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U.S. Route 66 Trivia

- Established in 1926 and since celebrated in popular music, film and literature

- Spanned 8 states and 3 time zones

- Has had several nicknames, including “The Mother Road” the “Main Street of America” and the “Will Rogers Highway”

- Used by migrant farm workers headed to California during the 1930’s Dust Bowl

- In 1984, the last segment of US 66 in Arizona decommissioned as federal highway

- Several segments are still named 66, but instead designated as state highways

- Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. displays a 40- foot stretch of the highway

- Portions now designated as National Scenic Byway marked “Historic Route 66” 

California, The Golden State

Reflection of Los Angeles

The Gloden State, California

From (Abran Ochoa)