Route 66 was a mostly two lane highway that extended from Chicago to Los Angeles, through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before gradually giving up to the modern interstate. Most of the old pavement is still there, and can be followed with the right maps and directions. I drove the entire length of old 66 in 2012, and invite you to follow along!
Monday, January 21, 2013
New Mexico Route 66 - Rio Puerco
The
steel truss Rio Puerco bridge has a concrete deck resting on steel
stringers, built to withstand the river below which had a habit of
washing away lesser bridges. It was completed in 1934 and carried
traffic until it was replaced in 1999. You can walk across it now, with
the busy interstate bridge on one side of you, and the calmer
replacement Route 66 bridge on the other.
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