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An abandoned early Route 66 alignment in central Illinois in 2006. 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.
Between 1998 and 2000, a not-for-profit student and community project created the Towanda Historic Route 66 Parkway, also known as the Historic Route 66 Trail (as seen on Google Maps), on a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) stretch of the old disused Route 66 roadway between the south end of Towanda and a point about 3 miles (5 km) northeast, where Interstate ...
"Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
Now: Truxton, Arizona. Truxton wasn't much of anything until the 1950s postwar car boom, and then became one among many Route 66 cities bypassed by the construction of Interstate 40 in 1979.
A new Route 66 Check-In Challenge offered by the Arizona Office of Tourism features historic roadside attractions. These are the best road trip stops. Get your kicks with this new Route 66 guide.
About 30 minutes west of Rolla is a large-format metal Route 66 Shield outside of the 1903 Route 66 Courthouse Museum at 303 Historic Route 66 East in Waynesville, which features displays on the ...
Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum, Pontiac (redirected to list of Route 66 museums) Chenoa railroad depot, Chenoa; Eddies Pure Oil Truck Stop, Towanda "Route 66 Exhibit: A Geographic Journey" 1.6 mile walking tour along unused portion of Route 66, Towanda; Preserved Bridge, Normal/Towanda (Camelback Bridge?)
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 ]