With each map, brochure, diary, or photograph we learn more about the highway—what it looked like, who used it, what it was like to drive it.
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Location:
Illinois State Archives
Margaret Cross Norton Building
Springfield, IL 62756
Phone:
217-782-4682
Web site: Illinois State Archives
Institution Type: Government Agency
Collections
Description: Building and Planning Route 66
Regions Covered: Route 66 in Illinois
Type of Materials: Illinois Division of Highway records, including contracts, construction files, etc. These are not indexed in any fashion; researchers would need to know SBI (state bond issue) numbers
Time Periods: 20th Century
Access
Facility Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm; appointment recommended.
Online Resources and Finding Aids: