Tag: US 127

  • I stopped at McDonald’s on my trip down Ohio’s National Road

    As we drive around on America’s highways today we encounter the usual fast-food franchises over and over again. McDonald’s is everywhere! In the early 20th century, a McDonald’s sprouted up at the corner of US 40 and US 127, about 10 miles east of the Indiana state line. This was long before the first McDonald’s…

  • An abandoned road in the woods: US 127 in central Tennessee

    In a big way, you can drive all over the country on the Interstates and never really get to know America. They are good for covering a lot of ground in a hurry, but they tell so little about the land and the people who live on it. I drive the two-lane highways because they…