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Zanesville

The Y-Bridge , which carries US 40 over the junction of the Muskingum and Licking rivers, is shaped like the letter Y; the design is uncommon in the United States. Since the early 1800s, the bridge has been rebuilt several times. US 40 is the contemporary name for the first federal road, the National Road, authorized by Congress in 1806 to extend from Cumberland, Md., to the Ohio River.

Zanesville is at the junction of two scenic highways. US 22 runs southwest to Lancaster, and a scenic portion of I-70 runs east to Bridgeport, then through West Virginia and into Pennsylvania.

Lorena Sternwheeler is moored at Zane's Landing Park. This riverboat offers 1-hour sightseeing, lunch and twilight cruises as well as 2-hour dinner cruises on the Muskingum River. Tours are offered select dates early June to late October; phone (740) 455-8282.

Visitor Centers

Zanesville-Muskingum County Convention and Visitors Bureau 205 N. Fifth St. Zanesville, OH 43701. Phone:(740)455-8282 or (800)743-2303

Self-guiding Tours

Brochures and maps are available from the visitor bureau. “The Muskingum County's Official Visitors Guide” is a comprehensive 48-page guide. Two walking maps detail the town's architecture and history and its artist colony. The brochure “America's First Main Street: National Road East” explains a driving tour of stops and shops along the Historic National Road Scenic Byway; “A Guide to Pottery” details a driving tour of the pottery outlets and stores and museums in the area; “Your Guide to Muskingum County Antique Dealers” relates a driving tour.

Shopping

Colony Square Mall, 3575 N. Maple Ave., features Dunham's Sports, JCPenney and T.J. Maxx. Freight Shops, at Third and Market streets, offers shops in the restored 1917 New York Central Railroad Depot.

Things to Do

Alan Cottrill Sculpture Museum & Studio

National Road-Zane Grey Museum see Norwich

Stone Academy

Zanesville Museum of Art

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