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Old Spanish Trail Nearly Complete Across Continent
By 1931 end, motorists can travel from Maine to San Antonio on hard roads and continue to California with year round passability. The project links Atlantic Coastal Highway to San Diego, crosses eight states, and reduces ferries to two as paving expands. Government backing and regional financing drive the 2714 mile route, cost over 110 million dollars, creating new settlement and travel opportunities along the route.
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Maine
San Antonio
Texas
California
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
United States
Florida
St. Augustine
San Diego
Gulf
Southwest
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Miami
Old Fort
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Pensacola
Bay Saint Louis
Lake Charles
Beaumont
Houston
Fort Stockton
el Paso
Las Cruces
Douglas
Tucson
Phoenix
Great Divide
Bisbee
Arizona
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Mississippi River
Berwick Bay
Morgan City
Louisiana
Chain of Missions
Presidios
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Harral Ayers
Bay St. Louis
Mississippi
Texas Line
Texas-Louisiana Line
New Mexico
Desert
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Europe
Rome