U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 (also known as Route 66, U.S. Highway 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway) was a highway in the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926. However, road signs did not go up until the following year.[4] The famous highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through the U.S. states of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, running a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km).[5] It was replaced by freeways starting in the 1950s and stopped being a highway in 1985.
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| Length | 2,448 mi (3,940 km) |
| Existed | November 26, 1926[1]–June 26, 1985[2] |
| Tourist routes |  Historic Route 66 |
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| East end | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value). in Chicago, Ill. |
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U.S. Route 66 Media
A remnant of an original state right-of-way marker serves as a reminder of the early days of the road's construction. This was part of the 1927 construction of US 66.
The route sign from 1926 to 1948
Modern 'historic' signage in Chicago
The Chain of Rocks Bridge across the Mississippi River was built to carry the growing traffic of US 66 around the city of St. Louis.
Restored Magnolia gasoline station museum on Route 66 in Shamrock in Wheeler County, Texas
Modern-day sign in New Mexico, along a section of Route 66 named a National Scenic Byway
Abandoned, fire-damaged Whiting Brothers gas station. All along the route, preservation efforts are under way to preserve original buildings such as this.
An abandoned early US 66 alignment in central Illinois, 2006
References
- ↑ United States Geological Survey. United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials [map], 1:7,000,000.
- ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 26, 1985). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Duluth, MN: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved April 16, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ↑ Rand McNally & Company. Road and Reference Atlas [map]. (1947)
- ↑ Route 66 Timeline
- ↑ A table of mileposts for the original US 66 alignment of 1926
Other websites
- Official Website of Historic Route 66 (National Scenic Byway) in Illinois
- Route 66 : From Chicago to California Archived 2010-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
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