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This new NM 6 was approved as a future realignment of Route 66 by 1932, and in 1933, a new bridge over the Rio Puerco opened. Once paving was completed in 1937, with AASHO approval given on September 26, 1937, [8] Route 66 was moved to this shorter route, known as the Laguna Cut-off west of Albuquerque and the Santa Rosa Cut-off east of ...
U.S. Route 66 or U.S ... in a sanatorium located on US 66 in Albuquerque. ... Glenrio to the east side of San Jon in 1976 and extended west to Tucumcari in 1981 ...
Blue Swallow Motel, 2012 Route 66 in Tucumcari, 2020. For many years, Tucumcari has been a popular stop for cross-country travelers on Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66 in the area). It is the largest city on the highway between Amarillo, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Billboards reading "TUCUMCARI TONITE!" placed along I-40 for many ...
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.
Advertising gimmicks were a prime way to vie for passing tourists and migrants business in the early boom days of Route 66. The town of Tucumcari, for example, launched a roadside campaign ...
Aerial view, from the north, of I-40 in western New Mexico between Grants and Albuquerque, with Laguna Pueblo, Mesita, and Rio San Jose, and tributaries Arroyo Conchas (left) and Rio Paguate (right, with NM 279) I-40 at Rio Puerco just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the Route 66 Casino by their intersection
Also known as the Carlsbad Relief Route NM 201 — — US 66 in Albuquerque: Kirtland AFB — 1980 NM 201 — — NM 30 in Española: US 84/US 285 in Española — 1993 Became part of rerouted US 84 and US 285 NM 202: 12.600: 20.278 NM 83 near Lovington: US 62 — 1944 Became part of NM 8 (this section now NM 238) NM 202: 12.600: 20.278
Historic Route 66 Motel, Tucumcari; Palomino Motel, Tucumcari; ... The main route bypasses Santa Fe, heading directly westward toward Albuquerque: Old Route 66 Bridge ...