First step were to bring in laborers with mattocks, axes, hoes, rakes, and shovels who cleared the land. One-and-one-quarter mile of the road which will be renovated is in Bryce Canyon National Park. Construction on the National Road was neglected after the American Civil War (1861–1865) in part because of the boom in railroad construction.

Refer to each style’s convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. In the early 1800s, everything was done using manual labor, and where possible draft animals were used to haul materials. Most of the profits that could be made were for shipping goods over short distances, usually at a rate of about 15 cents a mile per ton. This period can be called the Heyday Period of the National Road and it spanned a period of about 25 years. Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list.

In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. Eventually the road was pushed through central Ohio and Indiana reaching Vandalia, Illinois in the 1830's where construction ceased due to a lack of funds.