Highways

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

Made to improve road safety, these policemen-like figurines in Miyakojima island have earned an enthusiastic fanbase.

A giant statue perched on dumpsters watches over the freeway.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.