Searights Tollhouse, National Road — Attraction in Menallen Township

We toured the Searight Tollhouse on Route 40. These can be found on different areas of Route 40 and are fascinating. Built in 1835, this is one of two surviving tollhouses (out of an original six) built by the state of Pennsylvania to collect tolls along the portion of the road that passed through that state. You have to catch them when they are open as it isn’t an everyday thing. Very cool to walk through. The building was designed so that the tollkeeper had good views of the road in either direction. An amazing piece of historic that is a great roadside...

We weren't able to tour the inside, but I'm just delighted that the building is so well maintained. Given the scale and importance of the National Road in the first half of the 19th century, there is really very little left other than US 40. This Toll House is really important as a monument to the early public works that enabled the growth of...

Fascinating guided tour is available here for the "toll" of a paltry $2. My tour guide today knew not only the history of the National Road, but also the history of the individuals involved with both the toll House and the National Road....