Interstate 57: Cairo to Mt. Vernon ~ Illinois [Revisited]

by Open Road Archive | Jan 18, 2026 | Interstate 57, Interstate Highways

Take a measured drive through the southern reaches of Illinois as we head north along Interstate 57 from Cairo to Mt. Vernon, a 92-mile corridor that quietly links river lowlands with the state’s interior farmland. This is not a dramatic interstate in the mountain...

Interstate 40: Elk City, Oklahoma to Shamrock, Texas

by Open Road Archive | Jan 15, 2026 | Interstate 40, Interstate Highways

Take a wide-open ride across the southern High Plains as we head west along Interstate 40 from Elk City, Oklahoma, to Shamrock, Texas. This roughly 45-mile stretch is a study in space and movement, where the interstate settles into its long-haul role and the landscape...

Interstate 57: Sikeston, Missouri to Cairo, Illinois

by Open Road Archive | Jan 10, 2026 | Interstate 57, Interstate Highways

Drive America’s Highways for 22 miles northbound along Interstate 57 from I-55 in Sikeston to the Illinois state line, a smooth delta-country run framed by farmland, open skies, and the quiet approach toward the Mississippi and Ohio River region. Take a measured ride...

Interstate 40: Clinton to Elk City ~ Oklahoma

by Open Road Archive | Jan 8, 2026 | Interstate 40, Interstate Highways

Take a westward drive across the open heart of western Oklahoma as we follow a short but telling stretch of Interstate 40 from Clinton to Elk City, a segment that distills the rhythm, scale, and purpose of America’s great cross-country highways into just over twenty...

U.S. Route 60: Poplar Bluff to Sikeston ~ Missouri

by Open Road Archive | Jan 3, 2026 | U.S. Route 60, U.S. Numbered Highway System

Take a steady, forward-looking ride across southeast Missouri as we follow U.S. Route 60 eastbound from Poplar Bluff to Sikeston, a 51-mile corridor that already feels more Interstate than U.S. highway. This is a drive defined less by nostalgia and more by...