U.S. 40 Cross Section of the United States of America (Chapter 5: Six-Lane Highway)

That was then (1953)

This is now.  Not an exact roadway match, but it gives a sense of how much change has occurred in 71 years.

Intro to chapter 5:

Two and a half miles west from the New Castle ferry-slips U.S. 40 joins U.S. 13, and the two highways coincide for about a mile.  Except for strictly urban development this is the only part of U.S. 40 that at present attains six lanes width, and it is the section that carries the heaviest traffic.

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Related post:

Chapter 1:   Beginnings.  (7/19/2024)

Chapter 2:  Coastal Plain.  (7/20/2024)