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Detailed information about trail from Oregon to Missouri.
http://www.ku.edu/heritage/trails/othist.html

Contains history about and photographs of the former auto trail running along the southern tier of the U.S.
http://www.drivetheost.com/

A gold-rush trail cutting through the hunting grounds of the Northern Plains Indians in Montana and Wyoming, U.S.
http://www.bozemantrail.org/

Structure built over I-80 in Nebraska, U.S., commemorating the old wagon trail. Virtual tour included.
http://www.archway.org/

Guide to this eastern U.S. highway system of the early 1900s.
http://www.us-highways.com/dixiehwy.htm

Description and photos of former US 80 through California and Arizona including the old plank road.
http://personal.riverusers.com/~fw/ghostroads/ghostroads.htm

Guide to the old highway along the northern tier of the United States.
http://www.yellowstonetrail.org/

Early plans for systems in the United States, some implemented, some not.
http://www.roadfan.com/intreg.html

Catalog of auto trails from the United States and Canada in the 1910s and 1920s; includes route markers and current numbers.
http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/fac/schul/trails/trails.html

History and photographs from the ones in the western part of the state and nearby areas.
http://www.muddyriverpress.com/historicauto.html

Documents the alignment of old US 40 in California from Sacramento eastward.
http://membersites.namezero.com/...iggnutt.lanset.com/ushistoric40/

Management plans and interactive maps about this trail which traverses the country of Mexico and the U.S. state of New Mexico.
http://www.elcaminoreal.org/home/

Scans of photos from a book and transcriptions of their captions of this highway in northern Oregon.
http://mryamamoto.50megs.com/columbia/columbia.htm

Site covering the routing in Oregon, U.S. along the river in the general location of modern US 30 and Interstate 84. Includes activity information, pictures, postcards and ephemera scans.
http://www.columbiariverhighway.com/

Contains articles on Northwest Indiana, U.S., roads such as the Dunes Highway, the Chicago-Detroit Post Road, and the Lincoln Highway. Includes maps.
http://members.tripod.com/~Ogden_Dunes/roads/

Activity page containing articles and links regarding this U.S. road, now mostly US 40. Part of an educational website about Abraham Lincoln.
http://www.alincolnlearning.us/NationalTrailActivity.html

Route log of the system that predated the U.S. highway system.
http://www.roadgeek.org/nehwys/

Photographs with descriptions from the eastern branch of the highway.
http://www.rreini.com/dixiehwy-mi/dixiehwy-mich.htm

Covers that state's portion of the road from Illinois to Maryland, U.S. Includes history and attraction listing.
http://www.indiananationalroad.org/

Includes some historic photographs and details about U.S. Highway 27's former routing in Michigan, now supplanted in the state primarily by US-127 and Interstate 69.
http://www.cqql.net/us-27.htm