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Driving The Brick Road In Illinois


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A friend of mine shot a little video of me driving my car down an abandoned, but accessible, segment of the brick National Road in eastern Illinois, just a few miles west of the Indiana state line. This gives a really nice idea of how close the old Road is to current US 40 (in most places), shows how narrow the old Road is (really -- it was the original US 40, folks), and shows me basking in the rumbly glory of its excellent brickness.

 

Jim on the National Road

 

I'd like to embed the video here, but the forum doesn't seem t handle HTML.

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A friend of mine shot a little video of me driving my car down an abandoned, but accessible, segment of the brick National Road in eastern Illinois, just a few miles west of the Indiana state line. This gives a really nice idea of how close the old Road is to current US 40 (in most places), shows how narrow the old Road is (really -- it was the original US 40, folks), and shows me basking in the rumbly glory of its excellent brickness.

 

Jim on the National Road

 

I'd like to embed the video here, but the forum doesn't seem t handle HTML.

 

Jim,

 

It is like being there!! Great! Let's have more!

 

And beside being envious of the old road adventure, I recall I used to have your head of hair! :(

 

I really appreciate the post!!!

 

Keep the Show on the Road!

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