Hello all, it's good to be here with other road fanatics!
I'm Joe, in Heyworth, Illinois (at the junction of US 51 and US 136), ten miles west of old Route 66. I work in Bloomington, just a few blocks from Veterans Parkway, the last routing of 66 through town. I've driven most of the (many) Interstates here in IL including that who-the-hell-knows-what-it's-for I-180, and scoped out lots of old 66 through the state. I was born in Kentucky (and a roadgeek since birth), but lived in California long enough that I remember driving the Embarcadero Freeway, and those old 'The Alameda' signs on the CA 17 freeway with the barely-greened out old US 101 shield.
Anyway, my major interest nowadays is decommissioned US routes, in particular US 25, 21, 10, 16, 66, and I think US 91 and US 80 west of Dallas are coming on to that list. Also shifted routes such as old US 12 in Michigan and the old parts of US 41 in Indiana. I've driven them all and never get tired of them!
Also great to see some familiar posters here - H.B., Kurumi, Froggie, et. al. Lookin' forward to lotsa road chats with you all.
