Project Updates
September 26, 2008:
New modern highway photo gallery!
September 9, 2008:
New modern highway photo gallery!
September 6, 2008:
Huge update to the following lost highway article!
August 24, 2008:
More new modern highway photo galleries:
August 21, 2008:
New photos from H. Poylio have been added to the following lost highway article:
More new modern highway photo galleries:
August 20, 2008:
Major corrections to the following lost highway article (thanks again to
H. Poylio!)
August 17, 2008:
More new modern highway photo galleries:
August 16, 2008:
A bunch of new (well, from the past few years) modern highway photo galleries:
August 13, 2008:
I've started to revamp the modern highway photo gallery page, now organizing
the galleries by date. Only two of the new galleries are up as of yet. I hope
to add quite a few more in the coming weeks. Check it out:
- January, 2006
- Photos on a dreary day on U.S. 61 / U.S. 10 near Highwood Avenue in St.
Paul.
- October, 2005
- Photos from a rainy day on U.S. 61 from Hastings to Miesville.
August 11, 2008:
I just rolled the four Pt. Douglas Road, St. Paul articles into one big article,
with new maps, info, and updated photos! Check it out:
August 9, 2008:
Major update with new photos and info for the following lost highway page
(many thanks to H. Poylio for the info and pics!)
August 6, 2008:
Added some info to a picture caption on the following page:
August 2, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway article:
July 26, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway article:
July 24, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway article:
July 7, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway articles:
July 5, 2008:
Added a new postcard image to the following lost highway article:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway articles:
July 4, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway articles:
June 29, 2008:
Just added a new page to the reference guide! -
Chisago County (Central):
Jct. with T.H. 98 at Wyoming to Jct. with T.H. 95 at North Branch.
June 21, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway article:
Plum and 7th Streets,
Red Wing (plus old junctions)
June 15, 2008:
I've rolled three old lost highway articles into one, including new info
and maps:
Old Alignments Between
Red Wing and Wacouta
June 8, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway article:
296th street, Florence
Township
June 7, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway article:
Old Alignments
at the Fort Beauharnois Historic Marker
June 2, 2008:
New maps and revised information for the following lost highway articles:
June 1, 2008:
New photos and info have been added to the following lost highway articles:
Old Alignments
at Minneiska
Farm Entrance
Road, Rolling Stone Township
May 30, 2008:
New photos and info have been added to the lost highway article on the old
alignments at Minnesota
City! Also, I've been continuing to update the format of some of the pages.
I did some moving around of the files, so some links may not work. All the
pages should still be up and running however.
May 9, 2008:
Two, count 'em, two new reference pages! The reference guide is now complete
for U.S. 61's modern extent in Minnesota!
May 6, 2008:
Another new reference page! - Washington
County (North - Part 1): Ramsey County line to the south jct.
with State Hwy. 97.
May 5, 2008:
A new reference page! - Ramsey
County (North): North City Limits of St. Paul to the North County
Line.
April 28, 2008:
Update/revision of the Ramsey County (Central)
page at the reference guide.
April 23, 2008:
Update/revision of the Ramsey County (South)
page at the reference guide.
April 20, 2008:
More updates! The reference pages
as far north as Washington County
have now been fully updated. I've added a few new features to them,
including an information summary and a listing of surviving old alignments.
April 10, 2008:
The updates continue! I've done a bit of tweaking on a few of the pages,
plus I've updated the information and added google map information for the
Dakota County reference page.
April 8, 2008:
It begins. The big redesign is go! I have decided to get the beta pages of
the new U.S. 61 reference guide up to see how they work, including the new
google maps interface! (I'll be posting a reference guide to the symbols I
used soon). The reference guide replaces the old information chapters. Most
of the articles won't change for now, but all the links should work. Also,
the google map reference guide isn't complete north of Goodhue County yet,
just to warn ya.
March 2, 2008:
Info and maps have been updated for the Wabasha
County (North) chapter, including the following lost highway
articles:
February 5, 2008 Update 2:
I've updated info and maps for the Wabasha
County (Central) Chapter, as well as the associated lost highway articles:
February 5, 2008 Update 1:
Information on the location of the original junction of U.S. 61 with U.S.
12 and U.S. 10 on St. Paul's east side has been corrected in the following
article:
Point Douglas Road,
Part 1
January 27, 2008:
I've updated info and maps for the Wabasha
County (South) Chapter, as well as the associated lost highway articles:
December 3, 2007:
The photo and info updates from my October expedition down U.S. 61 are now
complete! New photos and info have been added for:
Lost Highway: County
Road 32, Goodview
December 2, 2007:
Updates! Again!
New modern route photos:
Winona County
-North - October 2007
New photos/revisions to the following page:
Lost Highway: Broadway
(6th St) and Mankato Street, Winona
December 1, 2007:
Another update. New photos/revisions to the following page:
Lost Highway: Gilmore
Ave, Sarnia Street, and Mankato Ave, Winona
November 29, 2007:
More updates! New photos/revisions to the following page:
Lost Highway: Sugar
Loaf Road, Winona
November 26, 2007:
The updates continue! New modern highway photos! - Winona
County (Central)
November 25, 2007:
HUGE UPDATE! Tons of new photos and information have been
added from my October, 2007 expedition to Houston and Winona County. See the
following pages for updates (PS - MORE TO COME!)
October 7, 2007: All articles connected with the Winona
County (North) chapter have been revised! The following pages have been
updated:
October 6, 2007: All articles connected with the Winona
County (central) chapter have been revised! The following pages have been
updated:
September 22, 2007: New aerial photos, info, and format
for the Winona County (south) chapter
and related articles! These pages have been updated:
September 17, 2007: Updated info on the recent reconstruction
of U.S. 61 at La Crescent! See the Houston
County route chapter, the Old
Alignments at La Crescent lost highway article, and Modern
Highway Photos - Houston County.
August 4, 2007: Redesign is complete on the pages related
to Houston County!
June 28, 2007: A major redesign of the U.S. 61 project is
underway! It make take a few days to update everything to the new format.
May 13, 2007: New Photos - Modern
U.S. 61, Winona County (South).
Apr 9, 2007: New photos for all the lost highway articles
in the Goodhue County (North)
chapter!
Apr 8, 2007: All the pages in the Dakota
County chapter have been revised/updated, plus a few new photos.
Apr 8, 2007: New Photos for: Modern
Highway Photos - Goodhue County (North)
Apr 4, 2007: New Photos for: Modern
U.S. Highway 61 Photos
- Washington Co.
Apr. 3, 2007: New diagrams and photos for: Old
Road to the Spiral Bridge at Hastings
Apr. 1, 2007: New diagrams and photos for: Old
Alignments at Hwy. 95 and Old
Jct. with U.S. 10\
Mar. 26, 2007: New diagrams and photos for: Pt.
Douglas Road, Cottage Grove
Mar. 25, 2007: New diagrams and photos for: Pt.
Douglas Road near 80th. St., Cottage Grove
Mar. 24, 2007: New diagrams and photos for: Old
Alignments and Jct's. with Hwy. 100 at Newport and Old
Alignment at 70th St, St. Paul Park
The U.S. Highway 61 - Minnesota Project
