
ROUTE 66, LOUIS CHEVROLET, AND LOST HIGHWAYS

Is it, however, the original alignment through the Black Mountains? On the western slope, east of the town site of Goldroad and below Route 66, are remnants of a very substantial roadway. Portions of this road are also found on the east side of the pass.
Could this be the route of The National Old Trails Highway? Could this be the road that Louis Chevrolet and Barney Oldfield drove in the epic 1914 Desert Classic Cactus Derby Race? Could this be the first alignment of Route 66?
In this photo the old roadway appears as a trail on the hill side below Route 66. Closer examination reveals this was more than a trail.
Stone bridge supports and extensive cable guard rails hint this was a major roadway. Even though there are no indications of it ever being paved from below the ridge into Goldroad, at the top of the canyon where this road connects with Route 66 there are traces of asphalt pavement.
Could this be the route of The National Old Trails Highway? Could this be the road that Louis Chevrolet and Barney Oldfield drove in the epic 1914 Desert Classic Cactus Derby Race? Could this be the first alignment of Route 66?

Stone bridge supports and extensive cable guard rails hint this was a major roadway. Even though there are no indications of it ever being paved from below the ridge into Goldroad, at the top of the canyon where this road connects with Route 66 there are traces of asphalt pavement.




