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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Highway 66
		Arizona State Highway 66, or AZ-66 is a surface-road, a relic of the now-decommissioned U.S. Highway 66 lying in northwestern Arizona, the only part of old US 66 in Arizona to have Arizona state highway markers.
		Kansas State Highway 66 is a 13 mile (21 kilometre) long highway that slices off the southeastern corner of the state.
		The highway has retained its importance in for most of its length due to its paralleling Interstate 44 which between Missouri and Oklahoma City (except in the cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City) is a toll road.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Highway-66 (505 words)

	State Highway 66 (Oklahoma) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The highway has retained its importance in for most of its length due to its paralleling Interstate 44 which between Missouri and Oklahoma City (except in the cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City) is a toll road.
		Prior to the creation of U.S. 66 in 1926, U.S. 66 was designated Oklahoma State Highway 7 from the Kansas state line to Oklahoma City and Oklahoma State Highway 3 from Oklahoma City to Texas.
		SH-66, U.S. Highway 60, U.S. Highway 69 and U.S. Highway 69 Alternate from Tulsa to Kansas
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oklahoma_State_Highway_66 (342 words)

	U.S. Highway 66 Encyclopedia Articles @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Route 66 was a major migratory path west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed.
		After the new federal highway system was officially created, Avery called for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to promote the complete paving of the highway from end to end and to promote travel down the highway.
		Missouri highways 366, 266, and 66 are all original sections of the highway.
	www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/U.S._Highway_66 (3692 words)

	Trans-Canada Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From the ferry terminal at Caribou, the highway continues south for another 19 km as Highway 106 to a junction with the direct Trans-Canada Highway route (Highway 104) at Westville (near New Glasgow).
		From Truro, the highway continues east for 57 km to New Glasgow (where it links with provincial Highway 106 — that portion of the Trans-Canada running to the ferry terminal at Caribou), and then northeast for another 112 km to the Canso Causeway which crosses the Strait of Canso to Cape Breton Island near Port Hawkesbury.
		Although B.C. Highway 4 was commissioned in 1953 and is technically not part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, there is also a sign marking the Pacific terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway at Tofino, British Columbia, where Highway 4 terminates in the west, but it was most likely erected before 1953.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trans-Canada_Highway (1561 words)

	Historic Route 66
		Highway "Route" 66 was commissioned in 1926, the year U. numbered highways came into existence.
		Route 66 is considered the "Mother Road" of American highways.
		The old "Main Street of America" was deactivated in 1984 and the U. 66 highway shields taken down, after being replaced by the modern interstate highway system.
	members.cox.net /jdmount/route66.html (547 words)

	I-66 Interstate 66
		I-66 is the main east-west Interstate Highway in Northern Virginia.
		I-66 between Gainesville and the Capital Beltway is habitually congested during AM and PM Rush Hours.
		Also, I-66 was to have a spur, I-266, that would have run from the current Spout Run Parkway exit across the Potomac River to a reconstructed Whitehurst Freeway.
	www.roadstothefuture.com /roadsnova/66.html (610 words)

	Route 66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Some 66 years after U.S. Route 66 was opened, and 30 years after the New Mexico part of it was declassified, the dormant 2,400-mile road from the California coast to America’s heartland is enjoying a renaissance.
		There’s the Route 66 Diner in Sanders, AZ that boasts a 3/4-pound 66er burger, the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, OK, and the Ariston Café in Litchfield, IL, which has been in business since 1924—two years before Route 66 was born.
		The rise of the interstate was the coup de grace for Route 66.
	www.safarimotorcoaches.com /adventures/archive/02febmarch/route.html (2018 words)

	Route 66 A Concise History
		The diagonal configuration of Route 66 was particularly significant to the trucking industry, which by 1930 had come to rival the railroad for preeminence in the American shipping industry.
		oute 66 and many points of interest along the way were familiar landmarks by the time a new generation of postwar motorists hit the road in the 1960's.
		The appearance of U.S. Highway 66 on the American scene coincided with unparalleled economic strife and global instability, yet it hastened the most comprehensive westward movement and economic growth in United States history.
	www.national66.org /66hstry.html (1697 words)

	Highway 66 revisited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After the war, the highway was used for continued emigration westward and eventually for tourism, as Americans discovered such natural wonders as the Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest and Meteor Crater.
		The gleaming, neon-lit 66 Diner at Central and Fourteenth is nostalgia realized: the fl and white tiled floor with built-in hopscotch grid, hot pink and florescent turquoise accents, daily blue plate specials and fine antique Route 66 signs.
		In the '70s, as Route 66 was fading, the Eagles immortalized the town of Winslow in their hit song "Take It Easy." The key lyrics were the phrase "Standing on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona." Stop at The Route 66 Place, an old-style soda fountain, for refreshments or for a souvenir fix.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06176/700472-37.stm (1297 words)

	Route 66 Association of Missouri: History
		Route 66 was commissioned on November 11, 1926, and was originally 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.
		And 66 was completely decertified - the last 1,162 miles - on June 27, 1985, following the by-passing of the last section of old 66 - 5.7 miles through Williams, Arizona - upon the completion of I-40 on October 13, 1984.
		To spearhead this effort, Route 66 Associations have been established and are active in all 8 Route 66 states, with a stated mission “to preserve, promote and develop old Route 66 - The Main Street of America”.
	www.missouri66.org /history.html (920 words)

	U.S. Highway 66 - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Route 66 was a major migratory path west and supported the economies of the communities on which the road passed.
		US 66 was officially decommissioned (that is, officially removed from the US Highway System) in 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System.
		Although several business became associated with Highway 66 because of their being on or near the highway, Phillips 66 actually took part of their name directly from the highway.
	voyager.in /U.S._Highway_66 (2919 words)

	Route 66 information page
		What sets this segment of national highway apart from its contemporaries is that it remains the shortest, year-round route between Chicago and Los Angeles by more than 200 miles, which made Route 66 popular among thousands of motorists who drove west insubsequent decades.
		The appearance of U.S. Highway 66 came at a time of unparalleled social, economic, and political disruption and global conflict, and it enabled the most comprehensive movement of people in the history of the United States.
		Route 66 became an excape route for the dust bowl pilgrims, a through-fare for troop convoys bound for war, and the most popular highway in the country for droves of tourists.
	www.route66usa.com /info.html (818 words)

	National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program: Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		U.S. Highway 66, popularly known as "Route 66," is significant as the nation's first all-weather highway linking Chicago to Los Angeles.
		Not only does Route 66 underscore the importance of the automobile as a technological achievement, but, perhaps equally important to the American psyche, it symbolized unprecedented freedom and mobility for every citizen who could afford to own and operate a car.
		The period of outstanding historical significance for Route 66 is 1926 to 1970.
	www.cr.nps.gov /rt66/HistSig (557 words)

	Route 66 the Great American Highway
		Route 66 was a lifeline through much of America, connecting the small midwestern towns of Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas, with the big cities of Los Angeles and Chicago.
		To understand the history of Route 66 is to understand a little bit about ourselves, where we came from and where we hope to go in the future.
		Route 66 is traditionally thought of as a east to west highway, the route from Chicago to LA. This web site is set up like that, as if you were going west on Route 66.
	www.theroadwanderer.net /route66.htm (1949 words)

	Straight Dope Staff Report: Where is Route 66?
		The rise and fall of Route 66 is a study in the relationship between America and its automobiles.
		Route 66 was the nation's major cross-country highway and millions went on vacation on "America's Main Street." Businesses sprang up along the highway catering to the traveler, including a new innovation, the motor hotel, or motel.
		Parts of the highway system were built on top of Route 66, parts were built adjoining the original road, and many parts have been paved over and renamed as main streets of cities and towns.
	www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mroute66.html (1331 words)

	Historic Route 66, the mother road, route 66 highway, US highway 66, Martin Milner - get your kicks on route 66
		Route 66 Beef Jerky is located on the world famous route from Chicago to Los Angeles, originally named U.S. Highway 66, and dubbed “America’s Main Street” by an advertising copywriter* before the road was born in 1926.
		As numerous pieces of state highways were connected to each other to complete the road and the automobile became more and more important in the lives of Americans, Route 66 became very popular.
		Route 66 had many nicknames, among them "the Mother Road" by John Steinbeck, who devoted a whole chapter* in Grapes of Wrath to the path that led poor Oklahoma farmers out of the Dust Bowl drought that plagued their state and into the agricultural paradise that was California.
	www.route66beefjerky.com /historic-route-66.html (380 words)

	Route 66 photos
		Perhaps no other highway in the U.S. is as fabled as Route 66.
		In 1926 it became U.S. Highway 66, and within a decade was paved all the way from L.A. to Chicago.
		It was bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1973, and the Route 66 designation was officially dropped in 1985.
	digital-desert.com /route-66 (277 words)

	A Guide Book to Highway 66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I was able to call out towns and gas stations that were now in a shambles or abandoned on the side of the road.
		This reproduction of the original 1946 guide to Route 66 is an invaluable companion for any trip on the Mother Road.
		While most of the sites (and most of the services) he documents are long-gone, the sense of wonder that is Route 66, and the thrill of coasting into the cities through which it threads, remains fully intact.
	www.entertainment-reviews.com /A_Guide_Book_to_Highway_66_0826311482.html (486 words)

	A Guide Book to Highway 66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The road out west from Chicago to LA can be tedious at times, and this cheap and fun little guide was a great way to pass the time.
		Its a wonderful spin back in time to the period just before "Getting your kicks" became the American pastime, and provides a postcard view of the towns, cities and countryside that was America not so long ago.
		As an 8-time veteran of Route 66 roadtrips (and all within the last 5 years), I have to admit Im chomping at the bit to get back out on the road and try to find traces of some of the landmark places and hamlets Rittenhouse has recorded in this highly usable travel guide.
	www.architect-books.com /A_Guide_Book_to_Highway_66_0826311482.html (486 words)

	Bygone Byways-Route 66, Highway 80, Highways 99/101 & More!
		From then on, a special interest was born, not just of Route 66, but of the glitz, kitsch and excitement of all of America's roadside past.
		Highway 80, the Broadway of America, the Bankhead Highway, the Dixie Overland and the Ocean to Ocean Highways..
		Highway 101, the Redwood and Pacific Coast Highway, is a fantastic drive over virtually its entire length.
	www.bygonebyways.com (620 words)

	Amazon.com: Route 66: The Highway and Its People: Books: Susan Croce Kelly,Quinta Scott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The two-lane fltop--traveled in John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, Bobby Troup's ever-popular postwar jazz tune, and a filmed-on-location television series of the '60s--is recalled in duotones of motels, cafes, gas stations, and trading posts, along with many of their owners.
		All too many Route 66 books focus on the Kitsch and the primary colors one could see on the Road, and are written in a jokey, 'weren't people in the old days a hoot' style that wears thin in a few pages.
		Those readers going travel old 66 might be a little bit disappointed that it does not give many clues to find the locations easily.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806122919?v=glance (1372 words)

	Route 66 Recommissioning Initiative - Links
		Millions of Americans are under the impression that U.S. 66 was decommissioned because newer, better and safer roads were built.
		Other than inadequate planning or lack of foresight, there was no logical reason as to why we couldn't have gotten better roads and yet still found a way to keep the Route 66 U.S. Highway designation.
		When the Interstate Highways were in the planning stages in the mid 1950's, little or no thought was given to our most famous highway.
	www.bringbackroute66.com /links.html (380 words)

	Flagstaff - Days Inn Highway 66 Flagstaff hotel reservations.
		The Days Inn Route 66 located in Flagstaff, AZ is a nostalgic Route 66 hotel near downtown Flagstaff, Arizona.
		There is easy access to all major highways: I-17, I-40, Highways 180 and 89 that will take you to all the natural and historic treasures of Northern Arizona.
		Be sure to travel Route 66 and enjoy a trip to the past in the restored towns along the way, like Ash Fork, Seligman, Winslow and of course Flagstaff itself.
	www.lodging.com /auto/affiliate_info.cgi?remote=beng39&hotelcode=DI_05350 (413 words)

	DAYS INN FLAGSTAFF DAYS INN Best Prices DAYS INN FLAGSTAFF HIGHWAY 66 BEST PRICES Flagstaff Days Inn Flagstaff Highway ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As a final note, if you've stayed at the Days Inn Flagstaff Highway 66 and have any comments, concerns or feedback - positive or negative - about your stay or about any of the information provided, let other travelers know by completing a review or let us know by sending us an email.
		"When you turn off the highway, is the Days Inn Flagstaff Highway 66 on the left or the right?" "How many stoplights before I see the entrance to the Days Inn Flagstaff Highway 66?" It’s those questions again… and the answers could be right here.
		If you’re reading this and you work for the Days Inn Flagstaff Highway 66, this is one of few places on this web site that you can contribute.
	flagstaff-hotels.zoomandgo.com /Arizona-hotels/Flagstaff-hotels/location/Days-Inn-Flagstaff-Highway-66.html (628 words)

	Days Inn Route 66 Flagstaff Arizona - HotelsAndDeals.com
		The days inn flagstaff / route 66 features 157 spacious guestrooms plus a large attractive lobby with a cozy fireplace where we serve our complimentary deluxe continental breakfast each morning.
		As our name implies, the days inn flagstaff / route 66 is located on historic route 66 in west flagstaff.
		A variety of popular arizona destinations such as sedona, the grand canyon, walnut canyon, meteor crater, petrified forest, the painted desert and many more points of interest are minutes away.
	www.hotelsanddeals.com /property-11568.html (327 words)

	Route 66 Recommissioning Initiative - Intro
		U.S. Highway 66 is part of our very national identity, a little bit like baseball or apple pie.
		Route 66 is not just any ordinary route number.
		Highway 66 deserves to be put back on the Nation's road atlases.
	www.bringbackroute66.com (102 words)

	National Historic Route 66 Federation.
		Discover the 2,400 miles of Route 66 and see how America traveled in the 1920's-60's.
		top and stroll through villages which haven't changed since they were bypassed by the interstate highway decades ago.
		Copyright 1995 - 2007 National Historic Route 66 Federation.
	www.national66.com (162 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hannett had US 66 realigned to go due west from Santa Rosa, across Albuquerque east-west, and connect with the original alignment.
		In addition, many of the larger cities on US 66 (namely St. Louis, Springfield (MO), Joplin, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and the Los Angeles area) have numerous alignments of the old highway.
		The Great Diagonal Way — Right after Route 66 was comissioned, it received this nickname because a large section of the highway (Chicago to Oklahoma City) ran diagonally, unlike the other highways.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/U.S._Highway_66 (2810 words)

	Flagstaff, Arizona - Flagstaff - Days Inn Highway 66 - Hotel, Motel, Lodging
		The Days Inn Route 66 located in Flagstaff, AZ is a nostalgic Route 66 hotel near downtown Flagstaff, Arizona.
		There is easy access to all major highways: I-17, I-40, Highways 180 and 89 that will take you to all the natural and historic treasures of Northern Arizona.
		Be sure to travel Route 66 and enjoy a trip to the past in the restored towns along the way, like Ash Fork, Seligman, Winslow and of course Flagstaff itself.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /hotels_motels/hotelinfo/10244.html (526 words)

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