Route 66 in Madison County

by Cheryl Eichar Jett

Book Overview

Route 66 zigzagged southwest across Madison County, Illinois, before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri. Various alignments of this segment of the "Mother Road" rolled through pastoral farmland, headed down main streets, and later straightened as it bypassed towns. From 1926 to 1977, the path of the highway changed numerous times and crossed the Mississippi River on no less than five different bridges. Along the way motorists watched for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738583855
• ISBN13: 9780738583853
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"