This picture is from my 2010 Following Jims day trip. The name comes from the fact that the trip’s structure came partially from a recent Jim Grey trip and partially from a book written by Jim Lilliefors. The trip covered a chunk of US-50 in southern Indiana. The pictured bridge, which Jim Grey made me aware of. once carried the US Highway. It was demolished in 2013. In finding the answer to a question from a previous trip, I learned about an old brewery and later visited a new brewery that is reviving the name. I ate at a cool diner and ended the day with a concert that had actually been the impetus for the trip.
Trip Peeks are short articles published when my world is too busy or too boring for a current events piece to be completed in time for the Sunday posting. In addition to a photo thumbnail from a completed road trip, each Peek includes a brief description of that photo plus links to the full sized photo and the associated trip journal.
I recently finished reading “A Decade Driving The Dixie Highway”, and am impressed with your research on the original route. Regarding the Falmouth Loop (primarily US 27 between Cincinnati and Lexington), I am aware of a minor deviation which you may or may not know about. I have a 1940-era Rand McNally map (distributed by Texaco) which shows US 27 going though the small town of Kelat in northern Harrison County, roughly halfway between Falmouth and Cynthiana. Apparently, this short section was bypassed by the time I was a child in the 1950’s. The original roads are still there (very narrow and winding), now identified as State Route 1744, which departs US 27 just south of Antioch (or Antioch Mills). I believe the directional sign lists “Berry” as its ultimate destination. Kelat is approximately 2-1/2 miles along this road. In Kelat, however, the original path of US 27 diverts to the southeast as State Route 1032, and rejoins current US 27 in about 2 miles. I’m certainly not trying to nit-pick your knowledge, simply attempting to add to it. .
Thanks for reading the book and double thanks for your kind words. I just checked and see that the path you describe through Kelat was included in the route I drove. My directions for that segment came from road scholar Mike Curtis. I’ll pass your reinforcing memories onto Mike.