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Ghost Bike on Route 66 @ Galena, Kansas

The bicycle was placed there by local residents in memory of two German cyclists killed in an accident just west of Galena. Heinz Gerd Buchel and Harry Jung in their seventies were embarked on a Route 66 bycicle tour. Their journey was cut short on May 8, 2018.

 

The US Bicycle Route 66 was created in 2018, it was formally designated as USBR 66 by the AASHTO. It currently exists in Kansas and Missouri Between Baxter Springs KS and St. Louis MO, spanning 358 miles (576 km). (TheRoute-66.com)

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Uploaded on July 14, 2021
Taken on April 27, 2021