Braddock’s Road was a military road built in 1755 in what was then British America. It was the first improved road to cross the ridgelines of the Appalachian Mountains.
The road was constructed by troops of the Virginia Militia and British soldiers commanded by General Edward Braddock. In 1755, Braddock was sent to on an expedition to conquer the Ohio Country from the French at the beginning of the French and Indian War. At that time, George Washington was an aide-de-camp to General Braddock and the expedition gave him his first field military experience
