Route 66's Red-Brick Sections
Bricks were used to pave roads in the early 1900s because they were accessible, cheap and "easy" to install. Many of the first hard-surface roads were paved with glazed bricks. Route 66 was aligned along some of these original brick highways in Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas.
Restored section of Brick Paved U.S. Route 66 near Auburn, Illinois
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Close-up of Restored U.S. Route 66 near Auburn, Illinois
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1920s road building crew laying bricks in Illinois.
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