Detail Information
Roadbed (56-57). Begins west of Elk City on the 1929 alignment (north service road) approximately .3 miles west of I-40 Exit #32 and continues for 4.1 miles to a change in paving at the I-40 crossover east of I-40 Exit #26. Paved in rock asphalt over a concrete base in 1928-1929 under two different paving projects. This unique road segment was paved to a width of 18 feet shortly before standards were increased to 20 feet in 1930, and through the asphalt has been replaced (date unknown) it has retained its design characteristics and originality. It now carries traffic as a service road to I-40. Surviving concrete culverts, some with date stamps, were placed for this roadway as early as 1926. In places, the original concrete base is visible through holes in the asphalt. Contractor was Standard Paving Co. Project No. FA 212B (1928) and Project SAFA 212C (1929).
Reference Maps (1)
Map 56 - PDF
Map 57 - PDF
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(1) Maps are from the publication 'Oklahoma Route 66' by the author 'Jim Ross, Ghost Town Express, 2001'. These maps are copyrighted and not for commercial use.
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