This short section of concrete road located between La Crosse and La Crescent, Minnesota, is all that remains of old Hwy. 14-61 which once connected the two towns before being replaced by a modern four-lane highway (out of view and to the left a couple hundred feet) some 40 or 50 years ago. Upon completion of the four-lane road, the old tw0-lane highway was removed except for this short stretch which was left to provide access to a boat landing. I think it's cool that this old piece of the past is still in use and whenever I bicycle down it I almost expect to see large black sedans from the 1940s barreling toward me. Honk!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Ghost Road
This short section of concrete road located between La Crosse and La Crescent, Minnesota, is all that remains of old Hwy. 14-61 which once connected the two towns before being replaced by a modern four-lane highway (out of view and to the left a couple hundred feet) some 40 or 50 years ago. Upon completion of the four-lane road, the old tw0-lane highway was removed except for this short stretch which was left to provide access to a boat landing. I think it's cool that this old piece of the past is still in use and whenever I bicycle down it I almost expect to see large black sedans from the 1940s barreling toward me. Honk!
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I like to see the moss -- or whatever that green stuff is -- growing in the middle of the road. It's comforting to imagine that if the area is left alone, the green will eventually take over.
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