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  Interstate 66 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interstate 66 (abbreviated I-66) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States.
Interstate 66 in Fairfax County outside of the Capital Beltway, with the Metrorail lines in the median.
Interstate Highways in the District of Columbia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interstate_66   (1184 words)

  
 Interstate 66 @ Interstate-Guide.com
Originally Interstate 66 was planned to connect to the never built alignment of Interstate 95 in Washington.
Interstate 66 has its designation written into law from Paducah to Pikeville in Kentucky, and future signage may be erected on eligible sections of the Cumberland (Louis Nunn) and Daniel Boone Parkways.
Interstate 66 is planned to be routed via the Cumberland Parkway and the Daniel Boone Parkway in southern Kentucky.
www.interstate-guide.com /i-066.html   (1604 words)

  
 Interstate 66 and Metrorail Vienna Route
Interstate 66 is the east-west limited-access expressway that runs 77 miles (124.2 km) from Interstate 81 near Strasburg, Virginia, to 22nd and K Street, N.W. in the District of Columbia.
I-66 was planned to extend under K Street in a tunnel, and emerge and terminate in a junction with I-95 about a mile north of the U.S. Capitol Building.
I-66 is a radial expressway, and capacity on the outer portion is restricted by the capacity on the inner section.
www.roadstothefuture.com /Int66_MetroViennaRte.html   (7148 words)

  
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The section of Interstate 40 between Tucumcari and Glenrio was one of the last to be built.
US 66 was first expanded to a four-lane divided highway by using the original two lane highway for west bound traffic, and the new parallel roadway used for eastbound traffic.
When this section was upgraded to Interstate status, new eastbound lanes were built, the old eastbound lanes were upgraded and converted to westbound lanes, and the old westbound lanes (which was the original two-lane highway) was used as the frontage road.
www.geocities.com /BourbonStreet/8610/newmex.html   (1262 words)

  
 Interstate 66 in Virginia
Interstate 66 in Virginia traverses 74.84 miles east-west from I-81 in Warren County to the District of Columbia border (Potomac River) in Arlington County.
I-66 serves Northern Virginia, which is the regional name of the Virginia suburbs of D.C., with a population of almost 2 million people.
I-66 also carries the WMATA Metrorail rapid rail transit line and 4 stations in the highway median for 10 miles from just west of Nutley Street near the city of Fairfax, to Fairfax Drive in Arlington.
www.roadstothefuture.com /I66_VA_Desc.html   (794 words)

  
 High Priority Corridors @ AARoads.com: TransAmerica/Interstate 66 (Corridor 3)
Interstate 66, as originally proposed, was supposed to turn northeast in West Virginia to connect to the already-existing Interstate 66 in northern Virginia.
Although construction of a freeway to connect existing Interstate 66 in northern Virginia with proposed Interstate 66 in eastern Kentucky may still be planned (perhaps as part of ARC Corridor H), Trans America Corridor 3 continues due east along U.S. 460 to Hampton Roads.
VDOT indicates that Corridor 3 in Virginia consists of Interstate 64 from Beckley, W. Va. to Clifton Forge, Va.; U.S. 220 from Clifton Forge to Roanoke, Va.; and U.S. 460 from Roanoke to Hampton Roads.
www.aaroads.com /high-priority/corr03.html   (6011 words)

  
 OKHighways.com -- OK 66
When U.S. 66 was decommissioned in 1985, OK 66 replaced U.S. 66, and the former OK 66 was renumbered as OK 66B.
U.S. 66's routing was taken over by Interstates 15 and 40 in California, Interstate 40 in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and western Oklahoma, Interstate 44 in northeastern Oklahoma and Missouri, and Interstate 55 in Illinois.
Interstate 40 is 1/2 mile to the south of this intersection.
www.okhighways.com /ok66.html   (845 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Route 66 Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The death knell for Route 66 came in 1956 with the signing of the Interstate Highway Act by President Dwight Eisenhower.
In fact, Kansas, with its roughly thirteen-mile-long (21 km) stretch of US 66 slicing off the southeast corner of the state near the Missouri and Oklahoma state lines, was totally bypassed by the late 1940s as part of a quicker, shorter route to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Interstate 10 from San Bernardino to Santa Monica, where a plaque commemorating the spot that was the western end of the highway can be found at Palisades Park.
www.ipedia.com /route_66.html   (1253 words)

  
 Yucca
So, the 1952 alignment is seldom mentioned today." It is true that no merchants catering to the Route 66 tourist remain along that section of the road, but Yucca has a fair collection of the artifacts of the old road, and one of the more spectacular oddities of the state.
Immediately south of Exit 25 on the west side of Interstate 40, an enormous geodesic sphere is perched on a standpipe.
They were traveling along Interstate 40 on a winter visit to the state when they happened on the abandoned sphere.
www.doney.net /aroundaz/route66/yucca.htm   (910 words)

  
 Route 66 Arizona
The same piece of 66 as it approaches the interstate (where it is cut).
The bridge abutments from 66 are under the newer interstate pylons.
Old 66 is cut by the interstate (it continues on the other side through the V in the trees).
www.6t6kix.com /pages/rt66/97_az.htm   (1767 words)

  
 3-digit Interstates from I-66
Interstate 266 would have served as an alternate route into Washington D.C. from Interstate 66 in Arlington.
Across the Potomac, I-266 would have connected with the Whitehurst Freeway in Georgetown before reconnecting with I-66 at the M Street/Virginia Ave./Rock Creek stack, directly across the street from the Watergate complex.
Peter Harnik writes that one I-266 design called for a double-decked, 10-story-high interstate, in retaliation against Arlington County and the National Park Service's decree that no land beyond the edges of the current Spout Run Parkway could be used for the interstate.
www.kurumi.com /roads/3di/ix66.html   (299 words)

  
 I-66 Multimodal Transportation and Environmental Study
The Study corridor is centered on I-66 and the impact width will vary depending upon the subject transportation facility, the adjacent land use, type of cross-street intersection/interchange, and socio-economic, cultural, and natural resources.
As part of the I-66 Study, a broad array of opportunities will be provided to distribute information about the process and findings, as well as to solicit input, to relevant federal, state, and local agencies; other interested parties, and the public.
The I-66 MIS was a planning study, under past federal legislation, to determine the most feasible and reasonable transportation investments in the corridor.
www.infoi66.com   (1942 words)

  
 Route 66 / Area 51 USA TOUR 1997 - 1999: Satellite & Aerial Images
From that point, original 66 followed the superslab briefly, then angled back southwesterly in a sweeping curve (this part is totally obliterated) to approach the bridge.
You are on the 1921 alignment of Route 66, a dirt road, indicated in the image by the red number 1.
South from that interchange is an intersection with Route 66, denoted by the red dot.
astro4.ast.vill.edu /66/satimg.htm   (1956 words)

  
 Williamsburg Civic Association -- I-66 Expansion
Our part of Interstate 66 – the nine-mile segment inside the Beltway – opened in 1983, over fierce opposition from Arlington neighbors who opposed construction of a proposed eight to ten lane highway.
Interstate 66 was constructed as a below-grade highway through much of the Arlington corridor.
One obvious solution is to expand Interstate 66 by adding a third lane inside the Beltway.
www.williamsburgcivicassociation.org /I66Expansion.html   (816 words)

  
 Route 66 / Area 51 USA TOURS 1997-1999: Arizona East
It rests on an old alignment of Route 66 that extends from Navajo, AZ, to the barricaded border of the Petrified Forest National Park.
Route 66 originally passed through the park, and one can see both its path and the remaining pole-line from the park drive.
Past the interstate, the pole-line and the path of Route 66 continues into the Petrified Forest National Park.
astro4.ast.vill.edu /66/aze.htm   (703 words)

  
 KentuckyRoads.com - Interstate 66
Interstate 66 is a proposed interstate that would enter the state in far Eastern Kentucky and exit in far Western Kentucky.
Planners are actively working on deciding a route for the new interstate in Pike County, between Somerset and London, and in the Warren County area.
Interstate 66 is not expected to pass through Knox County; however, Knox County is adjacent to Clay and Laurel Counties where I-66 is expected to parallel the Hal Rogers Parkway.
www.kentuckyroads.com /i-66   (6754 words)

  
 Action Alert: Interstate 66 Proposal Will Pave Through Cache River Wetlands and Southern Illinois Wildlands
The IDOT proposal would route this new interstate through Cypress Creek in the Cache River Area, through Mississippi River bottomlands and in proximity to other valuable wetlands and natural areas.
A large percentage of the preserved natural areas in Illinois are located in the area of the proposed I-66 project.
Also, the funds in the state transportation budget cannot be stretched to build all of the presently approved highway proposals plus the repairs for existing roadways.
www.illinoisactionproject.org /showalert.asp?aaid=435   (411 words)

  
 Kingman
Among the many artifacts displayed are the vehicles of the various periods of the road, from the pioneers' covered wagon and the depression era Model T, to a 1950's Studebaker complete with window mounted evaporative cooler.
Kingman is the perfect location for a Route 66 Museum since it is in the middle of the nation's longest continuous stretch of Route 66.
But when Interstate 40 opened in 1978, it followed a much more direct route from Seligman instead of arcing north through Hackberry, Valentine, Crozier, Truxton, and Peach Springs.
www.doney.net /aroundaz/route66/kingman.htm   (473 words)

  
 semissourian.com: Story: Routes for proposed I-66 narrowed to four
Kentucky state highway officials say a Southern Illinois route won't be seriously considered unless Illinois highway officials indicate they will participate in the study by holding at least one public hearing and soliciting comment from the state's environmental agencies regarding such a route.
Green said it makes sense to bring the proposed interstate across the Mississippi River and connect with Interstate 57 near Charleston, Mo., ultimately providing a connection to a four-lane U.S. 60 in Sikeston which extends west across southern Missouri.
I-66 consultants said any new bridge likely would have to be erected south of Wickliffe to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety concerns.
www.semissourian.com /story/108428.html   (694 words)

  
 Interstate 66 -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Within the Beltway (between the Beltway and the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge), the entire eastbound (inbound) roadway is reserved for HOV-2 and Dulles Airport traffic during morning rush hour, and the entire westbound (outbound) roadway is reserved for HOV-2 and Dulles Airport traffic during evening rush hour.
There would be a long section with a southwest-northeast trajectory required to connect with the existing I-66; many believe a lower number (there are no east-west Interstates numbered in the 50s) would make more sense for the Kentucky extension.
Bliss, Mark, "Routes for proposed I-66 narrowed to four", Southeast Missourian, May 7, 2003.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Interstate_66   (1186 words)

  
 KentuckyRoads.com - Interstate 69
The study consists of evaluating the potential of constructing a new interstate highway between the cities of Henderson and Evansville, as well as the potential for a new Ohio River Bridge between the two cities.
He also said that while upgrading existing parkways to interstate standards remains an option for routing I-69 in Kentucky that is not the only option being considered.
As a side note, I once asked the KYTC if any of the parkways meet interstate standards and the response was that none of Kentucky's parkways meet interstate standards.
www.kentuckyroads.com /i-69   (4939 words)

  
 Randolph-Macon Academy
Near mile marker 300 I-81 will intersect with Interstate 66.
Stay on 17 until it intersects Interstate 66 in Marshall.
Take Interstate 66 west to Exit 6 and follow directions above.
www.rma.edu /index.php?page=AdmissionsVisitDirections   (327 words)

  
 semissourian.com: Story: Interstate 66 project gets boost from Illinois
The Illinois governor's race is breathing new life into plans to bring the proposed Interstate 66 through Cape Girardeau, local officials and civic leaders say.
That's crucial if I-66 is ever to be built from Paducah, Ky., to Cape Girardeau, local officials say.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is providing $50,000 and may pay as much as $100,000 toward the study, which is scheduled to be completed in May.
www.semissourian.com /story/90999.html   (552 words)

  
 Get Directions to Jack Evans Chevrolet & Cadillac in Front Royal Virginia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Take Interstate 66 West to the Front Royal Exit Number 13.
Take Interstate 81 either North or South (depending on where you're coming from) to Interstate 66 East which is off of Exit 300.
From I-66, take the Exit 6 which will be for Front Royal.
www.jechevy.com /html/directions.htm   (482 words)

  
 Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Follow Interstate 66 to Route 28, Sully Road.  Proceed North on Rte 28 to Rte 606, Old Ox Road.  Turn left on onto Old Ox Road.  Proceed approximately 2.8 miles to Trade Center Place.  Turn left onto Trade Center Place. 
At exit number 49, merge onto Interstate 66 Westbound, Follow Interstate 66 to Route 28, Sully Road.  Proceed North on Rte 28 to Rte 606, Old Ox Road.  Turn left on onto Old Ox Road.  Proceed approximately 2.8 miles to Trade Center Place.  Turn left onto Trade Center Place. 
Follow the Interstate 270 Spur South towards Interstate 495 South for approximately 2 miles, following signs towards Northern Virginia, eventually merging onto the Capital Beltway/Interstate 495 South.
www.aeronautical.com /directions.html   (164 words)

  
 Skyline Caverns | Front Royal Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If travelling through the Park, head through the Park's Northern Entrance and turn left onto Route 340.
> Travel Interstate 95 (Southbound) to Interstate 495 (the Washington DC Beltway, Outer Loop)
Directions from Southern PA and the Panhandle of MD
www.skylinecaverns.com /Directs3.htm   (344 words)

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