During the named-highway era, the current Route 6 through Nebraska was called the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Highway (later to become the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway). This eight-foot high sign west of Lincoln celebrates that history. (July 1998 photo)

From the O-L-D sign, Route 6 undulates toward Lincoln, some ten miles to the east. On a clear day, the Nebraska state Capital (432 feet tall) can be seen from this location. (May 2002 photo)”

What would a Route 6 tour be without a Motel 6 sign? In May 2000 this 6 on 6 was on the northeast side of Lincoln, near its historic Havelock neighborhood. However the symmetry was not to last: as of May 2005, this motel had become a Travel Lodge.