Route 66
Between the 1930s and 1960s, U.S. Route 66—known affectionately as "America's Highway" and the "Mother Road"—defined the culture of the American automobile. The 2,400-mile-long roadway ran through the American Midwest and Southwest, extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. Unlike regional roads that began and ended at specific destinations, Route 66 followed a meandering path between the two cities. Leaving Chicago, its course was generally southerly, linking hundreds of cities and small towns in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
The roadway was assigned the numerical designation "66" in 1926. It quickly became the favored.....
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