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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.
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.
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.
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 ]
For more great travel guides and vacation tips, please sign up for ... and then became one among many Route 66 cities bypassed by the construction of Interstate 40 in 1979. ... The old Route 66 of ...
Originally Chicago to St. Louis, mostly replaced by US 66 except from Springfield to Staunton where IL 4 was used on the old road and US 66 on the new; IL 4 replaced the old IL 43 Staunton to near Murphysboro IL 4A — — — — 1925: 1967 Ran Chicago to Joliet along Archer Av., Replaced by IL 171: IL 5 — — — — 1918
Historic US 66: The route started downtown and followed Ogden Avenue west out of the city, then southwest to Joliet and on to St Louis. Status as a U.S. Route in Illinois was discontinued in 1974 largely due to Interstate 55 paralleling the stretch. Some remnants are signed as historic. [12]
An entrepreneur operating a Route 66 business at Arcadia wants to promote towns along one of the Mother Road's most scenic stretches in Oklahoma. Route 66 is almost 100 years old.