Forbes Road, 1758, Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne - The Forks (Plaque)

Colonel James Burd was a road builder. He was known for cutting a supply route for Braddock's army from Shippensburg to Raystown, which is modern-day Bedford. Burd's road was supposed to connect with Braddock's Road, but Burd and his crew worked too slow and the connection was never made. Burd's road was abandonded when Colonel Dunbar evacuated Braddock's army to Philadelphia.

Burd's efforts were not in vain. Forbes was able to pick up where Burd left off to create Forbes Road. Here is where the two roads meet, and Fork, with Forbes Road heading to the Point in Pittsburgh.

The Forks plaque was dedicated in 1930. It reads: "And the road cut by Colonel James Burd, in 1755, and the Forbes Road diverged here. Forbes Road leading Southwestward to Shawnee Cabins Encampment 4 ½ miles from Fort Bedford."