U.S. Route 66 - Citizendia

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U. S. Route 66

Will Rogers Highway

Length:

2450 mi (3943 km)

Existed:

November 11, 1926 – June 27, 1985

West end:

US 101 in Los Angeles, CA (1926-1936)

ALT US 101 in Santa Monica, CA (1936-1964)
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I-40 in Topock, AZ (1974-1980)

I-40 in Kingman, AZ (1980-1985)

East end:

Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, IL (1926-1976)

I-55 in Gardner, IL (1976-1978)

I-55 in Normal, IL (1978-1979)

I-44 near Duenweg, MO (1979-1985)

United States Numbered Highways
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U. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States Topock is a small unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Gardner is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Normal is an Incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Interstate 44 (I-44 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Duenweg (pronounced "Dun-e-WĀG" is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca S. Route 66 (also known as Route 66, U. S. Highway 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway) was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U One of the original federal routes, US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, though signs did not go up until the following year. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1] It originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles for a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km)^[2]. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Route 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime that changed its overall length. One of these realignments moved the western endpoint from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Contrary to common belief, Route 66 never ran to the coast; it terminated onto what was at the time US-101 ALT, at what is today the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard (a segment of State Route 1). Olympic Boulevard is a major Arterial road in Los Angeles California. Lincoln Boulevard is a major northwest/southeast thoroughfare near the Pacific Coast in Los Angeles County in the U State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a State highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U It never went to the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard, even though there is a plaque dedicating Route 66 as the Will Rogers Highway there. State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California. This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers.

Route 66 was a major path of the migrants who went west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. The Dust Bowl, or the dirty thirties, was a period of severe Dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive even with the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System)

US 66 was officially decommissioned (that is, officially removed from the United States Highway System) on June 27, 1985^[3] after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System. A decommissioned highway is a Highway that has been removed from service shut down or has had its authorization as a federal or state highway removed The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, New Mexico, and Arizona have been designated a National Scenic Byway of the name "Historic Route 66". A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological cultural historic natural recreational and/or scenic It has begun to return to maps in this form. Some portions of the road in southern California have been redesignated State Route 66, and others bear "Historic Route 66" signs.

Route description

Modern-day sign in New Mexico, along a section of Route 66 named a National Scenic Byway

Modern-day shield that was used in California from 1956 to 1974, when the road was decommissioned (note the black background cut off and the addition of the US indicator)

Over the years, U. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological cultural historic natural recreational and/or scenic S. Route 66 received many nicknames. Right after Route 66 was commissioned, it was known as The Great Diagonal Way because a large section of the highway (Chicago to Oklahoma City) ran diagonally, unlike the other highways. Later, Route 66 was advertised as The Main Street of America by the US Highway 66 Association to promote the highway. The title had also been claimed by supporters of U.S. Route 40, but the Route 66 group was more successful. In the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath, the highway is called The Mother Road, the title that The Route most often receives today. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century The Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Lastly, Route 66 was unofficially named The Will Rogers Highway by the U.S. Highway 66 Association in 1952. This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. The US Highway 66 Association was organized in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1927. A plaque dedicating the highway to the humorist is still located in Santa Monica, California. There were more plaques like this; one can be found in Galena, Kansas. Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the lead ore Galena found here in 1877 It was originally located on the Kansas-Missouri state line, but moved to the Howard Litch Memorial Park in 2001.

History

Lengths
	mi	km
CA	314	505
AZ	401	645
NM	487	784
TX	186	299
OK	432	695
KS	13	21
MO	317	510
IL	301	484
Total in 1926	2448	3940

Before the U. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand State Route 66 is a State highway in the US state of California, running along a section of old U State Route 66 (SR 66 is a surface road in the US state of Arizona in Mohave and Coconino Counties The historic US Route 66 ran east-west across the central part of the U In the US state of Texas, Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) runs east-west through the panhandle in the northwest part of the state The historic US Route 66 ran from west to northeast across the U K-66 is a 5-mile (8-kilometre long State highway in the southeastern corner of the state US Route 66 in Missouri ran from downtown St Louis at the Mississippi River to the Kansas state line west of Joplin. US Route 66 in Illinois connected St Louis Missouri and Chicago Illinois. S. Highway system

In 1857, Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a Naval officer in the service of the U. Edward Fitzgerald "Ned" Beale ( February 4, 1822 &ndash April 22, 1893) was a prominent person in 19th century America S. Army Topographical Corps, was ordered by the War Department to build a government-funded wagon road across the 35th Parallel. His secondary orders were to test the feasibility of the use of camels as pack animals in the southwestern desert. The US Camel Corps was a mid-nineteenth century experiment by the United States Army in using Camels as pack animals in the Southwest United States. This road became part of U. S. Route 66.

Before a nationwide network of numbered highways was adopted by the states, named auto trails were marked by private organizations. Old style Highway markings Lincoln Highway Dixie Highway The route that would become Route 66 was covered by three highways. The Lone Star Route passed through St. Louis on its way from Chicago to Cameron, Louisiana, though US 66 would take a shorter route through Bloomington rather than Peoria. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Cameron is a Census-designated place (CDP in and the Parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the County seat. Peoria Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe is the largest city on the Illinois River and the County seat of Peoria County, Illinois The transcontinental National Old Trails Road led via St. National Old Trails Road, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912 and became part of the National Auto Trail system in the United States Louis to Los Angeles, but was not followed until New Mexico; instead US 66 used one of the main routes of the Ozark Trails system,^[4] which ended at the National Old Trails Road just south of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The Ozark Trail was a network of locally maintained roads and highways that predated the United States federal highway system Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Again, a shorter route was taken, here following the Postal Highway between Oklahoma City and Amarillo. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. Finally, the National Old Trails Road became the rest of the route to Los Angeles. ^[5]

Birth and rise of Route 66

A remnant of an original "STATE" right-of-way marker serves as a "ghost" of the early days of the road's construction. This was part of the 1927 construction of Route 66.

Championed by Tulsa, Oklahoma businessman Cyrus Avery when the first talks about a national highway system began, US 66 was first signed in 1927 as one of the original U.S. Highways, although it was not completely paved until 1938. Cyrus Stevens Avery (1871–1963 was known as the "Father of Route 66 " The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U Avery was adamant that the highway have a round number and had proposed number 60 to identify it. A controversy erupted over the number 60, largely from delegates from Kentucky which wanted a Virginia Beach–Los Angeles highway to be US 60 and US 62 between Chicago and Springfield, Missouri. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiːtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U Arguments and counter-arguments continued and the final conclusion was to have US 60 run between Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Springfield, Missouri, and the Chicago–L.A. route be US 62. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Avery settled on "66" (which was unassigned) because he thought the double-digit number would be easy to remember as well as pleasant to say and hear.

After the new federal highway system was officially created, Avery called for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to promote the complete paving of the highway from end to end and to promote travel down the highway. The US Highway 66 Association was organized in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1927. In 1927, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the association was officially established with John T. Woodruff of Springfield, Missouri elected the first president. In 1928, the association made its first attempt at publicity, the "Bunion Derby", a footrace from Los Angeles to New York City, of which the path from Los Angeles to Chicago would be on Route 66. Charles C "C C" Pyle, often called "Cash and Carry" Pyle ( March 25[[ 882]]- February 3[[ 939]] was a Champaign Illinois The City of New York [1] The publicity worked: several dignitaries, including Will Rogers, greeted the runners at certain points on the route. This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. The association went on to serve as a voice for businesses along the highway until it disbanded in 1976.

The route sign until the 1940s.

Old Route 66 near San Bernardino

Traffic grew on the highway because of the geography through which it passed. Much of the highway was essentially flat and this made the highway a popular truck route. This article is about the semi-truck For the North American use of the word see Pickup truck. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s saw many farming families (mainly from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas) heading west for agricultural jobs in California. Route 66 became the main road of travel for these people, often derogatorily called "Okies". Okie is a term dating from as early as 1907 denoting a resident or native of Oklahoma. And during the Depression, it gave some relief to communities located on the highway. The route passed through numerous small towns, and with the growing traffic on the highway, helped create the rise of mom-and-pop businesses (mainly as service stations, restaurants, and motor courts) up and down the highway.

Much of the early highway, like all the other early highways, was gravel or graded dirt. Because of the efforts of the US Highway 66 Association, Route 66 became the first highway completely paved in 1938. Several places were dangerous: more than one part of the highway was nicknamed "Bloody 66" and gradually work was done to realign these segments to remove dangerous curves. However, one section (through the Black Mountains of Arizona) was fraught with sharp hairpin turns and was the steepest along the entire routes, so much so that some early travelers, too frightened at the prospect of driving such a potentially dangerous road, hired locals to navigate the winding grade. The Black Mountains of Arizona are located in northwest Arizona with Lake Mead bordering the north and Hoover Dam and the south-flowing Colorado River The section remained until 1953, but Route 66 continued to be a popular route despite such hazards.

During World War II, more migration west occurred because of war-related industries in California. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Route 66, already popular and fully paved, became one of the main routes and also served for moving military equipment. Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri was located near the highway, which was locally upgraded quickly to a divided highway to help with military traffic. Fort Leonard Wood is a Census-designated place (CDP in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee When Richard Feynman was working on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, he used to travel the nearly 100 miles (160 km) to visit his wife, who was dying of tuberculosis, in a sanatorium located on Route 66 in Albuquerque. Richard Phillips Feynman (ˈfaɪnmən May 11 1918 – February 15 1988 was an American Physicist known for the Path integral formulation of quantum The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. ^[6]

The Chain of Rocks Bridge was built to carry the growing traffic of Route 66 around the city of St. The Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St Louis.

In the 1950s, Route 66 became the main highway for vacationers heading to Los Angeles. The road passed through the Painted Desert and near the Grand Canyon. For other uses see Painted Desert. Painted Desert is the name for a broad area of colorful Badlands located in Northern Arizona The Grand Canyon Meteor Crater in Arizona was another popular stop. Meteor Crater is a Meteorite Impact crater located approximately 43 miles east of Flagstaff, near Winslow in the northern This sharp rise in tourism in turn gave rise to a burgeoning trade in all manner of roadside attractions including teepee-shaped motels, frozen custard stands, Indian curio shops, and reptile farms. A tipi' (also teepee, tepee) is a conical Tent originally made of animal skins or birch bark and popularized by the Native Americans Frozen custard is a cold dessert similar to Ice cream, made with eggs in addition to cream and Sugar. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Meramec Caverns near St. Louis began advertising on barns, billing itself as the "Jesse James hideout". Meramec Caverns is a cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri, USA. Jesse Woodson James (September 5 1847—April 3 1882 was an American Outlaw in the border state of Missouri and the most famous member of the The Big Texan advertised a free 72-ounce steak dinner to anyone who could eat the whole thing in an hour. The Big Texan Steak Ranch is a Steakhouse Restaurant and Motel located in Amarillo Texas, United States which opened on the previous It also marked the birth of the fast-food industry: Red's Giant Hamburgs in Springfield, Missouri, site of the first drive-through restaurant, and the first McDonald's in San Bernardino, California. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U A drive-through, or drive-thru, is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars Changes like these to the landscape further cemented 66's reputation as a near-perfect microcosm of the culture of America, now linked by the automobile.

Changes in routing

Many sections of US 66 underwent major realignments.

Route 66 between Oatman and Kingman. Oatman Arizona is a mining town in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

In 1930, between Springfield and East St. Louis, Illinois, US 66 was shifted further east to what is now roughly I-55. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U East St Louis is a city located in St Clair County Illinois, USA directly across the Mississippi River from St The original alignment followed the current Illinois Route 4. Illinois Route 4 is a long state road that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around Springfield south to Illinois Route 13 just north
From downtown St. Louis to Gray Summit, Missouri, US 66 originally went down Market Street and Manchester Road (now, largely, Route 100). Gray Summit is a Census-designated place (CDP in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. Route 100, also named Manchester Road through St Louis County, is a State highway in the U In 1932, this route was changed, the original alignment never being viewed as anything more than temporary. The planned route was down Watson Road (now Route 366), but Watson Road had not yet been completed. Route 366 is a highway located completely within the St Louis metropolitan area
From west of El Reno, Oklahoma, to Bridgeport, Oklahoma, US 66 turned north to Calumet, Oklahoma, and then west to Geary, Oklahoma, then southwest across the South Canadian River over a suspension toll bridge into Bridgeport, Oklahoma. El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state Bridgeport is a city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. Calumet is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. Geary is a city in Blaine and Canadian counties in the US state of Oklahoma. The Canadian River is the largest Tributary of the Arkansas River. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type Bridgeport is a city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. In 1933, a straighter cut-off route was completed from west of El Reno directly to a point one mile (1. 6 km) south of Bridgeport, crossing over a 38-span steel pony truss bridge over the South Canadian River and bypassing both Calumet and Geary by several miles. A truss bridge is a Bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response
In 1936 Route 66 was extended from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica.
From west of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to north of Los Lunas, New Mexico, the road originally turned north from current I-40 along much of what is now US 84 to near Las Vegas, New Mexico, followed (roughly) I-25 through Santa Fe and Albuquerque to Los Lunas and then turned northwest along the present State Highway 6 alignment to a point near Laguna. Santa Rosa is a Town in and the County seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. Los Lunas is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, in the United States. Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico. In 1937, a straight-line route was completed from west of Santa Rosa through Moriarty and east-west through Albuquerque and west to Laguna. This newer routing saved travelers as much as four hours of travel through New Mexico.
In 1940 the first freeway in Los Angeles was incorporated into Route 66: The Arroyo Seco Freeway.
Since the 1950s, as interstates were constructed, sections of Route 66 not only saw the traffic drain to those interstates, but often the name itself was moved to the faster means of travel. In some cases such as to the east of St. Louis this was done as soon as the interstate was finished to the next exit.

Also, US 66 was rerouted around several larger cities via bypass or beltline routes to permit travelers to avoid city traffic congestion. Some of those cities included Springfield, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; Joplin, Missouri; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma.

Decline

Abandoned, fire-damaged Whiting Brothers gas station, New Mexico. A filling station, fueling station, gas station, service station, petrol station, or gasbar, Retail Outlet New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Conservation efforts are under way to preserve original buildings such as this all along the route.

The beginning of the end for Route 66 came in 1956 with the signing of the Interstate Highway Act by President Dwight Eisenhower. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (Public Law 84-627 was enacted on June 29 1956 when Dwight D Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general As a general fighting in the European theater during World War II, Eisenhower was impressed by Germany's high-speed roadways, (themselves influenced by the US highway system) or Autobahnen. The European Theatre of Operations ( ETO) was an area of heavy fighting across Europe during World War II, from Nazi Germany's Invasion of Poland (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Eisenhower envisioned a similar system of roads for the US in which one could conceivably drive at high speed from one end of the country to the other without stopping, as well as making it easier to mobilize troops in the event of a national emergency.

Blue Whale in Catoosa, OK

During its nearly 60-year existence, Route 66 was under constant change. As highway engineering became more sophisticated, engineers constantly sought more direct routes between cities and towns. Increased traffic led to a number of major and minor realignments of US 66 through the years, particularly in the years immediately following World War II when Illinois began widening US 66 to four lanes through virtually the entire state from Chicago to the Mississippi River just east of St. Louis, Missouri, and included bypasses around virtually all of the towns. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to By the early-to-mid 1950s, Missouri also upgraded its sections of US 66 to four lanes complete with bypasses. Most of the newer four-lane 66 paving in both states was upgraded to freeway status in later years.

One of the remnants of Route 66 is the highway now known as Veterans Parkway, east and south of Normal, Illinois, and Bloomington, Illinois. Normal is an Incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the County seat. The two sweeping curves on the southeast and southwest of the cities originally were intended to easily handle traffic at speeds up to 100 miles per hour, as part of an effort to make Illinois 66 an Autobahn equivalent for military transport.

An abandoned early Route 66 alignment in southern Illinois, 2006

In 1953, the first major bypassing of US 66 occurred in Oklahoma with the opening of the Turner Turnpike between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The Governor Roy J Turner Turnpike is a Toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The new 88-mile (142 km) toll road paralleled US 66 for its entire length and bypassed each of the towns along 66. The Turner Turnpike was joined in 1957 by the new Will Rogers Turnpike, which connected Tulsa with the Oklahoma-Missouri border west of Joplin, Missouri, again paralleling US 66 and bypassing the towns in northeastern Oklahoma in addition to the entire state of Kansas. The Will Rogers Turnpike runs from Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Missouri state line Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U Both Oklahoma turnpikes were soon designated as Interstate 44, along with the US 66 bypass at Tulsa that connected the city with both turnpikes. Interstate 44 (I-44 is an Interstate highway in the central United States.

In some cases, such as many areas in Illinois, the new interstate highway not only paralleled the old Route 66, it actually incorporated much of it. A typical approach was to build one new set of lanes, then move one direction of traffic to it, while retaining the original road for traffic flowing in the opposite direction. Then a second set of lanes for traffic flowing in the other direction would be constructed, finally followed by abandoning the other old set of lanes or converting them into a frontage road. A frontage road (also access road, feeder, service drive, service road, outer road, and especially surface road) is

The same scenario was used in western Oklahoma when US 66 was initially upgraded to a four-lane highway such as from Sayre through Erick to the Texas border at Texola in 1957 and 1958 where the old paving was retained for westbound traffic and a new parallel lane built for eastbound traffic (much of this section was entirely bypassed by I-40 in 1975), and on two other sections; from Canute to Elk City in 1959 and Hydro to Weatherford in 1960, both of which were upgraded with the construction of a new westbound lane in 1966 to bring the highway up to full interstate standards and demoting the old US 66 paving to frontage road status. In the initial process of constructing I-40 across western Oklahoma, the state also included projects to upgrade the through routes in El Reno, Weatherford, Clinton, Canute, Elk City, Sayre, Erick, and Texola to four-lane highways not only to provide seamless transitions from the rural sections of I-40 from both ends of town but also to provide easy access to those cities in later years after the I-40 bypasses were completed.

Roadbed of Route 66 in Newkirk, New Mexico in 2003. Guadalupe County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico.

In New Mexico, as in most other states, rural sections of I-40 were to be constructed first with bypasses around cities to come later. However, some business and civic leaders in cities along US 66 were completely opposed to bypassing fearing loss of business and tax revenues. In 1963, the New Mexico Legislature enacted legislation that banned the construction of interstate bypasses around cities by local request. This legislation was short-lived, however, due to pressures from Washington and threat of loss of federal highway funds so it was rescinded by 1965. In 1964, Tucumcari and San Jon became the first cities in New Mexico to work out an agreement with state and federal officials in determining the locations of their I-40 bypasses as close to their business areas as possible in order to permit easy access for highway travelers to their localities. Other cities soon fell in line including Santa Rosa, Moriarty, Grants and Gallup although it wasn't until well into the 1970s that most of those cities would be bypassed by I-40.

By the late 1960s, most of the rural sections of US 66 had been replaced by I-40 across New Mexico with the most notable exception being the 40-mile (64 km) strip from the Texas border at Glenrio west through San Jon to Tucumcari, which was becoming increasingly treacherous due to heavier and heavier traffic on the narrow two-lane highway. Glenrio (also Rock Island) is an unincorporated community in both Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico During 1968 and 1969, this section of US 66 was often referred to by locals and travelers as "Slaughter Lane" due to numerous injury and fatal accidents on this stretch. Local and area business and civic leaders and news media called upon state and federal highway officials to get I-40 built through the area; however, disputes over proposed highway routing in the vicinity of San Jon held up construction plans for several years as federal officials proposed that I-40 run some five to six miles (10 km) north of that city while local and state officials insisted on following a proposed route that touched the northern city limits of San Jon. In November of 1969, a truce was reached when federal highway officials agreed to build the I-40 route just outside of the city, therefore providing local businesses dependent on highway traffic easy access to and from the expressway via the north-south highway that crossed old US 66 in San Jon. Interstate 40 was completed from Glenrio to the east side of San Jon in 1976 and extended west to Tucumcari in 1981, including the bypasses around both cities.

The leaning water tower, found east of Groom, Texas along I-40 (old U.S. Route 66)

The leaning water tower, found east of Groom, Texas along I-40 (old U. Groom is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census S. Route 66)

Originally, highway officials planned for the last section of US 66 to be bypassed by interstates in Texas, but as was the case in many places, lawsuits held up construction of the new interstates. The US Highway 66 Association had become a voice for the people who feared the loss of their businesses. Since the interstates only provided access via ramps at intersections, travelers could not pull directly off a highway into a business. At first, plans were laid out to allow (mainly national chains) to be placed in interstate medians. Such lawsuits effectively prevented this on all but toll roads. Some towns in Missouri threatened to sue the state if the US 66 designation was removed from the road, though lawsuits never materialized. Several businesses were well known to be on US 66, and fear of losing the number resulted in the state of Missouri officially requesting the designation "Interstate 66" for the St. Louis to Oklahoma City section of the route, but it was denied. In 1984, Arizona also saw its final stretch of highway decommissioned with the completion of Interstate 40 just north of Williams, Arizona. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States Williams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Finally, with decertification of the highway by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials the following year, U. AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications test protocols and S. Route 66 officially ceased to exist.

With the decommissioning of US 66, no single interstate route was designated to replace it. Interstate 55 covered the section from Chicago to St. Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Louis; Interstate 44 carried the traffic on to Oklahoma City; Interstate 40 took the largest chunk, replacing 66 to Barstow, California; Interstate 15 took over for the route to San Bernardino; and Interstate 210 and State Route 2 or Interstate 10 carried Route 66's traffic across the Los Angeles metro area to Santa Monica. Interstate 44 (I-44 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Route 210, marked partially as Interstate 210 (I-210 and as State Route 210 (SR 210 and named the Foothill Freeway, is a State highway in State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California. Interstate 10 ( I-10) is the southernmost east-west coast-to-coast Interstate highway in the United States.

After decertification

"Sidewalk highway" section of Route 66 near Miami, OK.

When the highway was decommissioned, sections of the road were disposed of in various ways. Within many cities, the route became a "business loop" for the interstate. Some sections became state roads, local roads, private drives, or were abandoned completely. Although it is no longer possible to drive Route 66 uninterrupted all the way from Chicago to Los Angeles, more than eighty percent of the original route and alternate alignments are still drivable with careful planning. Some stretches are quite well-preserved, including one between Springfield, Missouri, and Tulsa. Some sections of Route 66 still retain their historic eight foot wide "sidewalk highway" form, never having been resurfaced to make them into full-width highways.

Some states have kept the 66 designation for parts of the highway, albeit as state roads. In Missouri, Routes 366, 266, and 66 are all original sections of the highway. Route 366 is a highway located completely within the St Louis metropolitan area Route 266 is a section of former US Route 66 with termini between Interstate 44 at Springfield and Route 96 west of Halltown Route 66 is a fourteen mile long road in southwest Missouri, USA which had previously been U State Highway 66 in Oklahoma remains as the alternate "free" route near its turnpikes. The historic US Route 66 ran from west to northeast across the U A long segment in Arizona signed as State Route 66 links Seligman to Kingman. State Route 66 (SR 66 is a surface road in the US state of Arizona in Mohave and Coconino Counties Seligman is a Census-designated place (CDP in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. A surface street stretch between San Bernardino and La Verne (known as Foothill Boulevard) to the east of Los Angeles retains its number as State Route 66. La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Foothill Boulevard is a major road in the city and county of Los Angeles, as well as an Arterial road in the city and county of San Bernardino Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West State Route 66 is a State highway in the US state of California, running along a section of old U Several county roads and city streets have also retained the "66" name.

Revival

Towns such as Kingman, Arizona, promote their association with Route 66. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Restored service station in Mt. Olive, IL. Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.

In 1990, Route 66 associations were founded separately in both Arizona and Missouri. Other groups in the other Route 66 states soon followed. The same year, the state of Missouri declared Route 66 in that state a "State Historic Route". The first "Historic Route 66" marker was erected on Kearney Street at Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, Missouri (now replaced, the original sign has been placed at Route 66 State Park near Eureka). Route 66 State Park is a State park in the US state of Missouri, located on the former site of the town of Times Beach. Eureka is a city located in St Louis County Missouri, United States, between St Other historic markers now line—at times sporadically—the entire 2,400 mile (3,860 km) length of road. There are instances in California, Kansas, and Oklahoma where the road surface itself has been painted with one of a number of similar symbols. Some of those symbols include:

An outline of a federal highway shield with the number "66" and the state name, painted entirely in white.
A black outline of the shield with the state also painted in black, but with the "66" painted in white.
A solid white square with a shield outline, state name, and "66" painted in black over it.
A solid white shield with patches of the pavement exposed to depict a horizontal line and the number "66" (and no other words).

A section of the road in Arizona was placed on the National Register of Historic Places; the Arroyo Seco Parkway in the Los Angeles Area and Route 66 in New Mexico have been made into National Scenic Byways; and in 2005, the State of Missouri made the road a state scenic byway from Illinois to Kansas. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of The Pasadena Freeway or Arroyo Seco Parkway is the first Freeway in the U In the cities of Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, and major city San Bernardino in California, there are US 66 signs erected along Foothill Boulevard and on Huntington Drive in the city of Arcadia. Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Rialto is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Foothill Boulevard is a major road in the city and county of Los Angeles, as well as an Arterial road in the city and county of San Bernardino Arcadia is a US city in Los Angeles County California that is located about northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley The city of Glendora, CA renamed Alosta Avenue, its section of Route 66, by calling it Route 66. Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Flagstaff, AZ renamed all but a few blocks of Sante Fe Avenue as Route 66. Flagstaff (Kinłání is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States

Many preservation groups have also tried to save and even tried to landmark the old motels and neon signs along the road in different states. ^[7]

In 2008, The World Monuments Fund named Route 66 to its World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites. The World Monuments Fund (WMF is a New York -based private Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic Architecture and The World Monuments Fund (WMF is a New York -based private Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic Architecture and Sites along the route, such as gas stations, motels, cafes, and trading posts are threatened by development in urban areas, and by abandonment and decay in rural areas.

As the popularity and mythical stature of Route 66 has continued to grow, demands have begun to mount to improve signage, return Route 66 to road atlases and revive its status as a continuous routing. Along these lines Route 66 has been established as a National Scenic Byway in Illinois, Arizona and New Mexico with National Scenic Byway status pending in Oklahoma and Missouri as of 2007. Another move is also afoot that aims to reinstate^[8] Route 66 as an official U. S. Route. This initiative is however not supported by any Route 66 association nor by most preservationists, who claim it would destroy the character of Route 66 itself.

Interesting Facts about Route 66 concerning Illinois and the City of Joliet:

In 1926, the Rialto Square Theatre opened on May 24th. Route 66 began on November 11th.
In 1926, the intersection of Route 66 where it was crossed by the Lincoln Highway was considered THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICA. Chicago Street, Ottawa Street and Scott Street can now all claim this title.
In 1913, the Lincoln Highway passed through Joliet.
In 1928, the Boy Scouts of America installed a concrete directional post at every mile and at every turn to mark the Lincoln Hwy. They did this all across America on the same day, July 8th. (An original post is on display at the Route 66 Visitors Center on Ottawa Street at Cass Street.
In 1940 the very first Dairy Queen opened its doors on Route 66 in Joliet at 501 N. Chicago St.
In 2006, the world wide travel organization known as the Lonely Planet released their newest guide book, THE BLUELIST. It declares Route 66 in the USA as one of the 10 best road trips in the world. The other 9 are in other countries.
In 2006 Route 66 was declared the second most popular attraction in Illinois, beneath Chicago.

Route 66 and popular culture

Route 66 gave its name to a company and also was immortalized in literature, popular music, and television. Although several businesses became associated with Route 66 because of their being on or near the highway, Phillips 66 actually took part of its name directly from the highway. Phillips 66 is a brand of Gasoline and Service station in the U

Because the road through Oklahoma was relatively flat and straight, two chemical engineers decided to test a new gasoline from a Bartlesville oil company in the late 1920s. Chemical engineering is the branch of Engineering that deals with the application of Physical science (e The company car they were driving ran exceptionally well on the new blend, prompting the engineer in the passenger seat to exclaim that the car was "going like sixty". His companion looked at the speedometer and said that they were going more like 66 miles per hour (106 km/h). The combination of the highway number and the speed of the car led to the naming of Phillips 66 gasoline, a brand still marketed today.

Buckingham Fountain in Chicago, just south of the former eastern terminus of Route 66. Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark located at Columbus Drive and Congress Parkway in Grant Park. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

In 1939, California writer John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his novel about the westward migration of Oklahoma's Dust Bowl farmers to California's San Joaquin Valley. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century The Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for The San Joaquin Valley (ˌsæn wɑːˈkiːn refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta The book described the problems many of them faced, including prejudice and poverty, as they traveled to a hopefully better life. In this book, he spent a chapter describing the path west, which funnels to Oklahoma City and continues down Route 66. He referred to Route 66 as the "Mother Road", a nickname the highway still retains. The book won a Pulitzer Prize and made the road even more famous. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism,

In 1946, jazz composer and pianist Bobby Troup wrote his best-known song, "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66", after driving the highway himself to get to California. Bobby Troup ( October 18 1918 - February 7 1999) was an American Actor, Jazz Pianist and Songwriter " (Get Your Kicks On Route 66 " often rendered simply as " Route 66 " is a Popular song and Rhythm and blues standard He presented it to Nat King Cole who in turn made it one of the biggest hit singles of his career. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician The title was suggested by Troup's first wife, Cynthia, who accompanied him on the trip. The song later became a hit for Chuck Berry, and has been recorded by many subsequent artists, including The Rolling Stones, Herman Brood, The Cramps, Depeche Mode, John Mayer, The Manhattan Transfer with Oscar Peterson, Asleep at the Wheel and Van Morrison. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Herman Brood (pronounced "Broat" /brot/ Zwolle, 5 November 1946 &ndash Amsterdam, 11 July 2001) was a The Cramps are an American Punk rock band formed in 1976. Their line-up has rotated much over the years with lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician The Manhattan Transfer is the name of two incarnations of an American vocal group with Tim Hauser being the only link between the two groups Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian Asleep at the Wheel, is a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country / Western Swing band formed in Paw Paw West Virginia, but based in Austin George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer,

The highway also gave its name to a popular television show, Route 66, seen from 1960 through 1964 on CBS. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The show featured Martin Milner and George Maharis as Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock, two young men in a Corvette looking for adventure along America's highways. Martin Sam Milner (born December 28, 1931) is an American actor best known for his performances in two Popular Television series George Maharis (born September 1, 1928 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor Tod Stiles was a Fictional character portrayed by actor Martin Milner on the 1960’s American prime-time dramatic Television series Buz Murdock was a Fictional character portrayed by actor George Maharis on the 1960’s American prime-time dramatic Television series The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 Maharis was later replaced by Glenn Corbett, who played a returning Viet Nam vet named Linc. Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Rothenburg on August 17, 1930 in El Monte California; died on January 16, 1993 in Lincoln Case was a fictional character portrayed by actor Glenn Corbett on the 1960’s American prime-time drama Route 66. Strangely, though the entire program was filmed on location, it was rarely shot along Route 66. Since then, the Corvette has become the car most associated with Route 66. The theme song from the TV series, long a staple of General Motors advertising for the Corvette, was written and played by Nelson Riddle and his band. Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and The show was clearly inspired by passages from Jack Kerouac's On the Road, which described several cross-country journeys in the 1940s. Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, written in April 1951 and published by Viking Press in 1957.

Renovated Route 66 Drive-InMovie Theatre in Carthage, MO. Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.

The cult movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) features extended scenes on the highway. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 Road movie directed by Monte Hellman, starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, Beach Boys

Another famous GM product has a strong connection to Route 66: The Cadillac Ranch, located near Amarillo, Texas, features a row of ten vintage Cadillacs standing up at an angle, with their front ends buried in the ground. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors.

An NBA Development League basketball team, the Tulsa 66ers, was named after the route. The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association 's officially sponsored and operated developmental Basketball organization The Tulsa 66ers are an NBA Development League team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the minor league affliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder The road also lent its name to a minor league baseball team, the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino in the city of San Bernardino. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor league baseball team in San Bernardino California, USA.

In "Graham Canyon," an early episode of the cartoon series Rugrats, the Pickles family take a road trip on Route 66. Rugrats is an American Animated television series that aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 2004 on

In Easy Rider, the counterculture cult classic, the main characters travel Route 66 looking for America. Easy Rider, a 1969 American Road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern.

The country song "Is Anybody Going to San Antone" (recorded by Doug Sahm and Charley Pride, among others) includes the line: "Here I am walking up Sixty-Six/Wishing she hadn't done me that way. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Douglas Wayne Sahm ( November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was a Musician from Texas. Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is a Country music artist "

In the 1988 film Rain Man, Charlie and Raymond are believed to have traversed most of Route 66, which Charlie refers to as "some shit secondary road" -- departing from Cincinnati, Ohio and stopping in Missouri, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, and finally reaching Los Angeles. Rain Man is a 1988 dramatic film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson.

Currently, Kmart's "Route 66" line of jeans also bears the name of the former highway. Kmart (sometimes spelled as " K-Mart " is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U

In the Disney film A Goofy Movie, Goofy and Max go on vacation using Route 66. A Goofy Movie is a 1995 animated musical Comedy film, produced by DisneyToon Studios and released to theatres by Walt Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. Maximilian " Max " Goof is a Fictional character who is the teenage son of the popular Disney character Goofy.

In the Stargate SG-1 episode "1969", the SG-1 team drives a hippie bus along much of the route traversed by the highway. Season two of Stargate SG-1, an American - Canadian Television series, began airing on June 26, 1998 on The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world

The highway was referred to as "the fabled Route 66" in Stacy Peralta's Dogtown and Z-Boys. Stacy Peralta (born October 15, 1957) is an American director, as well as a former professional skateboarder, team surfer Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001 is a documentary about the history of Skateboarding.

Wigwam motel #6 in Holbrook, AZ.

The Disney/Pixar movie Cars is set mainly in the fictional town of Radiator Springs, located on Route 66 and bypassed by I-40. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. Cars is a 2006 animated Feature film produced by Pixar and directed by both John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. Fictional locations are places that exist only in Fiction and not in reality Radiator Springs was based largely on Amboy, California, Seligman, Arizona and Galena, Kansas, actual Route 66 towns that saw a rapid decline when I-40 opened in the early 1970s. Amboy is a nearly empty Ghost town in California 's Mojave Desert roughly 60 miles (97 km northeast of Twentynine Palms. Seligman is a Census-designated place (CDP in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the lead ore Galena found here in 1877 The film, which opened June 9, 2006, was originally titled Route 66, but had its name changed to avoid confusion with the 1960s-vintage TV show. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America Several familiar sites associated with Route 66 appear in the film, including a visual homage to the Cadillac Ranch, the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas^[9], and the Wigwam motels in Holbrook, Arizona and on the border of San Bernardino and Rialto in California. Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock Texas along the historic Route 66 Shamrock is a city in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 2029 The " Wigwams quot known as the Wigwam Motel, are distinctive landmarks Holbrook ( Tʼiisyaakin) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. ^[10] The Mater character is based on an International Harvester tow truck that still sits next to The Route in Galena, Kansas. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also International Harvester Company ( IHC or IH; now Navistar International Corporation) was an agricultural machinery construction equipment Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the lead ore Galena found here in 1877 ^[11] The Historic US 66 sign depicted in this film is the Arizona-specific version of the Historic US 66 sign. ^[12]

In "Parasites Lost," the second episode of season three of Futurama, a sign displays $\sqrt{66}$ which can be pronounced "square root 66" but can be shortened to just "root 66. "Parasites Lost" is the second episode in season three of Futurama. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and In Mathematics, a square root of a number x is a number r such that r 2 = x, or in words a number r whose "

The U2 song "Heartland" from their album Rattle and Hum, references Route 66 with the lines, "66 a highway speaks, of deserts dry, of cool green valleys, gold and silver veins, all the shining cities. Rattle and Hum is the name of both an album and its companion motion picture recorded by Irish rock band U2, released in 1988 "

In the 2006 Mini-Series The Lost Room, the event takes place on Route 66. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes The Lost Room is a Science fiction television miniseries that aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States.

"The King of Route 66" is a video game that allows players to travel the route, competing in various competitions in trucks. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. ^[13] A PlayStation version was released in 2003. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console

In the manga Shaman King, after Yoh Asakura and his group land in America, they are unsure if they are actually there until Tao Ren points out the sign for Route 66. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is both an Anime series and a Manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. is the main character in the Anime and Manga Shaman King. In the original Japanese anime his name is sometimes romanized with a Macron Tao Ren (道蓮 Japanese: Tao Ren Pinyin: Dào Lián or Dao4 Lian2 known as Len Tao or Lenny in the English Anime and

In the Digimon Adventure 02 summer two-part movie, Davis Motomiya and friends were shown asking for a ride to passing motorists on Route 66; this is also the place where they met Wallace and his partner Terriermon. also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the previous season; three years later Davis Motomiya, known in Japan as, is the main character in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime series

In Freedom Project OVA 4, Takeru and Biz spend a good portion of the episode driving along Route 66. Freedom Project is a Japanese promotional project by Nissin Cup Noodles for their 35th anniversary in 2006 This is shown when they drive over an old Federal Shield showing the Historic Route. They also break down, and meet the bus full of travelers, who help them for part of the episode.

The route was mentioned in the TV series Prison Break as a code in reference to the underground tunnels running parallel across the Fox River State Penitentiary. Prison Break is an American action / Serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29 2005 Fox River State Penitentiary is a Fictional level one Maximum-security prison featured prominently in the first season (and briefly in the second season of the television

An episode of TV series Supernatural is called "Route 666. The term supernatural or supranatural ( Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature" pertains to entities events " This cross-references Route 66 and the mythically diabolic number 666, which also appeared in advertisements for the Sega Dreamcast racing game Speed Devils. The Number of the Beast is a concept from the Book of Revelation of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The is Sega 's most recent Video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. Speed Devils is a Video game developed by Ubisoft 's Montreal studio for the Sega Dreamcast console and PC

In 1995, the band White Zombie released its Astro-Creep: 2000 album. Astro-Creep 2000 - Songs of Love Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head (or simply Astro-Creep 2000) is the fourth and final Studio The song "Super-Charger Heaven" references Route 66 in the lyric: "Jesus lived his life in a cheap motel on the edge of Route 66; he lived a dark and a twisted life and he came right back just to do it again. " Super-Charger Heaven " (sometimes referred to as "Devil Man" due to its chorus is the third and final single off White Zombie 's 1995 "

The movie National Lampoon's Vacation includes a scene (after the Griswolds leave Walley World to get a gun) in which they pass through the real-life western end of Route 66 in Santa Monica. National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo,

The Indian Pop singer Lucky Ali shot one of his most famous music videos from his well received 1998 album Sifar on this route. Lucky Ali (लकी अली born September 19, 1958) born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali (मक़सूद महमूद अली is an Indian Sifar is an album by the Indian singer Lucky Ali. Sifar was his second album released by Sony music in 1997. The title of the song was "Dekha Hai Aise". The video featured the singer travelling on a Greyhound bus on this route.

Bannered routes

Main article: Bannered routes of U.S. Route 66

The Annual Route 66 Fun Run in Kingman, Arizona. Throughout its lifetime there were 22 Bannered routes of US Route 66. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Cars in a "66" formation in Litchfield, Illinois. Litchfield is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States.

Several alternate alignments of US 66 occurred because of traffic issues. Business routes (BUS), bypass routes (BYP), alternate routes (ALT), and "optional routes" (OPT) (an early designation for alternate routes) came into being. A business route (occasionally city route) in the United States is a short Auxiliary route connected to a parent Numbered highway at its beginning A bypass is a Road or Highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area town or village to let through Traffic flow without interference from An official alternate route is an Auxiliary route that provides an alternate alignment for a highway

U. S. Route 66 Alternate: Bolingbrook, IL–Gardner, IL
U. Bolingbrook is a large village in DuPage, Will, and Cook Counties in the U Gardner is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. S. Route 66 Business: Towanda, IL–Bloomington, IL
U. Towanda is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the County seat. S. Route 66 Business: Lincoln, IL
U. Lincoln is a small city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. S. Route 66 Business: Springfield, IL
U. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U S. Route 66 Business: Mitchell, IL–East St. Louis, IL
U. Mitchell Illinois is an Unincorporated community located at the junction of Interstate 270 and Illinois Route 203, part of former U East St Louis is a city located in St Clair County Illinois, USA directly across the Mississippi River from St S. Route 66 Business: St. Louis, MO–Sunset Hills, MO
U. Sunset Hills is a city in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. S. Route 66 Optional: Venice, IL–St. Louis, MO
U. Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2528 at the 2000 census S. Route 66 Bypass: Mitchell, IL–Sunset Hills, MO
U. Mitchell Illinois is an Unincorporated community located at the junction of Interstate 270 and Illinois Route 203, part of former U Sunset Hills is a city in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. S. Route 66 Business: Springfield, MO
U. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U S. Route 66 Bypass: Springfield, MO
U. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U S. Route 66 Alternate Business: Springfield, MO
U. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U S. Route 66 Alternate: Carthage, MO
U. Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. S. Route 66 Business: Carterville, MO–Webb City, MO
U. Carterville is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. Webb City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. S. Route 66 Alternate: Webb City, MO–Joplin, MO
U. Webb City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U S. Route 66 Business: Joplin, MO
U. Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U S. Route 66 Bypass: Joplin, MO
U. Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U S. Route 66 Business: Tulsa, OK
U. S. Route 66 Business: Oklahoma City, OK
U. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. S. Route 66 Business: Clinton, OK
U. Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the US state of Oklahoma. S. Route 66 Business: Amarillo, TX
U. S. Route 66 Business: San Bernardino, CA
U. S. Route 66 Alternate: Pasadena, CA–Los Angeles, CA

References

^ Route 66 Timeline
^ A table of mileposts for the original US66 alignment of 1926
^ US 66: In the Beginning (RVD)
^ Map of the Ozark Trails
^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via the Broer Map Library
^ Gribbin, John. US Route 166 is an 166 mile east-west United States highway. This route and US 266 are the only two remaining children of historic U US Highway 266 is an east-west United States highway. It is only 43 mile US Route 366 was an east-west United States highway in the US US Route 466 was an east-west United States highway. Though it reached a length of around 500 miles (805 km the route was co-signed with other US routes for much of its US Route 380 is an east-west United States highway. The highway's eastern terminus is in Greenville Texas at an intersection with Interstate 30, of which US Route 491 (US 491 is a north–south US Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. US Route 491 (US 491 is a north–south US Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north-south state Highway in northeast Illinois. Illinois Route 4 is a long state road that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around Springfield south to Illinois Route 13 just north Illinois Route 203 is a north-south state road in southwestern Illinois. Route 100, also named Manchester Road through St Louis County, is a State highway in the U Route 366 is a highway located completely within the St Louis metropolitan area Route 266 is a section of former US Route 66 with termini between Interstate 44 at Springfield and Route 96 west of Halltown Route 96 is a state highway running between Interstate 44 at Halltown and Route 171 near Carl Junction. Route 66 is a fourteen mile long road in southwest Missouri, USA which had previously been U K-66 is a 5-mile (8-kilometre long State highway in the southeastern corner of the state The historic US Route 66 ran from west to northeast across the U The historic US Route 66 ran east-west across the central part of the U State Route 66 (SR 66 is a surface road in the US state of Arizona in Mohave and Coconino Counties State Route 66 is a State highway in the US state of California, running along a section of old U State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California. Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Interstate 44 (I-44 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Interstate 215 (I-215 in California is a long north-south Interstate Highway in the " Inland Empire " region of Southern California Interstate 10 ( I-10) is the southernmost east-west coast-to-coast Interstate highway in the United States. Rand McNally is the preeminent American publisher of Maps Atlases and Globes for travel reference commercial and educational uses Richard Feynman: A Life in Science, 1997. pg 96.
^ Juozapavicius, Justin, "Route 66 motels an endangered species", Associated Press, May 20, 2007.
^ Route 66 Recommissioning Initiative
^ Shamrock Texas U-Drop Inn
^ About The Wigwam (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
^ Galena, KS section of Route 66 website
^ Manual of Traffic Signs - M1 Series Signs
^ The King of Route 66 video game

Arizona Highways (July, 1981). Entire issue about Route 66.
Freeth, Nick. Route 66. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-7603-0864-0.
Rittenhouse, Jack D. A Guide Book to Highway 66. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1989 (reprint of 1946 book). ISBN 0-8263-1148-2.
Schneider, Jill. Route 66 Across New Mexico: A Wanderer's Guide. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8263-1280-2.
Scott, Quinta and Susan Croce Kelly. Route 66: A Highway and Its People. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. ISBN 0-8061-2291-9.
Wallis, Michael. Michael Wallis (born 1945 is an historian of the Western United States from Missouri. Route 66: The Mother Road. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. ISBN 0-312-28167-6.

External links

General

Route 66 at the Open Directory Project
Route 66: In the beginning why was it named 66, 1928 maps, details of the daughters of Route 66
Route 66 travel guide from Wikitravel

External Museum links

Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Oklahoma

The Route 66 Experience at the Joliet Area Historical Museum in Joliet, Illinois
Rte 66 Hall of Fame and Museum Pontiac, Illinois
Route 66 State Park in Eureka, Missouri
Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Oklahoma
Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, New Mexico
California Route 66 Museum in Victorville, California
Mother Road Museum in Barstow, California

External Route 66 association links

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The Open Directory Project ( ODP) also known as dmoz (from directory Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US Route 4 is a 253 mile (407 km long United States highway that runs from East Greenbush New York, in the west to Portsmouth New Hampshire, in US Route 5 is a north-south United States highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U US Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in the New England region that runs for from Norwalk Connecticut to northern Vermont. US Route 8 is a United States highway that runs primarily east-west for 281 miles (452 km mostly within the state of Wisconsin. US Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. US Route 10 is an east-west United States highway formed in 1926 US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile US Route 12, or US 12, is an east-west United States highway running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean in the state of Washington to downtown US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Route 14 ( US 14) an east-west route is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 15 is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania US Route 16 is an east-west United States highway between Rapid City South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. US Route 17 (also known as the Coastal Highway) is a north-south United States highway. US Route 18 ( US 18) is an east-west US highway in the Midwestern United States. US Route 19 is a north-south US Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways the route has remained a long-haul route connecting Lake Erie with US Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies U US Route 21 in the pre-Interstate era was a north-south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South US Route 22 ( US 22) is a west-east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 23 is a long north-south US highway between Jacksonville Florida, and Mackinaw City Michigan. US Route 24, a dual north-south/east-west route is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati Ohio, at the Ohio River to Brunswick US Route 26 is an east-west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east-west highway between Florence Oregon, and Ontario Oregon. US Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1036 miles (1667 km from the western suburbs of Baltimore Maryland, to Pensacola Florida US Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country US Route 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1141 km from northern Indiana to Richmond Virginia US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. US Route 35 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville US Highway 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. Route description Kentucky US 42 crosses into Covington Kentucky on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, joined with U US Route 43 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km from central Tennessee to Mobile Alabama. US Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 238 miles (383 km through four states in the Northeastern region of the United States US Route 45 is a north-south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. Route description Today US Route 46 begins at a complex interchange of the southern end of Route 94, Interstate 80 the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading US Route 48 or Corridor H is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. US Route 49 is a north-south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott Arkansas, at an intersection with U US Route 50 is a major east-west route of the US Highway system, stretching just over 3000 miles (4800 km from Ocean City Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean US Route 51 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1286 miles (2070 km from northern Wisconsin to the western suburbs of New Orleans Louisiana US Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. US Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km from northern Minnesota to La Crosse Wisconsin. US Route 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1197 miles (1926 km from western Illinois to El Paso Texas US Route 55 was a north-south United States highway. Despite the "5" in its route number US 55 was never a long route US Route 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles in the Midwestern United States. US Highway 57 is a north-south United States highway that follows a nearly east-west route in southwest Texas. US Route 58 is an east-west US Highway that runs for 508 miles (818 km from U US Route 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas) For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. US Route 63 is a 1286 mile (2070 km long north-south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners US Route 65 is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 67 is a 1560 mile (2511 km long north-south U US Route 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles (901 km from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. US Route 69 is a north-south United States highway. When it was first created it was only long but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas US Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2385 miles (3838 km from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. US Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways Currently US Route 72 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 337 miles (542 km from southeast Tennessee through northern Alabama and northern US Route 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles (180 km from northeast Kansas to southeast Nebraska. US Route 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km from Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, to Chattanooga Tennessee US Route 75 is a north-south US Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County Minnesota, at the Canadian border where it continues US Route 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km from southeastern North Carolina to Chattanooga Tennessee. US Route 77 is a north-south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas Texas. US Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1151 km from Memphis Tennessee, to Charleston South Carolina. US Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed US Route 80 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates it was originally a cross-country route from the Atlantic US Route 81 is one of the many United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads US Route 82 is an east-west United States highway in the southern United States US Route 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at. US Route 84 is an east-west United States highway. It started as a short Georgia - Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme but now extends US Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1479 miles (2380 km in the Midwestern United States. US Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in New Mexico) that runs for 1998 miles (3215 km from northern Montana US Route 89 is a north-south United States highway with two sections US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at US Route 91 is a north-south United States highway. The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the US Route 92 is a 177 mile (285 km intrastate US Route in the U US Route 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States. The Tamiami Trail (pronounced "tammy-amee" so it rhymes is the southernmost 275 miles (443 km of U US Route 95 is a north-south United States highway. Unlike many other US highways it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of the course caused by an encroaching US Highway 96 is a north-south US Route in the US state of Texas. US Route 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. US Route 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. US Route 99 was the main north-south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964 running from Calexico California, on the U US Route 400 is a mostly east-west US Highway, commissioned in 1994 US Route 412 is an east-west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982 US Route 425 is a north-south United States highway, first commissioned in 1989 The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca Illinois Route 64 is an east-west road in north-central Illinois. The organized system of Illinois Routes (typically abbreviated as ILL) the State highway system for the U In the US state of Illinois, US Route 67 is a north-south highway through the western portions of the state

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