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U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. [3]
17 Σεπ 2024 · Route 66 was one of the first national highways for motor vehicles in the United States and one that became an icon in American popular culture. It ran from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, and served numerous cities along the route.
9 Σεπ 2024 · In 1938, Route 66 became the first highway to be completely paved in the United States, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
US Highway 66, created in 1926 and better known as Route 66 or “the Mother Road,” became one of the most culturally influential roads in the United States—“Main Street” for many small communities that had never been connected by a highway to the wider nation.
27 Ιουν 2022 · U.S. Highway 66 — popularly known as Route 66 — embodies a complex, rich history that goes well beyond any chronicle of the road itself. An artery of transportation, an agent of social transformation, and a remnant of America’s past, it stretches 2,400 miles across two-thirds of the continent.
Learn how Route 66 evolved from a rural highway to a national icon, connecting Chicago and Los Angeles since 1926. Explore the road's role in the Depression, the War, and the postwar tourism industry, and its distinctive roadside architecture.
16 Απρ 2014 · Though it lacks any federal recognition as such, Route 66 is America’s history, spelled out in 2,488 miles. Exactly 75 years ago (today!) John Steinbeck published his novel, The Grapes of...