{"id":17807,"date":"2024-03-14T08:15:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=17807"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:15:19","slug":"indianapolis-the-original-gateway-to-the-frontier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2024\/03\/14\/indianapolis-the-original-gateway-to-the-frontier\/","title":{"rendered":"Proclamation – The Original Gateway to the Frontier, Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whereas the National Road from Washington DC entered the frontier of the West after crossing the White River at this location in 1834; and,<\/div>\n
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Whereas, before the river was widened, as a wood covered bridge, this marks the spot where it met the Washington Street bridge that had been built 36 years later in 1870; and,<\/div>\n
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Whereas the National Road Bridge was adjacent to the first Indianapolis settlement, simulated commerce on the Indianapolis riverfront and was the first roadway entrance to the frontier; and,<\/div>\n
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Whereas during its heyday, the wood covered bridge sent as many as 90 wagons an hour off to the West in search of gold and other riches; and,<\/div>\n
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Whereas the National Road bridge opened the frontier where there were no roads, it set in place the momentum that would civilize all of America; and,<\/div>\n
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Whereas the National Road Bridge, was sadly dismantled in 1902,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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