August 1, 2011

Illinois Route 66 - Auburn Brick Road


It was worth the trip tracking down this wonderfully preserved brick highway in Auburn, Illinois, a section of Route 66 so old (the original Route 4 section) that it was already bypassed in favor of a new alignment by 1930. As far as I can tell, this mile and a half of brick two-lane was laid down in 1932, so these cobblestones were never technically a part of old 66. But who's to split hairs with such a wonderful find? Log Book: 216 miles motored on old 66.

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