Favorite decommissioned US Highway

[bulldog1979]

For me, even though it still has a number, I've always had a fondness for US 102. It was the first US Highway designation to be decommissioned in 1928 when US 141 was extended over it in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. As for the Lower Peninsula, I still want to call it US 27. I attended college downstate and used US 27 as part of my route home to the UP or to the Northern Lower to visit other family members.

[Bickendan]

US 99

[MDOTFanFB]

The old U.S. 12 in Michigan, which has largely been replaced by I-94.

U.S. 112, it is now modern U.S. 12.

U.S. 16, another trans-peninsular road in lower Michigan.

U.S. 25, it still exists in Michigan as M-25 between Port Huron and Port Austin (though M-25 continues further to Bay City) and M-125 from U.S. 24 north of Monroe to the Ohio line. Other MI replacements are M-85 from the Rouge River to downtown Detroit and M-3 from downtown Detroit to Chesterfield.

[Henry]

US 66, from the many childhood roadtrips I took in the summer!

Also, US 99 up the West Coast.

[Avalanchez71]

How about US 17-1.

[nexus73]

US 99 due to me being a West Coast resident.

Rick

[US71]

I'd have to say US 66. Lots of childhood memories.

[FrCorySticha]

I have a number of favorite decommissioned and truncated highways based on where I've lived:

Historic US 99E between Salem and Portland, OR
Historic US 10 between West Fargo, ND and Seattle
Now, the east end of my lot is Historic US 91.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

For me it's obviously US 61 north of Wyoming. I've found a lot of adventure in those pine forests that I-35 forgot north of Hinckley, and then up MN 61.

[wanderer2575]

US-27 in Michigan, especially north of Grayling.  When travelling up north, I'll often get off the I-75 freeway and drive some stretch of the old two-lane road.

[Avalanchez71]

US ALT 27 over in the Frostproof, FL area.   The route is now FL 17.  The route was actually scenic and had some hills.

[thspfc]

US-16 in Wisconsin.

[Max Rockatansky]

US 299 and US 399 were criminally underrated as scenic US Routes?  BTW, more 2011 threads?

[hotdogPi]

BTW, more 2011 threads?

My first 50 posts included a lot of thread bumps (it was 2013, and some of them were 2009 threads). The consensus was that adding to an existing topic is better than starting a duplicate thread.

However, the "these links don't work" bump from 2009 was a bit unnecessary.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10156

[NWI_Irish96]

My favorite decommissioned US Highway is US 112. Dipped into Indiana for a while.

[Max Rockatansky]

BTW, more 2011 threads?

My first 50 posts included a lot of thread bumps (it was 2013, and some of them were 2009 threads). The consensus was that adding to an existing topic is better than starting a duplicate thread.

However, the "these links don't work" bump from 2009 was a bit unnecessary.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10156

As long as it generates (my sarcasm last night not withstanding) actual conversation that's my take on it as well.  I was curious though why someone who has been on here for so long would do so many thread bumps?

[thspfc]

BTW, more 2011 threads?

My first 50 posts included a lot of thread bumps (it was 2013, and some of them were 2009 threads). The consensus was that adding to an existing topic is better than starting a duplicate thread.

However, the "these links don't work" bump from 2009 was a bit unnecessary.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=10156

As long as it generates (my sarcasm last night not withstanding) actual conversation that's my take on it as well.  I was curious though why someone who has been on here for so long would do so many thread bumps?

Who cares? A lot of people haven't responded yet and would like to. Bumping this type of thread doesn't hurt anyone.

[nexus73]

US 299 and US 399 were criminally underrated as scenic US Routes?  BTW, more 2011 threads?

299 is a gorgeous route although the highway is not the easiest to deal with!  NorCal countryside is quite special.

Rick

[Max Rockatansky]

US 299 and US 399 were criminally underrated as scenic US Routes?  BTW, more 2011 threads?

299 is a gorgeous route although the highway is not the easiest to deal with!  NorCal countryside is quite special.

Rick

Getting across over the Trinity Range from 101 to 5 can be beast of a drive in bad weather.  Mile for mile it's incredible how many curves 299 has. 

Former 399 on present 33 from 150 to 166 on the Maricopa Highway might be the best driving road in California.  There is never any traffic and nothing but well engineered 1930s twisties.  It's where I took this photo from be exact:

https://flic.kr/p/2h21zRm