Old Route 66 Alignment

S. Route 66 at S. Old Route 66, Mt. Olive, IL
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Just south of Mount Olive an older four lane alignment of Route 66 (the first bypass here) has been converted to a two lane highway. Part of the abandoned roadway still exists. This view is facing southwest, the newer alignment on the right joins here. About a quarter mile south of here is a railroad viaduct that required the road to squeeze 4 lanes together to get through it. It's a little less nerve wracking going under the bridge today with only one lane each way.

GPS: 39.044022, -89.750648

Facing northeast from this intersection the older northbound lanes of the first bypass alignment is barricaded, and the pavement is pretty broken up. This is just one of several places along the Mother Road where this situation exists.

Photo(s): 2012