Turkey Tracks in Pavement
An original piece of the narrow 1926-30 Route 66 alignment winds south of Nilwood, parallel to the current straight configuration Ill-4. Turkey tracks were imprinted in the 1920s when the original Route 4 concrete was poured, prior to its designation as Route 66. The story varies from a local farmer’s escaped turkeys to wild turkeys as being the owners of the prints.
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this is sure to be one of route 66 roadside oddities.
I live in Normal, IL. I heard someone on the radio talk about the turkey tracks south of Girard. That next day, my work took me that way yesterday and I was looking for Rt 66 signs….sure enough I came by the tracks. I took lots of photos and emailed them to all my friends. The tracks are close to a house, so they could very well be from some domestic animals. Definitely a must see for anyone interested in the “Mother Road”. I grew up in Elkhart and crossed rt 66 every day on the school bus. I also drove a gravel truck as a summer job while in college and had to cross rt 66 with each load of gravel I hauled. During the State Fair, the traffic would be so heavy that I would need to wait several minutes to get across. When loaded I needed to give myself plenty of room to get across. Living in Normal I travel rt 66 several times each week. I get my Kix on root 66.