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The roadway became part of the famous Route 66. The store thrived in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. [2] Interstate 40 came through, a few hundred yards to the south, in 1956. Although there is an exit, the speed of traffic greatly reduced stops, and the store and Montoya declined. The store eventually closed and has been vacant for many years. [2]
Montoya is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. [1] It is the site of the Richardson Store, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Montoya was founded as a railroad stop and loading point in 1902. [3]
Montoya: 13: Route 66, State maintained from San Jon to Tucumcari: Route 66, State maintained from San Jon to Tucumcari: November 19, 1997 : Former U.S. Route 66 from east of San Jon to east of the Interstate 40 exit at Tucumcari
Route 66 New Mexico Then: Albuquerque, New Mexico Another important antecedent to Route 66 was the National Old Trails Road, cobbled together in 1910 and spanning 3,096 miles from Washington, D.C ...
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.
State Road 118 (NM 118) is a 36.852-mile-long (59.308 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 118's western terminus is at the Arizona–New Mexico border where it continues westward as Grant Road, and the eastern terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) northeast of Fort Wingate. NM 118 follows the routing of the former Historic U.S ...
Route distance: 400 miles. Suggested length of time: 2 to 3 days “The Land of Enchantment is just that for Route 66 travelers, offering almost 400 miles of history to explore,” says Busby.
Mar. 19—Roaring car engines, service station bells and train whistles once were part of the peppy soundtrack to a jaunt on bustling Route 66. Now, the only sound in spots along the long ...