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Travel planning for a road trip in 2024 on Historic U.S. Route 66, photos, maps, travel information, hotels, and things to see.
The Route 66 Official Store - Route 66 EZ Guide, Maps, Books, Clothes and Route 66 Adventure Kits.
There are more than 250 buildings, bridges, road alignments and other sites along Route 66 that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This travel itinerary highlights over 100 of those sites, and is part of the National Park Service's Share Our Heritage Travel Itineray series.
U.S. Highway 66 — popularly known as Route 66 — embodies a complex, rich history that goes well beyond any chronicle of the road itself. An artery of transportation, an agent of social transformation, and a remnant of America’s past, it stretches 2,400 miles across two-thirds of the continent.
Since 1926, driving down Route 66 has been the experience of a lifetime for travelers, adventurers, desperados, and dreamers. The Historic 66 website provides free information for all those who want to learn more about the legendary Route 66.
Map of Historic Route 66 from Illinois to California. Map showing the approximate route of U.S. Highway 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. Maps of Route 66 Across Each State. Included below are maps of the eight states through which Route 66 passed, showing the overall, approximate path through each state.
Route 66 helped to facilitate the single greatest wartime manpower mobilization in the history of the nation. Between 1941 and 1945 the government invested approximately $70 billion in capital projects throughout California, a large portion of which were in the Los Angeles-San Diego area.
Explore the Route 66 Centennial activities happening in New Mexico, and tap into local resources.
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was 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]
Today, the National Historic Route 66 Federation is the worldwide, nonprofit organization dedicated to directing the public’s attention to the importance of U. S. Highway Route 66 in America’s cultural heritage and acquiring the federal, state and private support necessary to preserve the historic landmarks and revitalize the economies of ...