From the April 17th Springfield (Il) State Journal-Register, Tim Landis.
The application to the National Register of Historic Places for a 1.3 mile stretch of original pavement southeast of Springfield was first filed more than a year ago, but returned for more information. Now, according to Barbara Wyatt of the Washington office, it appears to be ready to be listed.
Preservationists call this the longest, still-drivable section of the original Route 66 in Illinois.
This stretch of road is 16 feet wide compared to today's 24 feet norm and is used by farm equipment . people commuting to Springfield and school buses carrying students to Ball Elementary School.
Route 66 fan, author, historian, and preservationist John Weiss was instrumental in the effort and says he knows the road is rough and narrow, but would like to see it preserved while saving its historic character, perhaps using rubberized concrete instead of asphalt to fix the potholes.
Improvements are planned by the county, but presently there is no money to do it.
Saving Route 66 One Piece at a Time. --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.
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