0x0a On the Road Gregor Weichbrodt On the Road Gregor Weichbrodt 0x0a © 2014 Gregor Weichbrodt All rights reserved. www.ggor.de CONTENTS About this book ........................ 5 Chapter 1 ............................... 7 Chapter 2 .............................. 23 Chapter 3 .............................. 41 Chapter 4 .............................. 53 ABOUT THIS BOOK Based on the novel “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac and Google Maps Direction Service. The exact and approximate spots Kerouac traveled and described are taken from the book and parsed by Google Direction Service API. The chapters match those of the original book. Gregor Weichbrodt January 2014 www.ggor.de 7 CHAPTER 1 Head northwest on W 47th St toward 7th Ave. Take the 1st left onto 7th Ave. Turn right onto W 39th St. Take the ramp onto Lincoln Tunnel. Parts of this road are closed Mon–Fri 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Entering New Jersey. Continue onto NJ-495 W. Keep right to continue on NJ-3 W, follow signs for New Jersey 3 W/Garden State Parkway/Secaucus. Take the New Jersey 3 W exit on the left toward Clifton. Merge onto NJ-3 W. Slight right onto the Garden State Pkwy N ramp. Merge onto Garden State Pkwy. Take exit 155P on the left to merge onto NJ-19 N toward I-80/ Paterson. Turn left onto Cianci St. Turn right onto Market St. Head west on Market St toward Washington St. Turn left onto Main St. Turn right onto County Rd 509 S. Take the Interstate 80 E ramp. Merge onto I-80 E. Take exit 62A-62B toward Saddle 9 Brook/Saddle River Rd/Garden State Pkwy. Keep right at the fork to continue toward Garden State Pkwy. Turn right onto Garden State Pkwy. Toll road. Entering New York. Take exit 14-1 to merge onto I-287 E/I-87 S. Take exit 13N for Palisades Pkwy N toward Bear Mtn. Merge onto New York State Reference Rte 987C/Palisades Interstate Pkwy N. Continue onto US-6 E/New York State Reference Rte 987C/Palisades Interstate Pkwy N. At the traffic circle, continue straight onto US-202 E/US-6 E/Grand Army of the Republic Hwy. Turn left onto NY-9D N/Bear Mountain Bridge Rd. Head southwest on NY-9D S/Bear Mountain Bridge Rd. Slight right onto US-202 W/ US-6 W/Bear Mountain Bridge/Grand Army of the Republic Hwy. Continue to follow US-202 W/US-6 W/Grand Army of the Republic Hwy. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto US-9W N. Slight right onto Old Rte 9W. Slight right onto River Rd. Continue onto New York State Reference Route 980T/Water St. Turn left onto 2nd St. Head west on 2nd St toward 10 Liberty St. Turn right onto Liberty St. Take the 3rd left onto South St. Continue onto S Plank Rd. Turn left onto the I-84 W ramp. Merge onto I-84. Entering Pennsylvania. Take the exit on the left onto I-81 S toward Wilkes-Barre. Take exit 151B to merge onto I-80 W toward Bloomsburg. Entering Ohio. Keep right to stay on I-80 W, follow signs for Cleveland. Take the exit to stay on I-80 W. Merge onto I-90 W. Partial toll road. Passing through Indiana. Entering Illinois. Merge onto I-90 W/I-94 W. Take exit 51H for I-290 W toward W Elsenhower Expy/W Suburbs. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Congress Parkway/ Chicago Loop and merge onto I-290 E. Continue onto W Congress Pkwy. Turn left onto S Dearborn St. Take the 1st left onto W Van Buren St. Take the 1st right onto S Federal St. Head south on S Federal St toward W Van Buren St. Turn right onto W Congress Pkwy. Continue onto I-290 W. Take the exit onto I-90 E/I-94 E toward Indiana. Take the Interstate 90 Express/ Interstate 94 Express exit on the left toward Garfield Boulevard. Merge onto 11 I-94 Express E. Merge onto I-94 E. Slight right onto I-57 S (signs for Memphis). Take exit 345B for Interstate 80 W toward Iowa. Merge onto I-80 W. Take exit 133 for Richards St. Turn right onto Richards St. Turn left onto US-6 W/4th Ave. Continue to follow US-6 W. Head east on US-52 E/US-6 E/McDonough St toward Water St. Turn right onto IL-53 S/US-52 E/S Chicago St. Take the Interstate 80 W ramp to Moline/Rock Island. Merge onto I-80 W. Continue onto I-280 W/I-74. Take exit 5A for I-74 W/US-6 W toward Moline. Merge onto I-74/US-6 W. Entering Iowa. Take exit 4 for US-67/State St toward Grant St/Riverfront. Merge onto 14th St. Turn left onto Grant St. Slight left onto River Dr. Turn right onto E 4th St. Turn right onto Warren St. Head south on Warren St toward W 5th St. Turn right onto W 4th St. Turn right onto N Division St. Slight left onto Hickory Grove Rd. Continue onto W Kimberly Rd. Turn right to merge onto I-280 W/US-6 W. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-80 W/US-6 W and merge onto I-80 W/US-6 W. 12 Continue to follow I-80 W. Take exit 244 for Dubuque St toward Coralville Lake. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Iowa City. Turn left onto County Rd W66/N Dubuque St. Continue to follow N Dubuque St. Turn right onto E Market St. Head north on Vermont St toward Forest Ave. Take the 1st left onto Forest Ave. Turn left onto 2nd Ave. Continue onto 3rd St. Turn left onto School St. Turn left onto 2nd Ave. Slight left to merge onto I-235 W. Take exit 123B to merge onto I-35 N/I-80 E toward Minneapolis/Chicago. Take exit 125 for US-6/Hickman Rd. Turn left onto US-6 W/Grand Army of the Republic Hwy/ Hickman Rd. Continue to follow US-6 W/ Grand Army of the Republic Hwy. Turn right onto Nile Kinnick Dr S. Head south on US-169 S/N Ave/N 8th St/Nile Kinnick Dr S toward Greene St. Continue to follow US-169 S/N Ave/N 8th St. Turn right to merge onto I-80 W/US-6 W. Take exit 93 toward Stuart/Panora. Turn right onto S Division St. Head south on N Division St toward NW 2nd St. Turn right to merge onto I-80 W/US-6 W toward Council 13 Bluffs. Continue to follow I-80 W. Keep right to continue on I-29 N, follow signs for Interstate 29 N/Sioux City. Take the exit on the left onto I-480 W/US-6 W toward Omaha. Continue to follow I-480 W. Entering Nebraska. Take exit 2B for 30th St toward Dodge St. Turn left onto Lincoln Blvd. Take the 1st right onto Dodge St. Turn right onto N 52nd St. Head south on N 52nd St toward California St. Turn right onto US-6 W/Dodge St. Keep right to continue on US-6 W, follow signs for Express Lanes/Boys Town. Continue onto NE-28B Link. Continue onto US-275 W. Continue onto U.S. 30 W/Lincoln Hwy. Turn left onto U.S. 30 W/US-81 S/33rd Ave/Lincoln Hwy. Continue to follow U.S. 30 W/US-81 S/Lincoln Hwy. Turn right onto U.S. 30 W/S 9th St/Lincoln Hwy. Continue to follow U.S. 30 W/Lincoln Hwy. Head southwest on U.S. 30 W/ Lincoln Hwy toward Y Rd. Turn left onto N Eddy St. Take the 1st left onto W 1st St. Head northeast on W 1st St toward S Walnut St. Take the 1st left onto N Walnut St. Turn left onto U.S. 30 W/W 2nd St. 14 Continue to follow U.S. 30 W. Turn left onto S C St. Head south on S C St toward Railroad St. Take the 1st right onto Railroad St. Turn left onto H St/Shelton Rd. Continue to follow Shelton Rd. Turn left to merge onto I-80 W. Take exit 211 for NE-47 toward Gothenburg. Turn right onto NE-47 N/S Lake Ave. Continue to follow NE-47 N. Head south on N Jeffers St toward W 11th St. Take the ramp to I-80 W. Merge onto I-80 W. Take exit 126 for US-26 W/NE-61 toward Ogallala/Grand. Turn right onto NE-61 N/US-26 W/US-26 Scenic W. Head north on US-26 W/US-26 Scenic W toward E 1st St. Continue to follow US-26 Scenic W. Take the 2nd right onto E 2nd St. Take the 1st right onto E B St. Turn right onto E 1st St. Take the 1st left onto US-26 E/US-26 Scenic E. Turn right onto the I-80 E ramp to US-26/NE- 61. Merge onto I-80 W. Entering Wyoming. Take exit 362 to merge onto I-180 N/ Interstate 25 Business/US-85 N/U.S. 87 Business toward Central Ave. Turn left onto E 16th St/E Lincolnway. Turn right onto Capitol Ave. Head southeast on 15 Capitol Ave toward W 17th St. Take the 2nd right onto W 16th St/W Lincolnway. Continue to follow W Lincolnway. Merge onto I-25 S/US-87 S via the ramp to I-80 E/ Ft Collins.