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:
Lincoln Library (Public Library of Springfield)
326 S. Seventh St.
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone:
217-753-4900
Web site: Lincoln Library
Institution Type: Library
Collections
Description: History of Route 66
Regions Covered: Route 66 in Illinois
Type of Materials: Manuscript Material, Vertical Files – Sangamon Valley Collection has 3 vertical files on “Roads–Illinois–Route 66”; Reference Dept. has vertical files “Highways–Illinois” with some materials on Route 66
Time Periods: 20th Century
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Facility Hours:
Monday-Wednesday 10am-8pm, Thursday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm
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