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Welcome to my Links page. This page has copies of all of the external links found throughout roadandrailpictures.com, so if you found an interesting link on one of my other pages, but are having trouble locating it again, it should be somewhere in the list below.

• Acknowledgements:
• Thanks to Michael Summa for the copies vintage shields found on many of my "Route History" pages.
• AARoads Shield Generator – I use this website to generate the images of the US Highways shields that are not in photographs.
• Sites with information about all US Highways:
• U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830) – A website with tons of information about US Highways, including current and past alignments.
• U.S. Highway Ends: Maps and Terminus Photos – Photos and information about the current and historical ends of most US Highways. A few of my photos are reproduced here.
• From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System – This US Federal Highway Administration article has a wealth of detail about the creation of the US Highway system in the 1920s.
• Highway History - Other Articles - US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration articles about highway history including articles about some individual US highways.
• roadfan.com - Site with general information about US highways, some pictures of some old US highways, links to maps, and detailed historical route information about specific cities.
• List of United States Numbered Highways - Wikipedia - Links to descriptions of all of the US Highways on Wikipedia.
• American Roads - This site intends to cover US highways and Auto Trails, but at this time primarily has some scans of old city maps, and links to other US highway websites.
• AARoads - Photos of many US and Interstate highways.
• Roads to the Future - Photos and information about roads in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
• Roadtrip-'62 - A blog about driving various US highways end to end as if it were 1962, looking for sites that still exist today.
• Sites with information about a particular US Highway:
• Route 6: The Longest Transcontinental Highway - A discussion of US 6 past and present.
• Route 6 - History of US 6 in Ohio.
• U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association - A group promoting the preservation of US 6, including attempting to get US 6 re-signed in California.
• Route 20 - Coast to Coast - A blog that includes descriptions of US 20 taken from the 1930s Federal Writer's Project guides.
• US Route 20 - A blog with information about various parts of US 20.
• Historic Old 27.com - Website with information about events and businesses along old US 27.
• Route 40 - America's Golden Highway - Website with much information about US 40.
• Sites with information about US Highways in a particular state:
• Joe's Alabama Road History Page - Information about highways in Alabama.
• Alabama Routes - Basic information about US routes in Alabama.
• California Highways - Information about highways in California.
• Historic California US Highways - Historical information about US highways in California.
• Historic Photos and Maps of California Highways - Includes scans of old California maps.
• The Highways of Colorado - Information about highways in Colorado.
• Connecticut US Routes - Information about historical alignments of US highways in Connecticut.
• YURASKO - Includes a page about Washington, DC roads. (Looks like the site is still there, but I wasn't able to find the DC Roads page anymore.)
• The Unofficial Georgia Highways Web Page - Website with information about Georgia highways.
• Highways of Idaho - Information about Idaho highways.
• Illinois Highways Page - Information about historical alignments of US Highways in Illinois.
• The Iowa Highways Page - Information about historical alignments of US Highways in Iowa.
• Kansas Highways - History of main routes in Kansas.
• Observations from the Urban Prairie - Blog with a lot of information about the history of highways in Louisiana.
• RoadsAroundME.com - Historical information and vintage photos of highways in Maine.
• MDRoads - Information about highways in Maryland.
• Roads and Highways of the Pioneer Valley - Pictures and information about highways in Massachusetts.
• Michigan Highways: The Great Routes of the Great Lakes State - Information about historical alignments of US Highways in Michigan.
• The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page - Information about highways in Minnesota.
• Magnolia Meanderings - Information about highways in Mississippi.
• Montana Highways - Information about highways in Montana.
• The Nebraska Highways Page - Historical information about highways in Nebraska.
• New Jersey Roads - Historical information about highways in New Jersey.
• The Roads of Metro New York - Historical information about US highways in the New York City area.
• NCRoads.com Annex - Historical information about highways in North Carolina.
• The North Dakota Highways Page - Historical information about highways in North Dakota.
• ORoads: Roads & Highways - Historical information about highways in Oregon.
• Pennsylvania Highways: US Highways - Historical information about US highways in Pennsylvania.
• The Roads of Metro Philadelphia - Historical information about highways in the Philadelphia area.
• The Rhode Island Highways Page - Some old Rhode Island maps are included on this site.
• Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page - Historical information about highways in South Carolina.
• Unofficial South Dakota Highways Page - Historical information about highways in South Dakota.
• Virginia Highways Project - Historical information about highways in Virginia.
• Old Dominion Roads - Historical information and pictures of highways in Virginia.
• Highways of Washington State - Historical information about highways in Washington.
• Wisconsin Highways - Historical information about highways in Wisconsin.
• Sites with additional US Highway photographs:
• Steve Alpert's Roads - Includes photographs of old alignments of US highways, by state.
• American Byways - Many highway and bridge photographs and other information.
• Froggie's Highway Photography - Pictures of US and Interstate highways.
• roadsidephotos.sabr.org - Journals and photos of the trips taken by Doug Pappas down many US highways.
• Floodgap Roadgap - Photography of US 6 and US 395 as well many dead or dying routes, particularly around southern California.
• H. B.'s Millenium Highway - Roads and Highways Page - Some photos of old and unusual signs, as well as some pictures of old and current highway alignments.
• Bridges & Tunnels: just that! - Photographs of bridges and tunnels.
• teresco.org Travel and Other Pictures - Many photos of US and other highways.
• W6MAR.net - Various photos of trips on US highways.
• The Jim Grey Page - Pictures and descriptions of old highway alignments in Indiana and Illinois.
• Mobilene's Photos - Pictures of old alignments of some US highways in Indiana and Illinois.
• The SWPA Roads Project - Website with photo essays about roads in Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
• Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection - Thousands of photographs taken between 1938 and 1969 that include many highway scenes. (Thanks to Stephen Taylor for finding these on the web.)
• DaveandCarol Photos - Photos of old US 34 alignments in Iowa and US 66 in Chicago.
• CanHighways.com - Road photos from Canada and the US.
• route40roadtrip - Photo albums on Webshots with pictures of US 40 in Colorado and Utah.
• Central Pennsylvania and Maryland Roads - Photos and information about highways in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Also has a "clinched" Interstate highway map (that includes my Interstate miles).
• GribbleNation - Many highway photos and other information.
• State-Ends.com - Photos of the ends of highways in various states.
• Sure, Why Not? - Blog with various highway photos and information.
• Sites with additional route photographs (by state):
• Historic California U.S. Highways - Old photos and information about former alignments of US highways in California (currently mostly US 101).
• Florida in Kodachrome - Photos of colored US highway signs in Florida.
• Destination Florida @ Gribblenation.com - Photos of current and historic US highway signs in Florida.
• Illinois Highway Ends - Additional photos of US Highways in Illinois, particularly state-line / end pictures and multiplexes.
• Bob Anderson's Photos - A lot of vintage photos of Rockford, Illinois and US 20 in Illinois.
• Indiana Highway Ends - Additional photos of US Highways in Indiana, particularly state-line / end pictures and multiplexes.
• Iowa Highway Ends - Photos of the ends of highways in Iowa and maps of former alignments of routes in select cities.
• The Roads of Massachusetts - I put it in this category due to the US 6 photo from California, but there is also information about Massachusetts roads in general.
• Michigan Highway Ends - Photos of the ends of highways in Michigan.
• New York State Highway Termini - Photos of the ends of highways in New York.
• Empire State Roads - Some photos and information about roads in New York.
• The Upstate New York Roads Site - Includes pictures of roads in New York.
• All Things NC! - Photos and other information about various roads in North Carolina.
• Ohio Road Photos - Photos of highways in Ohio.
• PhillyHistory.org - Many old photograghs of street scenes in Philadelphia.
• Keystone Highways - Photos and information about highways in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
• BabyboomerBob's US 25E Pictures - Amongst these pictures of Tennessee are a bunch of pictures of old alignments of US 25E.
• Wisconsin Road Photos - Pictures of roads in Wisconsin.
• Forums about US Highways:
• ushwys Yahoo Group – A Yahoo Group for discussion of US Highways.
• National Road / U.S. 40 American Road Forum - A discussion group for US 40 sponsored by American Road magazine.
• American Road Forum - Discussion groups about old two-lane roads.
• US-2 Group(s) Yahoo Group - A Yahoo Group dedicated to US 2.
• US-6 Club Yahoo Group - A Yahoo Group dedicated to US 6.
• US Route 20 (Yellowstone Trail) Yahoo Group - A Yahoo Group dedicated to US 20.
• Railroad sites:
• ACES Train - Official website for New York to Atlantic City express service.
• Amtrak - Official Amtrak website.
• theBlueComet.com - Website with old photos of train stations.
• Bryn Mawr Train Station - Short history of Bryn Mawr station.
• Chicago Transit Authority - Official website for Chicago el.
• DART - Official website for Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
• Hoosac Valley Train Rides - Official website for Berkshire Scenic Railway train rides.
• I Ride The Harlem Line - Blog with photos of Metro-North Harlem Line stations.
• Maryland Transit Administration - Official website for MARC commuter train service and subway / light rail service in Baltimore.
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Official website for greater Boston public transportation.
• Metra - Official website for Chicago commuter rail service.
• Metrolink - Official website for Los Angeles commuter rail service.
• Metro Transit - Official website for commuter and light rail service in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area.
• Metro Transit - St. Louis - Official website for St. Louis light rail.
• mta.info - Official MTA website including NYC Subway, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad.
• New Jersey Transit - Official NJ Transit website.
• New Mexico Rail Runner Express - Official Rio Metro Regional Transit District website.
• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) - Metro - Official website for subway in Buffalo, NY.
• Ride PATCO - Port Authority Transit Corporation - Official website for PATCO service between New Jersey and Philadelphia.
• Railroad.net - Railroad discussion forum.
• Santa Fe Surviving Depots - List of known remaining Santa Fe stations, and their current location if they have been moved.
• SEPTA | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority - Official website for commuter rail, subway, and trolley service in the Philadelphia area.
• Shore Line East - Official website for commuter rail service between New Haven and New London in Connecticut.
• Sound Transit - Official website for commuter and light rail service in the Seattle / Tacoma area.
• The Southwest Railfan - Texas and Southwestern US railroad information.
• TECO Line Streetcar System - Official website for the streetcar system in Tampa, Florida.
• Tri Rail - Official website for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Tri Rail commuter rail service.
• TRE - Official website for Trinity Railway Express in Texas.
• VIA Rail - Official website for VIA Rail Canada.
• Rail Service in Virginia - VRE - Official website for VRE commuter rail service in Virginia.
• Miscellaneous other sites:
• Welcome to Road Trip USA - Website for a book that is a travel guide for 11 different US Highways. I found the book in a bookstore in Richland, Washington when I was driving US 12 from end to end, and have found its suggested stops quite enjoyable on a number of my trips.
• Open Directory - Links to many other sites with information about US highways.
• Ice Engineering TN05-3.pdf - US Army Corps of Engineers article and pictures of collapse of bridge that once carried US 4.
• The 'Dream Highway' of '53 - The Morning Call Online story and photographs about the history of the Lehigh Valley Thruway section of US 22 in Pennsylvania.
• US-27 Michigan - A website about the elimination of US 27 in Michigan.
• White Pole Road - A website about a route in Iowa that was a US 6 alignment for many years.
• U. S. Grant Bridge Replacement Project - A website with pictures and information about the old and new US 23 bridge across the Ohio River.
• Bridgemeister - Mostly Suspension Bridges - Pictures of suspension bridges.
• Down the Road - A blog with many essays and photographs of old alignments of highways primarily in and around Indiana.
• Mt. Princeton - Pictures of Mt. Princeton in Colorado. A few pictures include scenes from US 24.
• Scenic Buena Vista, Colorado - Pictures from the Buena Vista, Colorado area, including a few pictures of US 24.
• Shorpy Historical Photographs - Blog with many old photographs including some with highway scenes.
• Rochester Area Ballpark Photos - Includes some photos of US 15 in Pennsylvania.
• Renew 22 - Website with information and pictures of the rebuilding of US 22 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
• Rocky Mountain National Park - NPS website with information about the roads in Rocky Mountain National Park.
• Telegraph-History - Includes a page about Monument to Charles Minot in Harriman.
• Interstates and Eisenhower - Overview of Eisenhower and the Interstates.