Monday, July 16, 2012

Kitsch on US-1

by Jane

US-1 was the main north-south highway in the eastern US prior to the construction of the Interstate Highway System. Interstate highway I-95 roughly parallels US-1, but it is far enough away from it that the hotels, motels, bars, and restaurants along US-1 have all but faded into the underbrush. US-1 is still traveled, but typically only by people going short distances. Long haul travelers usually take the Interstates. My mom and I had popped down to Jacksonville, FL from our home in Waycross, GA the other day, and we took US-1 there and back. The stretch of US-1 between its intersection with I-10 in Jacksonville and the Florida/Georgia border is dotted with the remains of old motels.

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(The map's a tad backwards - pictures start at B and go towards A)

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At the intersection of US-1 and I-10

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At the intersection of US-1 and I-10

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US-1, between Callahan and Hilliard

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US-1, between Callahan and Hilliard

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US-1, between Callahan and Hilliard

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US-1, between Callahan and Hilliard

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US-1 in Hilliard

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US-1 between Hilliard and the GA border

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US-1 between Hilliard and the GA border

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