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13 concrete former highways

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Abandoned National Road
Old US 40 near Martinsville, IN
Concrete alignment
Old US 40 near Gratiot, OH
Concrete Route 66
Old US 66 near Carlinville, IL
Concrete road
Old State Road 37 near Martinsville, IN
10-foot-wide concrete road
Old US 40 near Martinsville, IL
Concrete pavement.
Old US 66, Spencer, MO
Old Lafayette Road
Old US 52, Indianapolis, IN
Old US 40 concrete alignment with bridge, Putnam Co.
Old US 40, Putnam County, IN
Concrete alignment
Old US 52, Hendricks County, IN
Abandoned Lafayette Road
Old US 52, Indianapolis, IN
Short concrete old alignment
Old US 40, Putnam County, IN
Old US 50 in Illinois
Old US 50 near Noble, IL
Oklahoma Concrete Route 66
Old US 66 near Hydro, OK

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4 responses to “13 concrete former highways”

  1. Marc Beebe Avatar
    Marc Beebe

    Ah concrete highways! A miracle of lobbying over science. thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump (expansion joints).

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      There’s a road near my home that used to be US 52. It’s four lanes wide. It’s paved in asphalt today. In the winter the asphalt buckles a little at regular intervals. It makes for a very bumpy ride. I’m all but certain that a concrete highway lurks beneath the asphalt and the differing expansion/contraction properties of the two materials creates the buckling.

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  2. SixtiesGuy Avatar
    SixtiesGuy

    If properly designed, built and maintained, concrete roadways can stay in excellent shape for many decades.

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      It’s that last one, maintained, that trips up so many concrete roads!

      Reply

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