The July 8th Newburyport News had an article about an old bypassed road that took generations of vacationers to Massachusetts' Salisbury Beach, namely Route 110.
Bill Laird, 66, remembers when the road was a real horror show with traffic really backed up on busy summer weekends.
Forty years have now passed since I-495 was built, relieving the congestion, but hurting businesses along 110.
Victims were the old Riverview drive in theater in Haverhill which closed in the 1960s and the Coach House Hotel (only the sign remains) However, the popular Skip's Snack Bar in Merrimac is still doing fine.
There was also a curve which made "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" for being one of the longest curves on any highway.
My family used to make reugular treks to Carolina Beach, North Carolina, and there were certain things you'd see along the way that showed you were getting closer and the excitement would rise. Then,there was also that first salt air smell.
Joanne Ratcliffe, 67, recalled the thrill of making it to Beach Road in Salisbury and getting a glimpse of the roller coaster. She KNEW then that she was AT THE BEACH.
More to Come... --RoadDog
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.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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