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2. U.S. Route 66 in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Route 66 ( US 66, Route 66) was a United States Numbered Highway in Illinois that connected St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The historic Route 66, the Mother Road or Main Street of America, took long distance automobile travelers from Chicago to Southern California. The highway had previously been Illinois Route 4 (IL 4) and ...

3. U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Route 66 Will Rogers Memorial Highway The final routing of U.S. Route 66 in red, with earlier alignments in pink Route information Length 2,448 mi (3,940 km) Existed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) –June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26) Tourist routes Historic Route 66 Major junctions West end Santa Monica, California East end Chicago, Illinois Location Country United States States California ...

4. Historic and Architectural Resources of Route 66 Through Illinois

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   May 5, 2006. U.S. Route 66 was a highway established on November 11, 1926, connecting Chicago, Illinois to the Southwest. Several buildings from the Route 66 era still stand and are part of the Historic and Architectural Resources of Route 66 Through Illinois Multiple Property Submission on the National Register of Historic Places .

5. Your Guide to a Route 66 Road Trip - AOL

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   One notable stop heading southwest is the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac, which is filled with interesting memorabilia, including a photo op with the world’s largest Route ...

6. List of Route 66 museums - Wikipedia

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   A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.

7. Gemini Giant - Wikipedia

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   2019: John Mercer [1] 2024: [Re]Giant [7] The Gemini Giant is a landmark statue on U.S. Route 66 at the eastern entrance to Wilmington, IL. Currently in storage, the statue previously stood outside the Launching Pad Restaurant from 1965 to 2024. The 30 foot tall statue is one of many giant "Muffler Man" advertising props found throughout the US ...

8. List of state routes in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Standard Illinois route markers System information Maintained by IDOT, ISTHA, and CDOT Formed November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05) Highway names Interstates Interstate X (I-X) US Highways U.S. Route X (US X) State Illinois Route X (IL X) System links Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic The Illinois Routes are the highways in the State Highway System of the U.S. state of ...

9. Driving Route 66? Here Are 19 Historic Restaurants Worth a ...

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   16. Luna Cafe. Granite City, Illinois. Luna Cafe, a small restaurant that opened in 1924, has an interesting history for one main reason. Al Capone used to meet with local mobsters at the ...