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Sep 17, 2024 · Route 66 was one of the first national highways for motor vehicles in the United States and one that became an icon in American popular culture. It ran from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, and served numerous cities along the route. It was completely paved in 1938 and formally decommissioned in 1985.
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. [3]
Sep 9, 2024 · But in the mid-1950s, in the midst of its heyday, Route 66 suffered a major blow when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the Interstate Highway...
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US Highway 66, created in 1926 and better known as Route 66 or “the Mother Road,” became one of the most culturally influential roads in the United States—“Main Street” for many small communities that had never been connected by a highway to the wider nation.
May 3, 2023 · For decades, Route 66, known as the “Main Street of America,” was the major east-west route connecting Chicago and Los Angeles. Now stretching 2,400 miles, the highway has become a beloved...
Oct 8, 2024 · The One Hundred Years of Route 66. Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2026. The centennial of the Mother Road is a remarkable event and the eight states along its alignment are preparing events, revamping attractions and getting ready for the inflow of visitors that will drive the old highway on its birthday.
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The first Phillips 66 logo, branded by the Phillips Petroleum Co. in 1930. The Phillips 66 shield logo, linking it to U.S. Route 66, was introduced in 1930 in a black and orange color scheme that would last nearly thirty years.
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