..........The "Old Road"
Highway geographers have long been interested in finding the "old road," a segment of the former highway of interest, and many times they actually get out of their cars and tramp through the woods to find these treasures. Such segments can be found in every state along Route 6. A most interesting old road is just to the east of McCook, Nebraska. Its entrance from the east is marked "Road Closed" which, of course, we ignored. It gently curves south of a rest area on the current Route 6, and then goes behind a state highway department facility where employees practice using the line-painting machine. What better use of the "old road" than to use it for the application of new paint? One of the best old road segments is the stretch from Cisco, Utah to Mack, Colorado, a lonely, bumpy, dusty stretch of Old 6 and 50. Nothing can be found on this bumpy road, except for several interesting old markers, the most distinctive of which is a large stone monument at the Utah/Colorado border...........