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January 2, 2006

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "J Lance" <bugo@h...> wrote:

>

> > From: "David Backlin" <us71@s...>

> >> Good for you David - now lets expand this a bit. Are there any

other

> >> places where 3, or more, U S routes intersect.

> >>

> >> Hudsonly,

> >> Alex B

> >>

> >

> > US 64/71/271 used to all connect in Ft Smith, AR.

> >

> > US 62/412/65 connect north of Harrison, AR

> >

> > US 71/59/270 at Acorn, AR (just north of Mena)

> >

> > US 62/63/412 at Hardy, AR

> >

> > US 59/60/69 (and formerly US 66) south of Miami, OK

> >

> > US 79/80/371 in Dixie Inn, Louisiana

> >

> > US 71/67/82 (and formerly US 59) at Texarkana

> >

> > US 60/67/160 used to connect at Poplar Bluff, MO

>

> How about US 59/70/71/371 in De Queen, AR? You could also throw in

US 70B

> and have 5 US routes.

>

> US 65/82/278 in southeast AR

> US 64/67/167 along Future I-30 from Beebe to Bald Knob, AR

>

> There's also the I-30/US 65/67/70/167 in Little Rock, and I-55/US

61/63/64

> in West Memphis. East of West Memphis, there is I-55/US 61/64/70/79.

> AFAIK, all these are mostly secret, as the US routes are only signed on

> overheads. There is I-530/US 63/65/79 in Pine Bluff, which is fully

signed

> at one point. There is an interchange that is I-530/US

63/65/65B/79/425.

>

There are two places in Chattanooga where four US highways are

*cosigned*. US 11, 41, 64, 72 from Main and Broad, down Broad St.,

around the toe of Lookout Mountain, and west to Tiftonia; and Dodds

Avenue from Main to 23rd Street, US 11, 41, 64, 76.

January 2, 2006

I now remember that these intersect in Boone, NC.

Today I was at the intersection of US 328, 501 and 701 in Conway, SC;

and on US 21, 176 and US 321 which run together in SE Columbia, SC.

ypsi-slim

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:36:32 EST egyptianzipper@aol.com writes:

In a message dated 12/31/05 9:58:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

hester_nec@yahoo.com writes:

I have a trivia question for everyone this morning - where doe U S

highways 60, 61 and 62 intersect???

====================================================================

And where to US routes 221, 321 and 421 intersect?

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January 2, 2006

Actually they all do meet out by the old Holiday Inn (now something else) in

Sikeston, MO..."business" 60 piggybacks 61 and 62 into Sikeston from that

intersection, then heads West towards Dexter (Malone Ave, the original

alignment of US 60)...60 and 62 meet again just outside Charleston, MO and

piggyback across the Miss R. Bridge at Cairo where the intersect with the

terminus of US 51 before crossing the Ohio R. together and splitting up at

Wickliffe, KY...they then connect AGAIN in Paducah, KY and piggyback to

Smithland KY before going their separate ways...61 has nothing to do with

this relationship...following its own path North and South from the sky blue

waters of Minnesota to the big muddies of Louisiana...

60 also meets 63 in Cabool, MO; 65 in Springfield, MO; old 66 in

Springfield, MO; 67 outside Poplar Bluff, MO (the original alignment

intersected with 67 and the terminus of 160 in Poplar Bluff, MO); 68 outside

of Paducah KY (?); and 69 outside Afton, OK--twere 64 only a bit farther

north 60 could have a connection with all the "6's" .... to all our friends

in the Oklahoma City area, all the best! Tsingtao Kip

----- Original Message -----

From: "David Backlin" <us71@sbcglobal.net>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:04 AM

Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Road Trips Trivia Question

> Sikeston, MO, though they *technically* don't. 61/62 meet Business US 60 .

>

http://www.cosmos-monitor.com/road/sign/us...1-us62-bgs.html

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com>

> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 8:56 AM

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Road Trips Trivia Question

>

> >I have a trivia question for everyone this morning - where doe U S

> > highways 60, 61 and 62 intersect???

> > I'll give you a clue. I've been following Denny G's current road

> > trip.

> >

> > Hudsonly,

> > Alex B

> >

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January 2, 2006

...and 63 fits in there somewhere--tho there is STILL no signage to tell you

where! Tsingtao Kip

----- Original Message -----

From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:48 AM

Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question

> In Memphis, 64, 70 and 79 co-sign coming in from the east on Summer. 70

and 79, and probably 64 cross 72 in the south western part of the city on

Poplar. In downtown everything crosses 61 and 51 - 61, 70, and 79 are

co-signed across the I-55 bridge into West Memphis, probably 64 also, while

51 goes it's lonely way north and south..

>

> 78 also runs into downtown Memphis on Lamar; 72 comes in on Poplar and

winds up with everything else in downtown Memphis.

>

> Hudsonly,

> Alex B

>

> brownwho63 <brownwho63@yahoo.com> wrote:

> St. Louis intersects U.S. 40, 50, 61, 67, 100, and old 66. The

> Gateway City is indeed a wonderful source of blue highway cruisin'

> choices....Bliss

>

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...>

> wrote:

> >

> > Good for you David - now lets expand this a bit. Are there any

> other places where 3, or more, U S routes intersect.

> >

> > Hudsonly,

> > Alex B

> >

> > David Backlin <us71@s...> wrote:

> > Sikeston, MO, though they *technically* don't. 61/62 meet

> Business US 60 .

> >

> > http://www.cosmos-monitor.com/road/sign/us...us60-us61-us62-

> bgs.html

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@y...>

> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

> > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 8:56 AM

> > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Road Trips Trivia Question

> >

> > >I have a trivia question for everyone this morning - where doe U

> S

> > > highways 60, 61 and 62 intersect???

> > > I'll give you a clue. I've been following Denny G's current

> road

> > > trip.

> > >

> > > Hudsonly,

> > > Alex B

> > >

> >

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January 2, 2006

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January 2, 2006

63 no longer runs thru Memphis - it comes into I-55 north of West Memphis,

then runs west along I-40 to somewhere around Brinkley. I had a photo of a U S

63/U S 70 sign somewhere west of Brinkley. Ensuing debate on American Road

e-group brought out that 63 runs south into Lousyana from the discussion.

Hudsonly,

Alex B

rudkip@sbcglobal.net wrote:

...and 63 fits in there somewhere--tho there is STILL no signage to tell you

where! Tsingtao Kip

----- Original Message -----

From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:48 AM

Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question

> In Memphis, 64, 70 and 79 co-sign coming in from the east on Summer. 70

and 79, and probably 64 cross 72 in the south western part of the city on

Poplar. In downtown everything crosses 61 and 51 - 61, 70, and 79 are

co-signed across the I-55 bridge into West Memphis, probably 64 also, while

51 goes it's lonely way north and south..

>

> 78 also runs into downtown Memphis on Lamar; 72 comes in on Poplar and

winds up with everything else in downtown Memphis.

>

> Hudsonly,

> Alex B

>

> brownwho63 <brownwho63@yahoo.com> wrote:

> St. Louis intersects U.S. 40, 50, 61, 67, 100, and old 66. The

> Gateway City is indeed a wonderful source of blue highway cruisin'

> choices....Bliss

>

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...>

> wrote:

> >

> > Good for you David - now lets expand this a bit. Are there any

> other places where 3, or more, U S routes intersect.

> >

> > Hudsonly,

> > Alex B

> >

> > David Backlin <us71@s...> wrote:

> > Sikeston, MO, though they *technically* don't. 61/62 meet

> Business US 60 .

> >

> > http://www.cosmos-monitor.com/road/sign/us...us60-us61-us62-

> bgs.html

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@y...>

> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

> > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 8:56 AM

> > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Road Trips Trivia Question

> >

> > >I have a trivia question for everyone this morning - where doe U

> S

> > > highways 60, 61 and 62 intersect???

> > > I'll give you a clue. I've been following Denny G's current

> road

> > > trip.

> > >

> > > Hudsonly,

> > > Alex B

> > >

> >

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> >

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January 2, 2006

Ok, I found it - 63 runs into I-55 north of West Memphis, then runs west with

I-40 to exit 193 (Haxen). Then it runs south to Stuttgart, then to Pine Bluff

and south thru Warren to El Drado, then into Louisiana (Ruston). It is co-signed

with U S 167 to Ruston, but is not shown south of there - tho 167 continues

south to Alexandria.

This is shown in the 2006 Rand McNally atlas.

Hudsonly,

Alex B

63 no longer runs thru Memphis - it comes into I-55 north of West Memphis,

then runs west along I-40 to somewhere around Brinkley. I had a photo of a U S

63/U S 70 sign somewhere west of Brinkley. Ensuing debate on American Road

e-group brought out that 63 runs south into Lousyana from the discussion.

Hudsonly,

Alex B

rudkip@sbcglobal.net wrote:

...and 63 fits in there somewhere--tho there is STILL no signage to tell you

where! Tsingtao Kip

----- Original Message -----

From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:48 AM

Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question

> In Memphis, 64, 70 and 79 co-sign coming in from the east on Summer. 70

and 79, and probably 64 cross 72 in the south western part of the city on

Poplar. In downtown everything crosses 61 and 51 - 61, 70, and 79 are

co-signed across the I-55 bridge into West Memphis, probably 64 also, while

51 goes it's lonely way north and south..

>

> 78 also runs into downtown Memphis on Lamar; 72 comes in on Poplar and

winds up with everything else in downtown Memphis.

>

> Hudsonly,

> Alex B

>

> brownwho63 <brownwho63@yahoo.com> wrote:

> St. Louis intersects U.S. 40, 50, 61, 67, 100, and old 66. The

> Gateway City is indeed a wonderful source of blue highway cruisin'

> choices....Bliss

>

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...>

> wrote:

> >

> > Good for you David - now lets expand this a bit. Are there any

> other places where 3, or more, U S routes intersect.

> >

> > Hudsonly,

> > Alex B

> >

> > David Backlin <us71@s...> wrote:

> > Sikeston, MO, though they *technically* don't. 61/62 meet

> Business US 60 .

> >

> > http://www.cosmos-monitor.com/road/sign/us...us60-us61-us62-

> bgs.html

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@y...>

> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

> > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 8:56 AM

> > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Road Trips Trivia Question

> >

> > >I have a trivia question for everyone this morning - where doe U

> S

> > > highways 60, 61 and 62 intersect???

> > > I'll give you a clue. I've been following Denny G's current

> road

> > > trip.

> > >

> > > Hudsonly,

> > > Alex B

> > >

> >

> > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com

> >

> > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-

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--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote:

> > In Memphis, 64, 70 and 79 co-sign coming in from the east on

Summer. 70

> and 79, and probably 64 cross 72 in the south western part of the

city on

> Poplar. In downtown everything crosses 61 and 51 - 61, 70, and 79 are

> co-signed across the I-55 bridge into West Memphis, probably 64 also,

while

> 51 goes it's lonely way north and south..

>

> ...and 63 fits in there somewhere--tho there is STILL no signage to

tell you

Not anymore. 63 now follows I-55 south from Turrell, then follows I-40

west to Hazen, where it splits off on former AR 11.

January 2, 2006

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote:

>

> 63 no longer runs thru Memphis - it comes into I-55 north of West

Memphis, then runs west along I-40 to somewhere around Brinkley. I had

a photo of a U S 63/U S 70 sign somewhere west of Brinkley. Ensuing

debate on American Road e-group brought out that 63 runs south into

Lousyana from the discussion.

I'd like to see the pic. The last time I was through there, it was US

70/AR 11.

January 2, 2006

In the near future when you are travelling Missouri's highways, you will see

fewer and fewer raised reflectors dotting the middle of the road. MoDot is

going to phase them out because of several accidents being caused by the

reflectors coming loose and crashing through windshields...here's hoping that

this makes your travels down the blue highways of Missouri a better and safer

experience! Tsingtao Kip

January 2, 2006

I seem to remember some time back that a member of this group was looking for a

copy of George Stewart's Route 40 book. Here's a copy on eBay, along with a

copy of the remake of the book from 1983:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...653532&rd=1

<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...1653532&rd=

1>

Mike

January 2, 2006

These are used extensively in the West without problems where no snow falls.

The Missouri plows must uproot them. I've also seen places where they "scoop" a

small hole and bury them below the snow plow scrape level.

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Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] raised reflectors on the out in MO

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fewer and fewer raised reflectors dotting the middle of the road. MoDot is

going to phase them out because of several accidents being caused by the

reflectors coming loose and crashing through windshields...here's hoping that

this makes your travels down the blue highways of Missouri a better and safer

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January 2, 2006

Greetings Everyone,

I need contact info. for the following persons. If you can help, please email me

privately. Thank ya kindly.

Cheryl Nowka

Roger White (with the Smithsonian, who put together the Route 66 exhibit).

Regards,

Jim R.

pathfinder66@earthlink.net

January 3, 2006

Excellent comments John.

Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

Kennebunk, ME

jhwaugh04101 <jhwaugh04101@yahoo.com> wrote: In reply to the previous

comments:

You know this is one of those "chicken and egg" situations.

IF our country hadn't gone so whole-hog for Interstate

building.....would the mass-transit of freight and people, i.e., the

national and regional train systems, as well as the municipal transit

of streetcar, electric inter-urban, etc. have fallen away so quickly

or would THEY have grown to meet the demand? And if they HAD grown,

would not our "need" for these multi-lane behemoths be less?

The post war decisions we made as a government and society decidedly

affected the thrust of the economy, including and especially, the

private auto and truck manufacturing, and the spread and development

of "suburbs", where one COULDN'T easily live WITHOUT a private means

of transportation, and the cycle goes on still.........

As much as we love highways, and byways for our gasoline combustion

machines to drive on, I for one, also love trains and the idea of

mass-transit. And the vision, or fantasy if you want to call it that,

of full-blown, wide-spread, national and local mass transit, seems

like a beautiful utopia to me. One, where you can choose NOT to use

your auto because you are not FORCED to use it by the current

circumstances.

Like I said...chicken and egg?

John Waugh

Portland, Maine, USA

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Michalek"

<big_ugly_mich@y...> wrote:

>

> > I am now a dedicated two-laner, but I would hate to think of how

> > bad things would be without the interstates. The thought of all

> > that traffic on the old roads is beyond comprehension.

>

> Not only all that traffic, but all those Dead Man's Curves! I have

some

> pictures of cars that crashed on the side of a mountain in Colorado

> that I took from an Amtrak train. I don't know what highway we were

> near, but you can see the Interstate in most of them, too. If I

ever

> find them, I'll post them so all of you can see why we have

Interstates.

>

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January 3, 2006

It would have been nice if Mr. Dixon could have mentioned

that US 50 in Nevada was, for the most part, the route of

the Lincoln Highway in Nevada. Also, he seemed to miss

the older alignment, now NV 722, over Carroll Summit

west of Austin.

ypsi-slim

> A couple good reads, enjoy! . . . Chris, NJ Exit 7-A

>

> _____________________________________

>

> Love Notes and Ghosts on a Lonely Road

> By CHRIS DIXON

>

> Published: February 20, 2004 The New York Times

>

> . . . Highway 50, a transcontinental road that, in the era of the

> interstate, stands largely forgotten. The 400-mile-long stretch from

January 3, 2006

Press Release

2-25-2004

Announcing the coming of a brand new Guidebook to Route 66!

While there are many fine books that cover all or part of the individual states

along Route 66, plus extremely detailed guides to the entire Route (and an

excellent set of maps), a need has been identified for an easier to use,

whole-route guidebook. One directed at travelers new to Route 66: the majority

of the motoring public who might wish to drive the Mother Road, but aren't (yet)

hardy and dedicated Route-Warriors.

That is the aim of a new guidebook, researched, written and illustrated by Route

66 artist and historian Jerry McClanahan (Co-author of the Route 66 Map Series

and Bones of the Old Road video, Dept. Editor for American Road Magazine).

Jerry, who has been researching and documenting old Route 66 since 1981, will

take readers from one end to the other, both westbound and eastbound, in one

driver-friendly, "easy to use on the road" volume, with plenty of maps, points

of interest and spot illustrations..

While this new guide, to be published by the respected National Historic Route

66 Federation (www.national66.org), won't feature the exhaustive details of old

road fragments, dead ends and lost alignments as in McClanahan's many articles,

it will present as much quality, drivable Old Route 66 to the tourist as

possible, in an easy and entertaining fashion.

Final research trips, to update and verify the routings, will be made along both

directions of the entire length of the fabled highway this Spring, with

publication expected later this year.

Title, price and availability will be announced as publication draws near.

January 3, 2006

> Springfield Museum of Art

> Springfield, Ohio: April 17, 2005 through June 5, 2005

> Springfield is only about an hour's drive for me. I've never been to the Art

> Museum there but will certainly check out this exhibit. Nice to see

> Sixty-Six & Shellee getting some attention in this part of the country.

> Shellee, will you be in Springfield for setup, opening, or anything else?

Hey Denny,

Thanks for your message. You know I am not sure if I will be able to make it

to the opening in Ohio. Sometimes the museums invite me, but not always. My

show "Return to Route 66" is toured by Smith Kramer, a professional touring

service. (800) 222-7522

For more info, check out the Smith Kramer website

http://www.smithkramer.com/exhibitions.php?id=16

Still, I hope I'll be able to make it. I just don't get to Ohio and it would

be fun to see that part of the U.S.A.

Regards,

Shellee G.

January 3, 2006

Well friends we have some fantastic news to share with you. We will be

coming out with a Route 66 Newspaper that will cover the entire road from

Chicago to Santa Monica. It is our intention to have our first issue out

late May or early June. It will be a monthly at first and go to bi-monthly

as fast as possible. Hopefully it will become a weekly within the second

year.

This paper will cover past, current and future news that pertain to Route

66. The format will be similar to USA Today. There will also be a web site

to support the project. The overall message will be preservation of the

road, stories that will entertain as well as inform the readers and all the

regular features your local newspaper covers. The need is there for a

quality newspaper and the time is right.

We are looking for writers/photographers/advertising

salespeople/distributors and of course subscribers. We want this to be a

profitable partnership for those that assist us, advertise and read the

newspaper. Please share with us your ideas and suggestions as this will be

your newspaper. We are devoted and committed to its success and would enjoy

having a lot of you share in that success.

We are putting the finishing touches on the paper now and will share more

with you soon. In the meantime if you want to be a part of this project we

want to hear from you.

Some of you are already aware of this project and have been contacted

recently by the corporation that is backing the project. Yes we are still

looking for a managing editor as well as editors. If you are qualified or

know someone that is, have them contact me. There are many of you out there

that know the newspaper business inside out. Now is your chance to get paid

for your talents, passion and knowledge of Route 66.

I want to assure you that the people/corporation that are backing this

project are totally committed to its success. They are located in New York.

We will be making a formal announcement in March.

We look forward to hearing from all of you.

James M Conkle

Preservationist-Speaker-Marketer-Spokesperson-Public Relations-Event Planner

Route 66 Preservation Foundation

Preservation of Historic Roads & Corridors

P O Box 290066

Phelan, CA 92329-0066

760 868 3320

760 617 3991 cell

760 868 8614 fax

jimconkle@verizon.net

www.cart66pf.org

January 3, 2006

I'm going to be traveling to Connecticut this week, and on my way

back, I'd like to visit the Smithsonian. I'm leaving Friday at 3:00

and won't have Internet access after that, so any advice would be

most appreciated!!

I am totally unfamilar with Washington D.C. and would like to know

what's the best way to acess the Smithsonian American History Museum.

I have a map, so I'm sure I could find it; my question is about

availability of parking in the area. All I could find was that there

are alot of parking meters in the area but they go fast, so be there

by 10:00, when the museums open. I won't be there probably until

12:00 or 1:00 on a Saturday afternoon. Is there paid parking

nearby? Or should I go to a suburb and take a train in? (I don't

really want to do that because I only have about 4 -5 hours to spend

at the museum and want to hit a few highlights). I don't mind if I

have to park in a parking garage and pay a fee as long as it's not

too far from the museum, but I can't find any list of parking

garages! Or is there another area in the city I can park and then

take a cab there? I'm clueless, but I really want to visit the

museum!

Thanks!

Jennifer

January 3, 2006

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...>

wrote:

Crawfordsville has the worlds

> only operationl rotary jail which (I think) is worth a look if

you're ever

> there with some idle time.

>

> --Denny

>

> P.S. Some jail stuff:

> http://www.dennygibson.com/rt66fest03/day0...ex.htm#section6

Well, that's a new one on me:) I'll have to check it out if we get

up that way again. I *did* know Crawfordsville was the home town of

Lew Wallace, the author of "Ben Hur".

January 3, 2006

Sorry I missed it, but I had to watch the Amazing Race which started in Denver

at 9 PM

last night...would have liked to see more of Denver, but I had never been to Red

Rocks

Amphitheater either, although my son gets there from time to time.

Dave Reese

Allentown PA

Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park

http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway

http://www.summerharmony.com

Today in Auto History:

3.1.1937

The first "permanent" license plates for the purpose of identifying registered

vehicles

were issued by the state of Connecticut. The plates, made of plain aluminum,

featured

black letters and color inserts that designated the year of registration.

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Forgot to mention...it'll be at 9pm EST tonight.

January 3, 2006

In a message dated 3/25/2004 2:11:48 PM Central Standard Time,

AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com writes:

> Is there paid parking

> nearby? Or should I go to a suburb and take a train in?

Jen....

I've been to DC many times. I would advise parking in Philadelphia, and

taking the train from there.

ts

"If you get paid for being crazy, if you can get paid for running amok and

writing about it....I call that sane"

-- Hunter Thompson

January 3, 2006

Yup, I un-moderate a couple other groups. It's a good idea to

keep photos on the small size and delete the full size image as

you go. 30MB is not a lot of space but if you are careful, it can be.

Some of us have used our yahoo ID photos section for additional

storage and provided a link when space gets tight. Or one could

create a geocities "sister" website with their personal galleries.

Been there done that. . . Chris

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken"

<thelandrunner@y...> wrote:

> Greetings Jen and Alex,

>

> Yep, it looks as if only the album owner and the group

> moderator/owner can access the Full Size photo versions. May

I make a

> group suggestion?: The creators of the photo albums should

go ahead

> and delete the Full Size versions of ALL their photos, since they

> cannot be viewed by the group members anyways. That will

save our

> group some MB space within our photos section since those

unviewable

> Full Size photos still uses up our alotted MB space and goes

against

> our 30MB total space limit. This being a fairly new group still,

our

> used up MB space is already at 60% (18.27MB out of 30MB).

This is

> still an ongoing problem on the other E-Groups because the

limit is

> already maxed out. Some folks in this E-Group will soon not be

able

> to create their own photo album because it won't be very long

before

> others will have already used up all our MB space. Thought

that I'd

> mention this before we actually reach our MB limit. At that time,

it

> might just jam up our photos section, and no one will be able

to

> access it. Of course, this is only a group suggestion. Q;)

>

> God Bless and Happy Trails.

>

> Ken

>

> <http://www.postmarkart.com/links.htm>

>

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "jenniferrt66"

> <jabremer66@a...> wrote:

> > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Frank P.

Maloney"

> > <frank.maloney@v...> wrote:

> > > Hi All -

> > >

> > > Thanks Jennifer, but I think Ken is right. I cannot see a link

> on

> > my

> > > page or in the source HTML. Alex, if you want to make this

> > available on

> > > the WWW but don't have a site, I would be happy to "host"

your

> map

> > on my

> > > Route 66 / Area 51 site. Just email it to me. Thanks all.

> > >

> > > Frank.

> >

> > Hi Ken and Frank!

> >

> > I'm sorry about the confusion! Evidently, as the co-owner of

the

> > list, I have different permissions....the link is active for me

and

> I

> > can see the large file.

> >

> > Anyway, that's a great idea to host that file, Frank!

> >

> > Jennifer

January 3, 2006

When I told a good friend of mine that Susan and I were going

to spend two weeks in Duluth, he replied, "Two weeks? In Duluth?

But why?" This writeup should answer his questions:) Once again,

my photos are at http://community.webshots.com/user/babyboomerbob .

CLOQUET

Since neither of us was particularly enchanted by the motel we

had reserved, we spent the first day in the area relocating. We

finally chose an AmericInn in Cloquet, which proved to be a good

choice. Admittedly, it was a chain, but we both like our creature

comforts and the free wireless net access proved to be

irresistable. Another point in its favor, the local band of the

Ojibwe nation had just opened a new gas station and set off a gas

war. The gas prices were no more than we were paying at home.

Cloquet itself proved to be a pleasant town, away from the city

traffic. Old 61 ran somewhere in this area, but I wasn't able to

figure out just where. I do consider the main drag of Cloquet to be

a prime contender. <Cloquet 01> Needless to say, our first stop was

the famous Phillips 66 gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

It's still an active station and in great shape. <FLW Gas Station

01, 02>

Bars and taverns are more numerous and prominent in the north

country than down in Tennessee and the signs are much more

imaginative. This was my favorite in Cloquet:) <Bar 02> Elsewhere,

there were plenty of murals on ths walls of the stores and banks.

Seeing a fire hydrant with a long red and white striped rod

attached to it brought home the fact that snow is a force to be

reckoned with here. Presumably the rod is to help the firemen find

the hydrant when it's buried in a drift. <Cloquet 04>

And finally, a sign showing even the gas stations have a sense

of humor:) <Cloquet 05>

We tried to recapture the magic of Rudy's Drive-in (Lacrosse)

by eating at Gordy's High Hat Restaurant.<Gordy's 01, 02> Now the

food was delicious and the service was fine. But they were about to

close down for the winter and the place was terribly crowded! As

much as we dislike crowds, That *was* a sign of a good eatery:)

Just east of Cloquet we found a piece of old 61 and followed it

nearly to Duluth. In fact, we found two:) <Old 61 04> Interesting

signage:) Jack is parked on the older of the two pieces.

CANAL PARK & MINNESOTA POINT

Minnesota Point, America's longest freshwater land spit, juts

out from Duluth and, together with Wisconsin Point over in Superior,

separates Lake Superior from Duluth Harbor. In the 1880's a canal

was cut across the spit to allow shipping traffic a shorter route to

the docks. Crossing this canal is Duluth's most famous icon, the

Aerial Lift Bridge. <Aerial Bridge 01-03> The most unusual thing

about this bridge is it began in 1904 as an aerial *ferry*. There

was no roadbed. A gondola suspended from the upper truss carried

traffic over the canal. The bridge could hold pedestrians, wagons,

and even a streetcar. It was rebuilt into its present form in

1929. A picture of the old aerial ferry can be found at

http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-3/bridges/p.../bdg07_002.html

We drove to the end of Minnesota Point where we found a nice

little park with, among other things, a playground with a wooden ore

boat for the kids to play on:) <Minnesota Point>

On the Duluth side of the bridge, a tourist area has been built

featuring restaurants, an IMAX theater, a tour of an ore boat and

plenty of shops. Sculptures and fountains of all sorts are

scattered around the area <Art 01, 02> as are the omnipresent bars:)

<Bar 03> A pedestrian drawbridge links the IMAX theater and the

main part of the park. <Drawbridge>

Starting at Canal Park and running about 2 1/2 miles along the

shore is the Lakefront Walk <Lakefront Walk> There are outdoor

stairs that give walkers access to some of the fancier restaurants

at the top of the bluff. In this picture you can see two different

pavements of the trail. Asphalt for the bicyclers and wood for the

walkers.

SKYLINE DRIVE/SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD

The good folks of Duluth are justly proud of the views of their

city from the Sawtooth Mountains behind town and built a road along

the crest to show them off. Skyline Drive has been around since the

1880's and, sadly, some stretches look that old.

On the east side of town there is a section that runs along the

Lester River that is known as Seven Bridges Road. I sincerely doubt

this was the road the Eagles were singing about, but it's still a

neat place. Or will be once the road work is finished. <Skyline

Drive 01> shows one of the three bridges we were able to see before

we were forced to turn around because of construction:( We wound up

continuing downriver to the North Shore Highway where I took a

picture of the mouth of the Lester River from under the bridge.

Some of the other views I shot from Skyline Drive are the

Blatnik Bridge (US 53) crossing Duluth Harbor <Skyline Drive 03>,

Minnesota Point <Skyline Drive 05>, and the ore docks <Skyline Drive

04>. The docks are *immense!* Whole train loads of ore are pushed

onto them so they can dump their ore directly into the ore boats.

At one overlook, a fellow tourist was nice enough to take a picture

of the two of us together <Bob & Susan>.

One of the high points was Enger Park with it's big stone tower

<Enger Tower>. From the top I managed to get a good picture of an

ore boat going through the canal, with the bridge fully lifted

<Aerial Bridge 04>.

<Skyline Drive 06> is another view, looking up the shore at the

east side of town. <Skyline Drive 07> shows that someone had

figired out how to get maximum deck space out a minimum of a house:)

Finally, there's the westernmost stretch which winds around

Spirit Mountain and it's ski resort. Much of it remains unpaved and

gives a good view of Duluth Harbor and the St. Louis River.

DULUTH DEPOT

Susan and I rarely pass up the opportunity to see train museums

and this one was a dandy. We loved the display of the different

types of locomotive snow plows both the old fashioned ones and the

modern rotary models <Depot 01-03>. I loved the old railgoing

track insoector's car <Depot 04>. I don't recognize the make, but

I *think* it's an Oldsmobile. I need some enlightment here:)

Perhaps the most unique display here is the McGiffert Log

Loader <Depot 05, 06>. It was designed to load logs onto flat

cars. It could move along the rails on its own power, or be towed.

Once in place, it retracted its wheels, sitting on skids on either

side of the track. Flat cars could be moved under it and a whole

train could be loaded, one car at a time. Afterward, it would bring

its wheels down and be on its way. This is one of only three still

in existance, the other two are in a museum in Portland, Oregon.

The upper floors of the depot had other sorts of local

exhibits. The room for immigrants waiting to be processed has been

preserved <Depot 07>, along with plentious other stuff, including

some quite fancy hand carved furniture <Depot 08>.

Getting a picture of the outside was quite difficult because of

the lack of a good vantage point. I settled for a picture of the

upper facade <Depot 09>.

ST. LOUIS RIVER

One afternoon, we took a slightly different route back to

Cloquet, leaving Duluth on State Road 23, then cutting west on SR

210. We stopped to check out an old camel back bridge across the

St. Louis River <St Louis River 01> and I decided to walk around and

chcek the river out. There were plenty of rapids <St. Louis River

04>, plus an old railroad bridge that now carries hikers and

snowmobiles <St. Louis River 02, 03>. Quite nice, and a total

surprise:)

Ok, that's enough for now. Next time, the Northshore Highway!

January 3, 2006

I work in Washington, DC. The American History Museum is around 11th &

Constitution Avenue (part of Route 50!), but there are few parking

garages (that I know of) on Constitution. I would recommend cruising on

Pennsylvania Avenue where there are alot of businesses and, therefore,

alot of parking garages. Check switchboard.com and type in "Parking"

and "Washington, D.C." They'll have tons of listings and also map links

as well. FYI, during the week, you can pay anywhere from $10-$15 for

anything over 2 hours in a garage. It may be different on the weekends.

I hope this helps.

Enjoy your trip to the museum!!!! I live here and haven't been in years

-- isn't that always the way?

Kathy

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