RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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Friday, June 8, 2007
An Honor for Illinois Highways
Governor Bladgojevich has announced that the Illinois Alliance of Byways has been cited by the American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (the folks who drew up the original 1926 numbering and routing system for the nation's highway system) for serving as a model for cooperation among byways.
"Receiving this national honor for our seven scenic highways is a great reminder of the wonderful vacation opportunities available right here in Illinois." said the governor.
The Illinois Bureau of Tourism has given each of them $40,000 for markings, websites promotions, advertising, and etc.
The seven are:
National Road- 140 miles from Marshall to East St. Louis
Illinois River Road- Known as "The Road of the Voyageurs" after the early French explorers. 272 miles mostly along Illinois Routes 26 and 29.
Route 66- 420 miles from Chicago to East. St. Louis- counting alternate alignments
Meeting of the Great Rivers
Lincoln Highway- the first transcontinental highway in 1913.
Ohio River Scenic Byway
Great River Road- along the Mississippi
I have been from end- to-end on the National Road, Route 66, and Lincoln Highway, and all are excellently signed and great drives. I've also been on parts of the other roads.
Keepin' on Down Those Illinois Scenic Byways. RoadDog
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