And the road was known far and wide for its variety of "mom and pop" motels, neon lights, drive-ins, flat tires, cars with no air conditioning, dangerous curves, steep hills, narrow lanes. It is popular lore in movies, songs, books, and TV shows. Route 66 became one of the most famous roads in the United States, outdistancing others such as the Lincoln Highway. The Lore of Route 66: The Main Street of America "The Mother Road" was established on November 11, 1926, and ultimately stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.įrom its beginning in Chicago, Route 66 headed south through Illinois and Missouri, and a small section of Kansas.įrom there it turned in a more westward direction through Oklahoma and Texas, with the final stretches in New Mexico and Arizona before its termination point in Los Angeles. Route 66 was one of the United State's first continuous stretches of paved highway, and served as a major path for those who migrated west. The Main Street of America, seen in this vintage postcard Travel Guide to Historic Route 66: The Mother Road
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