U.S. Route 66 -
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Route 66 (
United States 66 or
Path 66), likewise known as the
Will Rogers Motorway as well as informally known as the
Key Road of The u.s.a or the
Mother Road, was one of the original freeways within the united state
Highway System. Path 66 was established on
Nov 11, 1926, with road signs set up the following year. The freeway, which turneded into one of one of the most renowned roadways in The u.s.a, originally ran from
Chicago, Illinois, through
Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas,
New Mexico, and also
Arizona before finishing at
Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km) It was acknowledged in popular culture by both the favorite tune "(Obtain Your
Kicks on) Route 66" as well as the Route 66 tv show in the
1960s.
Route 66 worked as a major course for those who migrated west, especially during the
Dust Bowl of the
1930s, and also it sustained the economies of the communities through which the roadway passed.
People doing business along the route ended up being prosperous because of the growing popularity of the motorway, and those same people later fought to maintain the highway active when faced with the growing risk of being bypassed by the new
Interstate Highway System.
Route 66 underwent many improvements as well as realignments over its lifetime, and it was formally removed from the
United States Highway System on June 27,
1985, after it had been replaced in its entirety by the
Interstate Freeway System. Portions of the road that passed through
Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have actually been designated a
National Scenic Byway of the name "
Historic Route 66", which is returning to some maps. Numerous states have adopted significant bypassed areas of the former
US 66 into the state roadway network as
State Option 66.
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- published: 25 Jul 2015
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