trees around the fort has been so great that it is impossible to see the tavern from the fort and vice versa.

Photo by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, HABS,PA,26-UNITO.V,1-1. Mount Washington Tavern Another interesting photo. That's Route 40 barely seen in the lower left corner. Today, the tavern is completely shrouded in trees.

Chalk Hill

Photo by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, HABS,PA,26-CHALK,1-1. Kentuck Knob Route 40 in southwest Pennsylvania has two Frank Lloyd Wright houses. Falling Water is the most famous, however an equally stunning house is Kentuck Knob in Chalk Hill. www.kentuckknob.com

Brownsville

Photo by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, HABS,PA,26-BROVI,1-1. Bowman's (Nemacolin's) Castle Front & Second Street View more pictures of Bowman's (Nemacolin's) Castle.

Photo by the Historic American Engineering Record. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, HAER,PA,26-BROVI,2-;DLC/P2. Dunlap Creek Bridge. This view is to the northeast showing how the new roadbed has been 'bolted' on top of the old iron bridge. View more pictures of the Dunlap Creek Bridge.

Photo ca. 1910 by the J. D. Armstrong Drug Company. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-95808. Monongahela River Bridge. The steamer 'Elizabeth' is next to the bridge.

Photo by the Historic American Engineering Survey. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, HAER, PA,26-BROVI,5-x. Monongahela River Bridge. This view is to the east.

West Brownsville

Photo by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, HABS,PA,63-BROVI.V,1-1. Malden (Krepp's) Tavern View more pictures of Malden (Krepp's) Tavern.

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