Route 66 used to be the Mother Road of the United States.
Linking Chicago to Santa Monica, California, with a highway across the country. U.S. 66 came to life in 1926. The stretch of road helped small communities grow, created cities in rural areas and changed the way of life across America.
Today is a sad birthday. It marks the exact date in 1985 when Historic 66 was formally decommissioned. Thankfully, the...
Posted by ROUTE Magazine on Thursday, June 27, 2019
The highway stretched across eight states -- Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Then, the rise of turnpikes, interstates and four-lane highways led to more and more of the route being bypassed by travellers, until officials removed the signs and stopped maintaining Route 66 as a highway.
The death of one use of the highway led to a new life as a tourist icon and across the country small communities still survive due to tourists from across the world, visiting the United States to travel the route.
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