U.S. 27 is in terrible shape

To the editor:
We recently visited Portland as part of a multi state motor home trip.
We try to avoid the interstate highways when we travel and feel that the slower pace gets us closer to real America in addition to the lesser number of large trucks and usually a considerable improvement in the condition of the roads.
As we turned south at Bryant to complete our last few miles on U.S. 27, we were quite surprised at the very poor condition of the pavement. In fact, after traversing Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, those 7 miles were the worst ride of our entire trip, including the return drive to our home in Nevada.
I beg the forgiveness of Mark Twain for borrowing a part of his quotation:
U.S. 27 between Bryant and Portland, Indiana, “is the only place in the world where the pavements consist exclusively of holes with asphalt around them. And they are the most economical in the world, because the holes never get out of repair.”
Michael D. Durick
Boulder City, Nevada