Northern Arizona offers cheap land costs in the Southwest. With the decommissioning of US 66, no single interstate route was designated to switch it. I-55 lined the part from Chicago to St. Louis; I-forty four carried the traffic on to Oklahoma City; I-40 took the biggest chunk, changing sixty six to Barstow, California ; I-15 took over for the route to San Bernardino; and California State Route sixty six , I-210 and State Route 2 (SR 2) or I-10 carried the traffic of US 66 across the Los Angeles metropolitan area to Santa Monica, and the seashore.

The original Route …

Read More May 17, 2022, Posted in route 66

Route sixty six first entered most of the people conscience in 1939 when California writer John Steinbeck printed his novel “The Grapes of Wrath”, detailing the westward migration of Oklahoma’s Dust Bowl farmers to California’s San Joaquin Valley. There are Previous West cities to see, railroads, lakes, dude ranches and lakes to provide a large group an unparalleled pleasant vacation. As freeway engineering became more refined, engineers consistently sought extra direct routes between cities and towns.

Terakhir, Route sixty six secara tidak resmi dinamai The Will Rogers Highway oleh U.S. Highway 66 Association tahun 1952 Tanda peringatan penamaan jalan mengikuti …

Read More March 20, 2022, Posted in route 66