- U. S. Route 66 - Wikipedia
U S Route 66 or U S Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) is 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]
- Route 66 | History, Map, Popular Culture, Facts | Britannica
Route 66, one of the first national highways for motor vehicles in the United States and one that became an icon in American popular culture The Main Street of America Highway-marker sign once used along Route 66, which was being called the “Main Street of America” by the mid-1930s
- Route 66: The Iconic Highways Rise and Decline - HISTORY
During the summer of 1926, the U S Bureau of Public Roads created the first federal highway system, which included designating a network of existing roads connecting Chicago and Santa
- History of Route 66
Here we outline the rich Histroy of Route 66, from its roots in ancient Indian trails (traces) and colonial tracks to the four-lane alignments of the 1940s and 50s, its demise in 1985 and its rebirth as a Historic Scenic Byway U S highway 66 has a rich and long history, spanning from 1926 to 1985
- The History of Route 66 - Oxford Research Encyclopedias
Route 66 was built on centuries of travel, following Native American and Spanish trails, then the iron and steel grooves of railroad tracks as they cut across the American landscape, passing through the major bioregions of the North American continent
- The Allure of Historic Route 66 - Scenic America
Since the late 1920s, droves of Americans have been getting their kicks on Route 66 Traversing eight states and three different time zones, the historic highway has long captured the imagination of the American traveler and the essence of the American road trip Here’s a look at the history of Route 66 and its enduring fame
- 8 Things You May Not Know About Route 66 - HISTORY
In 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, which established America’s 47,800-mile Interstate Highway System and eventually led to Route 66 becoming obsolete
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