historic Route 66
Chicago-to-LA highway
Historic Route 66 is a former U.S. highway running from Chicago to Los Angeles, established in 1926 and decommissioned in 1985.
Often called "the Mother Road," it became a symbol of westward migration and American car culture.
The route now exists as a nostalgic tourism destination: We drove historic Route 66 through Arizona.
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- open roadUnobstructed route ahead
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
- interstatesHighways between states
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
Woody Guthrie · Jack Kerouac · Santa Monica · ghost towns · neon signs · roadside attractions · Amarillo · gas stations · roadside diners · Americana · Albuquerque · road maps · car culture · Grapes of Wrath · preservation efforts · Flagstaff · souvenir shops · Main Street USA
historic Route 66I-40
Transcontinental American highway
I-70 · superhighway · freeway · toll road · I-10
historic Route 66fastest route
Most time-efficient path
direct route · direct flight · air travel · flying · commercial aviation
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