US-20 in Illinois-- Part 1

Yesterday, we were on one of my favorite roads in Illinois, US-20, taking it from Marengo to Galena. As a matter of fact, we spent last night on US-20 here at the Ramada.

The cruise is scenic, and two lane until you get to Belvedere, where it is four. You bypass that town, Rockford, and Freeport. West of Freeport, the home of Little Wrigley Field, a new tourist spot for those of you like me who can't AFFORD the real WF in Chicago, it reverts to a two-laner.

There is a really good tourist place east of Freeport, well worth a stop to to find out about area attractions. Very friendly staff as well. This was our second stop there.


GOOD-BYE ROUND BARN

Of course, those by-passed towns all have great original stretches of the road, well worth a drive as well.

Sorry to see that one of the two round barns about a mile west of Freeport where US-20 reverts to two-lane, is mostly down. It, unfortunately, was allowed to deteriorate until this was the result. This is the one on the south side of the road. The north side one is still standing, however.

Also, sorry to see that the observation tower west of Elizabeth is still closed. Quite the magnificent view from it. However, the park is open and you can still see some impressive vistas from it.

Sorry to Lose that Round Barn. --RoadDog