Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Tag: Illinois

Illinois US 50: Heading back to Indiana and finding some never-used bridges along the route

Headed home from our trip we encountered several never-used bridges on US 50 just standing there doing nothing.

29 July 2022
Illinois US 50: A surprise suspension bridge in Carlyle

Following the old alignments of US 50 in Illinois, we found a suspension bridge in the town of Carlyle!

22 July 2022
Illinois US 50: Barnstorming through east-central Illinois to find three abandoned bridges

We get about a third of the way across Illinois on old US 50 when we encounter three abandoned bridges.

15 July 2022
Illinois US 50: Crossing the Wabash River from Indiana

Beginning the report on my 2009 quick visit to US 50 in Illinois. Part 1: entering Illinois from Indiana.

8 July 2022
Classic motels on the National Road/US 40 in central Illinois

Classic motels along US 40 and the National Road in central Illinois.

9 April 2021
Remnants of the National Road and US 40 in east central Illinois

Bits and bobs of old highway between Casey and Effingham, Illinois.

26 March 2021
A change in the pavement on the abandoned National Road in Illinois

A change in the pavement on the abandoned National Road in Illinois.

19 March 2021
The National Road and US 40 in Livingston, Illinois

The confusing alignment of the National Road and US 40 near Livingston, Illinois.

5 March 2021
The brick National Road and US 40 east of Marshall, Illinois

More of the old brick National Road in Illinois, not far from the Indiana border.

26 February 2021
The National Road and US 40 at the Indiana/Illinois line

A look at how the National Road and US 40 evolved at the Indiana/Illinois line.

19 February 2021
Bursting the nostalgia bubble: A story from my new book, A Place to Start

How the good old days weren’t always good.

23 November 2020
single frame: Brick Route 66 in Illinois

A restored section of brick pavement on Route 66 in Illinois.

25 August 2020