# Abandoned Railroads & Roads

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## [About the Abandoned Railroads & Roads category](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/about-the-abandoned-railroads-roads-category/12)

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**Author:** [@Seeadler](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/u/Seeadler)\
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**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/about-the-abandoned-railroads-roads-category/12 "2026-09-20T18:12:53Z")

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Rail beds, old routes, bridge approaches, maps, artifacts, and roadside history.

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## [What's the oddest artifact you've found along an old rail bed or road?](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/whats-the-oddest-artifact-youve-found-along-an-old-rail-bed-or-road/35)

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**Author:** [@Seeadler](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/u/Seeadler)\
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**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/whats-the-oddest-artifact-youve-found-along-an-old-rail-bed-or-road/35 "2026-09-20T18:51:46Z")

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Spikes, tie plates, old signage — what’s turned up for you in this kind of hunting?

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## [Best resources for identifying old road alignments?](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/best-resources-for-identifying-old-road-alignments/34)

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**Author:** [@Seeadler](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/u/Seeadler)\
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**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/best-resources-for-identifying-old-road-alignments/34 "2026-09-20T18:51:07Z")

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Old highway maps, USGS historical topo layers — what’s helped you figure out where a road used to go before it was abandoned or rerouted?

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## [How do you trace an old rail bed that's mostly grown over?](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/how-do-you-trace-an-old-rail-bed-thats-mostly-grown-over/33)

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**Author:** [@Seeadler](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/u/Seeadler)\
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**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://weekendtreasurehunter.discourse.group/t/how-do-you-trace-an-old-rail-bed-thats-mostly-grown-over/33 "2026-09-20T18:50:35Z")

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Historical maps, aerial imagery, or just walking the terrain and reading the grade — what’s your actual method for finding where a rail line used to run?