Ward Road Fragment

April 19, 2022

From near the intersection with modern U.S. 197, which has been heavily re-graded, the original Route 4 alignment follows Ward Road for about a quarter-mile before veering to the right at a W-rail barricade crossing the old pavement. However, the majority of the remaining fragment is still drivable as it is currently being utilized as a non-gated farm road. Proceed about 80 yards past the old pavement barricade and turn right. It is all very clear and visible once your are on location.

While I pepper these pages with many warnings that this site is not meant to be a "guidebook," but rather a historical record of these old highways, the farm road section of this fragment is in very good condition and offers some neat views of the surrounding landscape. While access is limited for a lot of the longer fragments along this highway, the old grades having reverted to private property, this one still appears to be open to the public, and it is a nice one to visit for a feel of what the old highway would have been like back in the 1920s when it was fresh and new.