always hunting for abandon highways

Egan said:
At least the film industry gets some use out of it!
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Haha. Some parts have been used for a number of things. The State Police used the one tunnel and its offices for barracks and shooting range. The military had looked looked into using the highway for aircraft and tunnels for munitions/storage.
 
Wawa Skittletits said:
Haha. Some parts have been used for a number of things. The State Police used the one tunnel and its offices for barracks and shooting range. The military had looked looked into using the highway for aircraft and tunnels for munitions/storage.
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It is much different here they have been building new sections of hwy 99 through the Central Valley for years. Since this is primally farm country the old sections of the highway are still in use, the sections that they have rebuilt is now freeway with on and off ramps, the old sections had cross streets so they still need the old highway for people to navigate around to places they need to go.
 
trikebubble said:
There is also the Old Cascade Highway between Christina Lake and Rossland. It was the main access road into the west Kootenays prior to Hwy#3, and is still maintained as a forestry road. It's a great and beautiful drive too.
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yes...the old santa rosa road as my dad called it...will drive it this summer, thanks for the reminder :0)Cascade_Hwy-a.jpg 14253203368_d76fa7210a_b.jpg
 
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Wawa Skittletits said:
Awesome thread! There's an abandoned 13 mile section of the Pa Turnpike that I've always wanted to check out. It includes two separate tunnels. Since it was closed it's been used for TV shows like Life After People and movies like The Road.

Here's some pics from The Road and how it really looks today..

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Another fun fact is that up until somewhat recently one of the tunnels was also a secret testing facility for race cars. Chip Ganassi Racing currently leases it.

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man...its haunting to a point when you see these sections of major highways just being over-run with vegetation now and you try to imagine the amount of traffic that was flying through here at some point in time, great pics!!!
 
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Something I do while driving on the mundane interstates is try and spot where the old highways were. TX, NM, AZ there not to hard to spot, if they aren't buried under drifting sand, but forests have a way of eating up old roads. It also leads to some good exploring leads.
 
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Vyscera said:
Something I do while driving on the mundane interstates is try and spot where the old highways were. TX, NM, AZ there not to hard to spot, if they aren't buried under drifting sand, but forests have a way of eating up old roads. It also leads to some good exploring leads.
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I do the same with old rail grades or remnants of mining operations. My Wife is forever shaking her head as I pull off a road or highway to explore yet another overgrown railed or (as she calls them) "another hole in the ground"

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trikebubble said:
I do the same with old rail grades or remnants of mining operations. My Wife is forever shaking her head as I pull off a road or highway to explore yet another overgrown railed or (as she calls them) "another hole in the ground"

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YESSS!!!...me too "where are we going NOW?" is what i get, LOL
 
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jeffs blackjeep said:
i always use google earth and find information on certain parts of highways and towns. most are updated and older parts are left to rot as they make it easier for highways to have less curves. i'm looking forward to hunting route 66 through arizona this march and have used google to find most sections still able to be driven on.
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find a reprint copy of the old rt 66 guide books. my wife and I traveled that road the the old books gave so much info for finding old routes and the old towns and businesses that are just ghosts now. and stop in winslow and stand on a corner.
 
Big E said:
find a reprint copy of the old rt 66 guide books. my wife and I traveled that road the the old books gave so much info for finding old routes and the old towns and businesses that are just ghosts now. and stop in winslow and stand on a corner.
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lol...ummm, why stand on a street corner in winslow? :smirk:
 
Back 20 years ago my first trek on 66 was driving tractor trailer. Big sign at the exit for Winslow off 40, NO TRUCKS. Well I slid into town, stood on a corner, ate a bowl of chili at a leaning mexican restaurant and split before anyone knew. Great memories.
 
Please listen to some Eagles and let me know. Then go to Kansas City and stand on 12th street and Vine.
 
though it wasn't abandoned, we explored along the west side of the fraser river between boston bar and lillooet
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