This sharp, 90-degree curve on historic Route 4 (which became Route 66 in the 1940s), was the location of many accidents from 1926 to 1959 due to drivers misjudging the curve.

At only 18-feet wide, the roadway and curve had to handle two-way traffic. There were so many accidents at this curve that the Illinois State Police dubbed it "Dead Man's Curve."

This curve was bypassed after WWII.

Ironically, the Towanda Fire Department's station is now located on this curve.