Gribblenation

My oldest son, who's 10, enjoys history.  So we embarked on a trip to Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Gettysburg - plus some surprises along the way. Day 1 was from Charlotte to his grandparent's house near Staunton, Virginia.  The complete set of photos from the first day's trip can be found here . Route: I-77, VA 69, US 52, I-81, VA 262, US 11. Our first stop was Shot Tower Historical State Park in Virginia.  The over 200-year-old shot tower is easily seen from Interstate 77 as it overlooks the New River below. The tower is a nice and easy side trip off of the Interstate and offers great views of the bridge that carries I-77 over the New River.  The bridge originally opened in 1978 as a twin span over the river.  In the early 2000s, a rehabilitation project widened both bridges to accommodate a future three lanes in each direction.  This was done by building a new bridge superstructure between the two existing bridges.  In addition to the shot tower, ...

Arizona State Route 74 is a 30.40-mile State Highway located in northern Maricopa County.  Arizona State Route 74 begins at US Route 60 near Morristown and terminates in the city of Phoenix at Interstate 17.   Arizona State Route 74 is aligned over Morristown-New River Highway, Lake Pleasant Parkway and Carefree Highway.  The current Arizona State Route 74 is the second iteration of the highway and was defined in 1962.  Arizona State Route 74 by 1974 had a temporary terminus at Lake Pleasant Road and Carefree Highway.  A temporary alignment of Arizona State Route 74 initially carried the highway to Interstate 17 via Carefree Highway until being made permanent during 1989.  Future planning documents has Arizona State Route 74 being realigned onto the Lake Pleasant Freeway and New River Freeway.   Part 1; the history of Arizona State Route 74 The original Arizona State Route 74 was designed during 1927 as part of the original run of Arizona Sta...