I am happy to report that the new U.S. 8 page is up and running! Check it out!
In other news, the melting snow has me itching to get back on the road and get some more photos to add to the page. I am hoping to implement a new way to share these photos, so keep your eyes peeled for more big updates in the next few weeks.
After several months of work, I finally have the new U.S. 65 pages ready for public consumption! I used a very different approach than I did with the U.S. 61 project. This time, the pages are built around a couple of dynamic maps created using KML and the Google Maps API that allow you to freely explore the historic route without having to wade through pages of narrative. The project includes a normal map showing the surviving historic alignments, and a new feature that allows you to see U.S. 65’s route in a given year!
The Old Soo Line Trestle in Moose Lake.
I have just added another article to the U.S. 61 Project on Westgate Boulevard in Duluth. This was one of my favorite old alignments of U.S. 61 to visit, due to an unexpected marker dedicating its construction in 1924, plus the great views of Duluth Harbor and the pleasant walk through the woods it provided after a long drive. Click the photo below to check it out!
Two more articles on historic alignments of U.S. 61 just west of Duluth on the Thompson Hill have been added!
Old Hwy 61 and Thompson Hill Road
Old Hwy 61 at the Carlton/St. Louis County Line
In the past week I have added several articles on old alignments of U.S. 61 between the Twin Cities and Duluth, all visited and photographed on two road trips I took in October and November. I have also done some updating of the U.S. 61 section, adding Google Maps API functionality to enable the display of a map showing every historic alignment of U.S. 61 in Minnesota. I have also added a downloadable KMZ file of the alignment map for Google Earth!
The new articles (from north to south):
Service Drive at Maki Road, Thompson Township
Old 61 Between Scanlon and Carlton
Market Street, Mahtowa
Rail Crossing Between Barnum and Mahtowa
Old Hwy 61 North of Barnum
Moose Lake Service Drive
Old Alignment South of Hinckley
Old Alignment at Rock Creek
North Service Drive at Rush City
Alger Avenue, Rush City
South Service Drive at Rush City
Frontage Avenue, Stacy
I recently added a new section to the U.S. 61 Project: An overview and photographs of the historic roadside structures along modern U.S. 61 in Minnesota. Click the photo below to check it out!
Fort Beauharnois Historic Marker between Red Wing and Lake City
Several new images have been added to the U.S. 61 Project, including:
New historic postcards!
Click the image to see the Historic U.S. 61 postcards page!
Four new galleries of photos along modern U.S. 61!
At I-494 in Newport - Click to See Gallery!
U.S. 61 in Lake City. Click image to see the gallery!
New junction with Highway 16 in La Crescent - Click image to see the gallery!
U.S. 61 in the North Metro - click the image to see the gallery!
Another new article at the U.S. 61 project! All visible historic alignments of U.S. 61 along its modern extent in Minnesota are now documented and photographed. Next project? Articles on the historic junctions and roadside structures along the same stretch! Photos have thankfully already been taken for this section, so it shouldn’t take to long to start posting them – stay tuned!
Click on the photo below to see the new article!
1st Street, Forest Lake
Two more with photos and maps! Click on the photos below!
Original Alignment Through White Bear Lake
Hoffman Road