Apr 29, 2007

Route 66 has many siblings

While Route 66 is an interesting and picturesque old highway, it wasn't the only one built in that era, nor is it the only one remaining. Indeed, the odds are very good that an old U.S. Route isn't too far from where you live today, and it's probably chock full of decrepit old motels and ramshackle tourist traps.
A few of my favorites are U.S. Route 40 in Maryland, US 11 in Virginia, Route 30 (The Lincoln Highway) in Pennsylvania, and the true "mother road" - U.S. 1, which stretches from Maine to the Florida Keys.
There are many others and they are all rapidly changing. The time to explore these places is now, before they disappear entirely.



Route 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico




US 40, Aberdeen, Maryland




U.S. Route 1, Florida Keys



Photos © QR AI/Nightening/MDRails


Cameras: Canon EOS 10D, 5D, 20D respectively. (The Canon 20D remains my favorite.)

2 comments:

Gregg said...

Great post ! Thanks

falmanac said...

Does Hawaii have a Route 66 of its own?