I-80 Series: Old U.S.40 Box #1 (MISSING again) LbNA #5076 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Doublesaj & Old Blue
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| Plant date: | Aug 2, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Auburn |
| County: | Placer |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | WRITE SHOP ROBERT |
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| Last found: | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFmr |
| Last edited: | Aug 2, 2003 |
Sept 23, 2005 This box has gone missing. We will replace it in another location soon.
You've heard of Route 66? Well, U.S. 40 was a highway stretching from Harrison Street in Downtown San Francisco all the way to Atlantic City, NJ way back when. It is one of the most important and historic highways in the U.S. It was the first federally funded road and comprised the western half of the Lincoln Highway. From 1926 to 1964, U.S. 40 was a transcontinental highway and its route covered a lot of American history. It followed the Oregon Trail and the ruts from the covered wagons could be seen from cars going down the road at high speeds. The highway followed in many places the route of the ill-fated Donner party and went through the pass that bears their name. It also went right next to Sutter's Mill in Sacramento where the discovery of gold changed the course of US history.
Before Interstate 80 was built in the late 60s, you had to take this highway to get to Lake Tahoe. Old Blue made this day-long trip from the S.F. Bay area many times in his youth and this I-80 series commemorates these trips. So, if you're traveling to (or from) Lake Tahoe, we hope this series will entertain you. For the 5 boxes in this series, you'll only log about 6 miles off the freeway!
Box #1 Old U.S. 40 This box is missing.
You've heard of Route 66? Well, U.S. 40 was a highway stretching from Harrison Street in Downtown San Francisco all the way to Atlantic City, NJ way back when. It is one of the most important and historic highways in the U.S. It was the first federally funded road and comprised the western half of the Lincoln Highway. From 1926 to 1964, U.S. 40 was a transcontinental highway and its route covered a lot of American history. It followed the Oregon Trail and the ruts from the covered wagons could be seen from cars going down the road at high speeds. The highway followed in many places the route of the ill-fated Donner party and went through the pass that bears their name. It also went right next to Sutter's Mill in Sacramento where the discovery of gold changed the course of US history.
Before Interstate 80 was built in the late 60s, you had to take this highway to get to Lake Tahoe. Old Blue made this day-long trip from the S.F. Bay area many times in his youth and this I-80 series commemorates these trips. So, if you're traveling to (or from) Lake Tahoe, we hope this series will entertain you. For the 5 boxes in this series, you'll only log about 6 miles off the freeway!
Box #1 Old U.S. 40 This box is missing.