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Get Your Kicks on Route 66

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Route 66 began in 1925 with an act of Congress.
One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66, US Highway 66, was established on November 11, 1926. However, road signs did not go up until the following year. The famous highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, encompassing a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both a hit song and a television show in the 50s and 60s.

Route 66 was a major path of the migrants who went west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive even with the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstte Highway System.

US 66 was officially removed from the US Highway System on June 27, 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by Interstate 40.
Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona have been designated a National Scenic Byway of the name "Historic Route 66". It has begun to return to maps in this form. Some portions of the road in southern California have been redesignated "State Route 66", and others bear "Historic Route 66" signs and relevant historic information.

Commentator Charles Kurault said in the late 80's, "Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything." Perhaps it's the desire to "see something" that keeps Route 66 alive.

Cajon Summit, CA. Cajon Summit, CA. Cajon Summit, CA. Cajon Summit, CA. Cajon Summit, CA.
Cajon Summit, CA. Cajon Summit, CA. Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA.
Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA.
Daggett, CA. Daggett, CA. Truxton, AZ. Truxton, AZ. Truxton, AZ.
Grand Canyon Caverns, AZ. Bellemont, AZ. Bellemont, AZ. Bellemont, AZ. Talipipe Tree (Bellemont, AZ.)
Bellemont, AZ. Bellemont, AZ. Oro Grande, CA. Ludlow, CA.

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Don Taylor PM reply 30-Oct-2010 02:57
Great gallery you have a lot of photos that I don't have.
carabias PM reply 30-Aug-2010 18:48
Beautiful american! V
Melissa PM reply 29-Nov-2009 03:18
Thank your for this journey. I have a dream one day to drive the whole way across Route 66 from the beginning to the very end with my daughter when she grows up.
Tom Briggs PM reply 07-Feb-2009 18:24
What a great idea for a gallery ... a trip down Nostalgia Highway ... keep'em coming ... v
Ron Horloff PM reply 17-Dec-2008 20:01
Great start; looking forward to more...
Ron
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