The Busiest Road In the World
at one time
not counting city streets

The Dunes Highway

I'll get around to writing a little history of the Dunes Highway to post here along with maps someday. It is basically the Indiana portion of U.S. 12. For now you will have to settle for a few old, annotated newspaper articles.

  1. 11 May, 1899, Porter County Vidette
    road hogs, mean & unlawful
  2. 17 June, 1904, Chesterton Tribune
    farmers vs. city cusses
  3. 28 September, 1911, Chesterton Tribune
    Chicago-Detroit old Indian road improvement plan
  4. 6 November, 1913, Hobart News
    passing rule clarified
  5. 27 July, 1916, Chesterton Tribune
    Chicago speeders in Indiana
  6. 17 August, 1916, Michigan City Evening Dispatch
    Chicago Motor Club signed Chicago-Michigan route, which included what became the Dunes Highway
  7. 20 January, 1919, Michigan City Evening News
    Indiana Dunes Highway Association created
  8. 11 June, 1919, Michigan City Evening News
    construction predicted
  9. 8 July, 1919, Gary Evening Post
    state road work
  10. 10 July, 1919, Chesterton Tribune
    Porter County road work
  11. 31 July, 1919, Chesterton Tribune
    proposed route, the report
  12. 4 September, 1919, Chesterton Tribune
  13. 12 February, 1920, Chesterton Tribune
    construction hopes, Bootjack Rd., Michigan's U.S. 12
  14. 11 May, 1921, Michigan City Evening News
    LaPorte County road work
  15. 2 August, 1922, Valparaiso Evening Messenger
    Dunes Hwy's eternal & exclusive right to name
  16. 23 October, 1941, Chesterton Tribune
    safety yellow stripe
  17. 30 October, 1941, Chesterton Tribune
    scenic highway, anti-trucks
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Last updated 6th January, 1999, before being knocked off-line four years ago and reposted 13th April, 2004.