The Jackson Highway

While searching on the Hoosier State Chronicles, which has digitized a variety of old Indiana newspapers, I found the article below that mentions that the Jackson Highway was routed through Rensselaer.

Before the U.S. government established the numbered highway system in 1926, there were private groups that organized auto trails, routes to connect cities. These were part of what was the Good Road Movement, which was started by bicyclists in the 19th century but was pushed forward by automobile owners once cars became common. (See here and also here for a vision of the national road system in 1913.) These groups worked to convince local governments to link their roads so that they would serve more than just local traffic. Perhaps the most famous of the early routes was the Lincoln Highway, connecting the East and West Coasts and passing through northern Indiana. There were also north-south routes, such as the Dixie Highway and the Jefferson Highway. The Jackson Highway connected Chicago with New Orleans. It was the brainchild of Alma Rittenberry of Alabama.

The article above noted that Jasper County had the worst stretch of roads in the section from Chicago to Indianapolis. More than a year later that stretch of the route was still in horrible shape according to this article in The Indianapolis News.

The Jackson Highway connected Chicago to Louisville via Hammond, Crown Point, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Frankfort, Lebanon, Indianapolis, Franklin, Columbus, Seymour, Salem, and New Albany. I have searched for a map of the route but the only one I have found is the one shown here at the bottom of the page. 

I would like to know the exact route it took through Jasper County. It apparently went through Virgie, so it did not follow the routes of today's highways. If you know more, please leave a comment.