Antietam's Jacob Rohrbach Inn
Eyewitness to History since 1804
138 W. Main St.
Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
Phone: 301-432-5079
Toll Free: 877-839-4242

Main Street, Sharpsburg, 1907.
Main Street, Sharpsburg taken in 1907.
Other than the road being paved, the view remains the same today.

Come to Sharpsburg by Car or by Train. You can use AMTRAK service on the Capitol Limited to the new station at Martinsburg, WV. This train serves Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washington. The train runs 7 days a week and thereSharpsburg Vicinity is taxi service (McCain's Taxi) in Martinsburg.

On weekdays MARC commuter trains run to a nearby station in Duffields, WV and to Martinsburg. These commuter trains only run eastbound to Washington in the early morning and return westbound in the late afternoon and evening

A popular option is to arrive in the evening from Washington via MARC and depart in the late morning via AMTRAK. Depending on your arrival time in Martinsburg, you may rent a car, take McCain's taxi, or make prior arrangements with the Inn for pick-up.

Recommended Driving Directions

FROM: WASHINGTON, D.C
(1.5 hours)
  • Beltway/Route 495
  • Interstate 270 North towards Frederick, Maryland
  • Interstate 70 West to next exit (Exit 49)
  • Left turn onto U.S. Alternate Route 40 West towards Braddock Heights.
  • Go 10 miles to Boonsboro, at first traffic light turn left onto MD Route 34 towards Sharpsburg.
  • In Sharpsburg, Jacob Rohrbach Inn is on the left in first block past the Town Square.
FROM: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
(3 Hours)
  • Interstate 95 North to U.S. Route 17 North at Fredericksburg, VA
  • U.S. Route 17 North to U.S. 340 North
  • U.S. 340 North to West Virginia Route 9 West at Charles Town
  • Route 9 West towards Martinsburg, West Virginia
  • At Kearneysville, right at traffic light onto WV Route 480 to Shepherdstown
  • Go straight through four way stop sign in Shepherdstown
  • Cross the Potomac River Bridge and go 3 miles to Jacob Rohrbach Inn on the right.
FROM: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
(1.5 Hours)
  • Interstate 70 West to Frederick, MD
  • Right exit number 49 to U.S. Alternate Route 40
  • Left turn onto U.S. Alternate Route 40 West towards Braddock Heights.
  • Go 10 miles to Boonsboro, at first traffic light turn left onto MD Route 34 towards Sharpsburg.
  • In Sharpsburg, Jacob Rohrbach Inn is on the left in first block past the Town Square.
FROM: GETTYSBURG, PA
(45 Minutes)
  • U.S. Route 15 South to Thurmont, MD
  • Right exit on MD Route 77 West
  • MD Route 77 to MD Rt 64 turn left on MD 64
  • MD Rt 64 to first light and turn left on MD Rt 66
  • MD Rt 66 South past U.S. Route 40 to Alternate U.S. Route 40 at Boonsboro
  • Turn left on Alternate U.S. 40, go to first light and turn right on MD Rt. 34
  • Follow Rt. 34 to Sharpsburg. Jacob Rohrbach Inn is on the left in first block past the Town Square.
FROM: SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VA
  • Interstate 81 North
  • Exit 12 East in Martinsburg, WV
  • Follow WV Route 9 East 7 miles to WV Route 480
  • Turn left on WV Route 480 and proceed straight 9 miles to Sharpsburg, Maryland and the Jacob Rohrbach Inn on the right.
FROM: PITTSBURGH, PA
(3.5 hours)
  • I-76 East to I-70 East
  • I-70 East (Pennsylvania Turnpike) to Breezewood, PA
  • Interstate 70 East to Exit 29A at Hagerstown, MD
  • Take Route 65 into Sharpsburg
  • In Sharpsburg, right turn at the stop sign onto Main St. (MD Route 34)
  • Go two blocks to Jacob Rohrbach Inn on the left.
FROM: DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(One Hour)
  • Greenway Toll Road (VA Route 267) to VA Route 7 West at Leesburg
  • VA Route 7 West to VA Route 9 West
  • VA Route 9 West to VA Route 671 North (right turn)
  • VA Route 671 North to U.S. Route 340 West (left turn)
  • U.S. Route 340 West to WV Route 230 North (right turn)
  • Follow Route 230 North to Shepherdstown, WV (bear right at all junctions)
  • In Shepherdstown turn right on Duke Street. (WV Route 480)
  • Cross the Potomac River Bridge and go 3 miles to Jacob Rohrbach Inn on the right.
FROM: PHILADELPHIA, PA
(3 Hours)
  • Take I-76 and the PA Turnpike towards Harrisburg, PA
  • Just past Harrisburg take the US-11 South exit, exit number 16
  • Take US-11 about 4 miles to I-81
  • Take I-81 South towards Chambersburg and continue south on I-81 to Hagerstown, MD
  • At Hagerstown proceed on I-81 crossing I-70 to the second exit past I-70, this exit is MD Route 68 and there is an Antietam Battlefield sign.
  • Turn left on MD Route 68
  • Go 5 miles and turn right on MD Route 65
  • Proceed 7 miles to the stop sign in Sharpsburg
  • Turn right at the stop sign onto W. Main St. (MD Route 34). Go two blocks to the Jacob Rohrbach Inn on the left.

Be aware that some computer generated driving directions from Baltimore and Washington to Sharpsburg have placed people on a dangerous unpaved road crossing South Mountain. In other cases routes have been generated which add over 40 miles to the trip. Please call or use a map to validate computer generated driving instructions.

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