I noticed the M G Motel when I reached Uniontown but I had a Super 8 in my sights. When the Super 8 wanted $85 I headed back to check it out. The room was small. In fact, the bath, sink, and stool arrangement may have set a new standard for compactness. But it was clean and tidy and offered everything I needed for $50. The place is definitely a PJ and possibly even a J. It is not, however, recommended for families of four or feuding couples.

The toll collector at the Peterson (now Addison) Tollhouse looks pretty good straining to see approaching customers through the fog. He is a somewhat recent addition (i.e., since 2008) and so it the plaque that tells of the structure and its occupants.

From the bulletin board at the bridge's west end, I learned that your sole cannot be felt in Maryland; At least not legally. I had no idea.

While I was out photographing the buildings, another car stopped and, although no one got out, it was clear its occupants were studying the buildings, too. It moved slowly from spot to spot and even crossed the road. It was parked nearby when I returned to my car so I walked over to say hi. It was a couple from near Baltimore who were out on a day trip. Both recalled traveling the road by bus and by car. I told them I was headed to Baltimore then added that I would be staying in Laurel. With a laugh, they said that was actually where they lived and gave me a bit of information about the town. Coincidence is cool.

I parked as close as possible and started walking east along the north side of the road while studying the south side. A few things, like the pictured concrete culvert, caught my eye but no stone culvert. Eventually I crossed the road, took a picture of it heading into Cumberland, and started back. Shazam! There's no missing one of the culverts from this angle. It somewhat faces the east so, even though it may be in the area covered by the photo of the concrete culvert, it wasn't visible as I faced east myself. There are some fences further up the slope and, not really knowing what I was doing, I did not cross the guardrail and made no attempt to find the other culvert or the road section. Just finding one culvert was good enough. The coordinates I got for it are N 39 38.411 W 78 49.098.

This is essentially the original route of the Cumberland Road before it was rerouted through The Narrows about 1830. I've driven most of it in bits and pieces but I don't believe I've ever entered Cumberland on it. I proceeded to do just that. The sign is at Fayette Street near where Braddock's Road actually started. Beyond the intersection, it becomes Greene Street and continues to the original Cumberland Road starting point near the Potomac River. The stone in the last picture, washed out and nearly unreadable here, commemorates that. The picture looks west along Greene Street.

I next stopped at the nearby Wilson Bridge which I fondly recall crossing on a horse drawn wagon in 2008. A father and son were fishing from the bridge today so I avoided any close ups but I did walk across the old (1819) bridge.