U.S. Route 66

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U.S. Route 66 is a historic American highway, often called the "Mother Road," that became an iconic symbol of cross-country travel and mid-20th-century car culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Numbered Highway
historic highway
alsoKnownAs Main Street of America
Mother Road
Route 66
linked to: U.S. Route 66

US 66
Will Rogers Highway
commissionedOn November 11, 1926
country United States of America
culturalSignificance associated with American migration to the West
icon of mid-20th-century car culture
symbol of American road travel
decommissionedOn June 27, 1985
endPoint Santa Monica, California
featuredIn John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath"
song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"
linked to: song "Route 66"
hasDesignation Historic Route 66 (various state segments)
linked to: U.S. Route 66
hasHeritageStatus All-American Road (portions)
linked to: All-American Road

U.S. National Scenic Byway (portions)
hasIconicLocation Cadillac Ranch
Chain of Rocks Bridge
Petrified Forest National Park segment
Santa Monica Pier terminus marker
hasTourismType heritage tourism
road trip tourism
inception 1926
length approximately 2,448 miles
approximately 3,940 kilometers
maintainedBy state highway agencies (historic segments)
nicknameCoinedBy John Steinbeck
notableEvent served as a major route for Dust Bowl migrants in the 1930s
openedToTraffic 1927
originallyMaintainedBy state highway departments under U.S. Highway System
partOf United States Numbered Highway System
passesThrough Arizona
California
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
replacedBy Interstate 10
Interstate 15
Interstate 40
Interstate 44
Interstate 55 NERFINISHED
routeNumber 66
startPoint Chicago, Illinois
terminusA Chicago, Illinois
terminusB Santa Monica, California
linked to: Santa Monica

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The Grapes of Wrath setIn Route 66
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Santa Monica Boulevard partOf U.S. Route 66
Santa Monica Boulevard category U.S. Route 66
Barstow traversedBy U.S. Route 66
Needles, California locatedOn Historic U.S. Route 66
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Needles, California hasHistoricRoute Main Street segment of Route 66
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Santa Monica, California, United States terminusOf Historic U.S. Route 66
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Mojave River crossedBy Historic U.S. Route 66
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Berwyn, Illinois locatedOn Route 66
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San Bernardino County contains Historic U.S. Route 66 (segments)
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San Bernardino, California hasHistoricRoute U.S. Route 66
New Mexico hasHistoricRoute U.S. Route 66
San Bernardino hasLandmark Historic Route 66 alignment
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Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area majorHighway Historic U.S. Route 66
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Tulsa, Oklahoma locatedOnRoute Historic U.S. Route 66
subject linked to: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Petrified Forest National Park knownFor Route 66 historic alignment
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Interstate 55 followsCorridorOf historic U.S. Route 66
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Cajon Pass traversedBy Historic U.S. Route 66
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Albuquerque isTraversedBy Historic U.S. Route 66
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Cars setIn Route 66
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Jim Casy setting Route 66
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Nat King Cole notableWork Route 66
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Guadalupe County roadTraverses U.S. Route 66 (historic alignment)
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Quay County knownFor historic Route 66
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Quay County hasHighway Historic U.S. Route 66
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Mojave Trails National Monument containsFeature historic Route 66 segments
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Mojave Trails National Monument containsTransportationCorridor Historic U.S. Route 66
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Interstate 40 formerRouteParalleled U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 6 hasJunctionWith U.S. Route 66 (historically)
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Flagstaff traversedBy Historic U.S. Route 66
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Route 66 subject U.S. Route 66
subject linked to: song "Route 66"
Route 66 about historic U.S. Route 66 highway
subject linked to: song "Route 66"
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Hualapai Indian Reservation transportInfrastructure Historic U.S. Route 66
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Mohave County, Arizona contains Route 66 (historic alignment)
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Peach Springs, Arizona locatedOn Historic U.S. Route 66
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Joliet, Illinois traversedBy Historic U.S. Route 66
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Springfield metropolitan area hasTransportationInfrastructure U.S. Route 66 (historic)
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Albuquerque Rapid Transit primaryCorridor Historic U.S. Route 66 in Albuquerque
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Route 66 Mother Road Museum locatedOn Historic U.S. Route 66
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Harvey House Railroad Depot near Historic U.S. Route 66
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Casa del Desierto locatedOn historic U.S. Route 66
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U.S. Route 66 alsoKnownAs Route 66
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U.S. Route 66 hasDesignation Historic Route 66 (various state segments)
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Normal, Illinois hasMajorHighway Illinois Route 66
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