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Boat tour lets travelers ride a sunken stretch of Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois

A new Springfield, Illinois, boat tour offers Route 66 fans a rare ride along a submerged alignment of the Mother Road — and ...
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Meet Illinois Route 4: The 'mother' of mother road Route 66

Illinois Route 4 today is mostly a two-lane road that connects rural communities from central to southern Illinois. Its heritage, though, runs much deeper. Not only is the route one of the oldest ...