Drive the Old Spanish Trail
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Description: Contains history about and photographs of the former auto trail running along the southern tier of the U.S.
Click here to watch 1923 newsreel footage of an auto court in El Paso! Launched in 1915 in Mobile, Alabama as a connector route between New Orleans and Florida, the Old Spanish Trail (OST) soon expanded to a transcontinental trail, linking St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California. Begun with a bang, progress on the highway stalled in the late teens due to the war and the considerable expense of building bridges across the numerous waterways emptying into the Gulf. After several years of near inactivity, the highway project shifted west to Texas, and took on new vigor. Under the direction of Harral Ayres, Managing Director, the Old Spanish Trail Association successfully brought the highway to completion in 1929. The lure of the OST continued to captivate travelers until the early 1960s, when new interstates redirected traffic off the old road. (For a more in-depth view of the OST’s history, see
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| Description: | Website describing the history of and attractions along the Old Spanish Trail Highway |
| IP-address: | 208.109.181.225 |
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| Date | Creation Date: 16-nov-2003 Expiration Date: 16-nov-2014 |