This map of the Midwest electric interurban systems is from 1923. I found it tucked in my DSR 1922-1956 book. Could you imagine if this network still existed today??
They basically used the former interurban routes when planned the highways.
@DE_Gifford random, i'm in publishing and the perry casteñada map library has been an awesome resource for historical maps. maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historica…
@DE_Gifford Even though there was very little (I think just short lines in Manistee and the Keewenaw) in Northern Michigan, I still miss this :(
@DE_Gifford @CycleCbus That’s a long haul from Columbus to Cleveland.
@DE_Gifford My little hometown made it on the map!
@DE_Gifford The Midwest used to be incredibly connected via interurbans. Even towns of a few hundred had them