Boom or Bust Byway

The Boom or Bust Byway tells the American story of the dramatic ups and downs in the oil and gas, lumber, transportation, farming, and entertainment industries. It encompasses America’s western expansion, which has a history of successes and failures, but nonetheless changed the American landscapes, history, and lifestyles. With the state parks, national wildlife management areas, refuges, forests, national recreational areas, and local parks and recreational areas, this Byway is a magnet for outdoor recreationists and history buffs alike.

Length

137 mi / 220.5 km

Fees

None

We publish 1 place that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.

“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.