Frame
Top Mat
Bottom Mat
Dimensions
Image:
10.00" x 6.50"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 12.00"
Hooker Cut - Route 66 - Missouri Framed Print
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Product Details
Hooker Cut - Route 66 - Missouri framed print by Susan Rissi Tregoning. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
This stretch of Route 66 through the Hooker Cut area was the very first section of 4-lane road to be built along the Mother Road.
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Artist's Description
This stretch of Route 66 through the Hooker Cut area was the very first section of 4-lane road to be built along the Mother Road.
Opening just before World War II, the construction traffic for the Fort Leonard Wood Military Base installation generated a terrible snarl of traffic between Waynesville, Missouri, and Devil's Elbow.
Devil's Elbow was the worst! The narrow and windy two-lane gravel road and narrow bridge across the Big Piney River with a curve on one side had earned this stretch of the Mother Road the nickname "Bloody 66." It would only get worse when the Base opened and Military grade traffic was added into the mix.
To create the most direct route possible and alleviate this dangerous problem, Missouri Highway Department engineers decided to build a 4-lane divided highway going through the Hooker Ridge instead of around it. When the highway construction began in 1941, the Hooker Cut, 91 feet from the top of the ridge to the roadbed, was the most sign...
About Susan Rissi Tregoning
I'm a travel photographer that enjoys photographing United States architecture, nature, and transportation. As the 8th photographer in 4 generations of my family, I don't remember a time when photography was not part of my life. By the time I was five years old, I was standing on a stool in the darkroom, helping my dad develop pictures. It was my job to transfer the photos from the hypo to the water bath. I went to college for interior design. After I graduated, I had a long successful career as an art buyer and designer for a large home furnishings company. In 2006, I had a significant life change. My husband became a medical traveler, and I decided to put my career on hold to tag along. In the process, I found my roots again. What...
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