The small town of Tucumcari, located in the northeastern part of New Mexico, still retains a lot of the old-fashioned charm it acquired when it was one of the preeminent stops on old Route Several motels from the s including the iconic Blue Swallow, still exist, their neon signs beckoning to cross-country travelers in the night. The town's sculptural monument to Route 66 is of a more recent vintage, having been erected on the west side of town in But its chrome finish, swooping design and, yes, tail fins cheekily evoke the heyday of the road that put Tucumcari on the map.
Fort Sumner is arguably best known as the place where Billy the Kid was killed and laid to rest in You'll find the Billy the Kid Museum downtown, complete with a replica of the Kid's grave site. You'll also find the second "real" grave site out behind the nearby Old Fort Sumner Museum. As it happens, Billy the Kid may not be resting there either since the grave's original marker was washed away in floods around the turn of the century; the current site is an approximation.
To reach the town of Fort Sumner from Santa Rosa, you'll need to take a detour by heading south on US for approximately 35 miles. Albuquerque, located near the center of the state, is the largest city in New Mexico.
In the heart of the city you'll find the historic district known as Old Town. As a result of this monumental effort, the Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway was reported as "continuously paved" in Route 66 symbolized the renewed spirit of optimism that pervaded the country after economic catastrophe and global war. Often called, "The Main Street of America", it linked a remote and under-populated region with two vital 20th century cities — Chicago and Los Angeles.
The Federal Aid Highway Act of , which provided a comprehensive financial umbrella to underwrite the cost of the national interstate and defense highway system, began construction of a modern four-lane highway which by bypassed nearly all segments of the original Route The outdated, poorly maintained vestiges of U.
Highway 66 completely succumbed to the interstate system in October when the final section of the original road was bypassed by Interstate 40 at Williams, Arizona. Route 66 was first laid out in In the New Mexico section of the highway was shortened by miles. This more-direct route bypassed Santa Fe. This is the route that would be followed by the new Interstate years later.
Adopted in , the proposed alignment took I across the Evergreen neighborhood and Overton Park to East Parkway, then along the eventual route of Sam Cooper Boulevard to Interstate Approval of design work and construction of I was anticipated for November Construction ensued on the eastern leg, but work on the western segment was mired in controversy due to impacts of residential areas and Overton Park.
Successfully halting work on the freeway through Overton Park, the lawsuit progressively made its way through various appeals and courts. Ultimately, the U.
Volpe , U. The freeway would not be built through Overton Park. As a result of these actions, the unbuilt section of Interstate 40 between I and East Parkway, as well as the freeway Sam Cooper Boulevard already under construction from East Parkway to I, were removed from the Interstate Highway System. I was redirected onto the northern arc of the Memphis freeway loop I The route is unnumbered.
The cancellation of I through Midtown Memphis resulted in the relocation of the mainline to run along side Interstate to the north. The two routes were cosigned until , when I was dropped from the overlap. Beyond Highland Street, a numbered of signalized intersections connect Sam Cooper Boulevard with side streets west to U.
One of the first Interstate 40 relocation projects was the construction of Corporation Parkway, a southern bypass of Winston-Salem completed in Construction underway through Summer rebuilds a portion of the Business 40 freeway through Downtown Winston-Salem. Upon completion, the Business designation will be dropped and the roadway rebranded as U. The Greensboro Urban Loop , a degree beltway to be completed in December , was temporarily a part of Interstate The freeway loop was built in stages, with the southeastern section opened on February 21, as a new alignment for Interstate The southwestern portion of the Greensboro Urban Loop opened on February 21, With the completion of the southern half of the loop, I was relocated onto the bypass, while the old alignment was redesignated as Business Loop I This lasted just seven months.
Changes implemented in September rerouted I back across Greensboro and moved U. The original plan for Interstate 40 concluded the route east at I in central Greensboro. This changed in , with a proposed extension of I eastward to Interstate However there was some difficulty in determining which route I would ultimately take.
The state first petitioned for the Interstate 40 freeway to follow U. Although that plan was rejected, U. Growing traffic demands along Interstate 40 through the Research Triangle resulted in traffic counts exceeding , vehicles per day by The fourth westbound lane along this segment was completed on October 1, There are no official plans to extend Interstate 40 west beyond Barstow along California State Route At-grade expressway sections however remain along portions of the corridor to Bakersfield.
A proposal introduced in December and later discussed by local planning and business groups, 11 outlined lengthening Interstate 40 southwest from U. The extension would tie into Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, an expressway bypass taking U. No further development of this plan followed. East at. The last shield assembly for Interstate 40 eastbound. The freeway advances south from I along side an industrial park.
Parallel U. Interstate 40 shifts westward by Olsen Park along an S-curve leading into the parclo interchange with U. Exit loops away from I east to U. The mainline freeway transitions directly onto southbound U. Traffic from U. College Road extends south from the freeway end as a six-lane arterial into Wilmington. North at. Back to back ramps depart from Interstate 40 west just beyond Smith Creek. Begin Interstate 40 shield assembly posted ahead of the lane drop for U.
The freeway travels along a mostly rural route north miles to Future I west of Clayton and to the south of the Raleigh metropolitan area.
Complimenting the mileage sign at the eastbound beginning of I in Barstow, this assembly stood along westbound just ahead of the Murraysville Road overpass outside Wilmington.
The 2, mile distance sign was eventually removed and never replaced. The first westbound shield follows the Murraysville Road overpass. Drivers along I will reach I in two miles, Benson in 94 miles and Raleigh in miles. West at. A small guide sign is the first indication to westbound travelers of the pending merge with Interstate 15 south. Exit 1 leaves I west for Historic U. The last reassurance marker for Interstate 40 precedes Blair Ditch and the wye interchange with I south.
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