Blacktop Highway

So, if it's a Blacktop Crossing, it must have a blacktop highway.  The asphalt shingles have been cut for quite some time, but just recently some "weathering" and "elevating" has been completed.

Tried diluting medium gray paint to produce a wash to age the roadway.  That didn't look too good, so just used full strength with some dry brushing to distribute over the road but leave a darker center on each lane.  That was a bit better:

Wash on right, full strength with dry brushing on left.

Then used a Sharpee to add some tar strips and white paint to add center line.  A 1948 federal traffic signage brochure suggested 15 feed of white stripe with 25 feet between stripes.

Sort of free-handed the railroad crossing warning.  Not the best, but cheap!

Added two layers of cork to give the roadway some elevation and maybe allow for a ditch along the road.  Glued it all to layout.  Used handy nut and bolt containers to weight down overnight.

Will probably connect dashes on curve to make a solid line there.  Will need to do a little more work where the pieces join together -- after glue dries a bit.