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Manchester, New Hampshire

Cat Alley

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.
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The Story Behind Bucket of Blood Street and Other Weird Road Names

Eric Grundhauser September 9, 2015
Culvert Road
Medina, New York

Culvert Road

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
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Roadtripping Through Illinois on Route 66

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate
Green Valley, Arizona

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
It was "the largest aggregation of motor vehicles ever started on a trip of such length," the <em>New York Times</em> reported.
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The Harrowing Tale of American History's Worst Cross-Country Road Trip

The 1919 journey convinced Eisenhower the government needed to improve the United States' roads.
Sarah Laskow August 13, 2015
A piece of the Old Spanish Trail, Milton, Florida.
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Resurrecting the Original Road Trip on America’s Ghost Highway

The goal is to drive the route from St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego again in 2029.
Sarah Laskow June 18, 2025
A man rides his motorcycle down a flag laden street in Sidney, Nebraska.
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The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature's Most Epic Road Trips

Richard Kreitner (writer), Steven Melendez (map) July 20, 2015
The Viaduct Petrobras
Brazil

Viaduct Petrobras

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
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The Beautiful Network of Ancient Roman Roads

Chris White June 19, 2015
Gnome Road
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Gnome Road

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.
Jacksonville Interchange Spiral from above.
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville Interchange Spiral

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Lincoln Highway Memorial
Laramie, Wyoming

Lincoln Highway Monument

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Permanently Closed
London, England

The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Permanently Closed
Camac Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Camac Street

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.
Gold Camp Road Tunnels
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Old Gold Camp Road Tunnels

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.
Weatherford, Oklahoma

Dead Woman's Crossing

This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.
Zero Milestone
Washington, D.C.

Zero Milestone

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.