APRIL 16
How to update but preserve vital parts of a historic structure: The Captain Creek Bridge in Wellston, Oklahoma.
Here is a very interesting story about how the town of Wellston lobbied for and got a loop of Route 66 to go through town as opposed to where the road was to be located south of town. The effort was to keep people traveling through the town and keep business flowing. Sadly for the town, it did not work.
APRIL 17
Route 66 Bike Trail extension in Normal, Illinois, would link Sprague's Super Service Station.
This is an extensive, McLean County effort to turn all of the original Route 66 into a bike trail. The effort comes with a $471,000 price tag.
I think it will be great to have most all of Route 66 turned into a bike trail as well (except through major cities). This will be good for tourism. I know when we drive the old road we often see folks on their bicycles along it.
So Glad That Bloomington-Normal Has Finally Become Aware of Its Route 66 heritage. --RoadDog
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