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	U.S. Highway system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The numbers are coordinated by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), in which the only current federal involvement is a non-voting seat for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
		The Jefferson Davis Highway ran from Washington, DC to Blaine in Washington State near the border with Canada.
		Such obsolete highway names survive only in scattered locations in the United States, mostly on old highway routes that have been bypassed by later larger highways and now are used mostly by local traffic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_highway (797 words)

	U.S. Highway 66 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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officially removed from the US Highway System) in 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System.
		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.
		Oklahoma State Highway 66 remains as the alternate "free" route near its turnpikes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Highway_66_--_Historic (2807 words)

	U.S. Highway 40 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, near the Atlantic Ocean (and close to the end of U.S. Highway 30).
		These highways' endpoints were extended to San Francisco (at US 101) with the construction of the Bay Bridge in 1936.
		In 1926, the U.S. 40 Association promoted the highway as "The Main Street of America"; however, the U.S. Highway 66 Association also proposed the name for their highway and were more successful.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._Highway_40 (507 words)

	Route 66 - Historical Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		U.S. Highway 66 was one of several roads that hastened the continuous flow of emigrants west during the most recent decades.
		U.S. Highway 66 was one of only a handful of east-west corridors to appear early in the 20th century as a result of federal and state partnerships.
		As the highway nears its 70th birthday in 1996, its contribution to the region as well as the nation must be evaluated in the broader context of American social and cultural history.
	www.wemweb.com /66_study/history/hist_66.html (5384 words)

	National Park Service: A Survey of the Recreational Resources of the Colorado River Basin (Chapter 7)
		As it has been proposed to have a highway from United States Highway 66 to and across Bridge Canyon Dam, the continuance of that highway north to St. George is within the realm of possibility.
		United States Highways 91 and 89 are the two major north-south highways in Utah.
		On the basis of traffic counts on United States Highway 66 and the attendance at Hoover Dam and the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, it is estimated that there may be approximately 365,000 visitors annually to the Bridge Canyon area.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colorado/chap7b.htm (3045 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
		In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state.
		It also provides that the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states; for the return of fugitives from justice and for the admission of new states.
		Though Lincoln was defeated for the United States Senate, his remarkable speeches made him a national character and won for him the Republican nomination in the great contest for the presidency in 1860.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm (21027 words)

	Route 66
		United States Highway "Route" 66 was first commissioned in 1926, the year that U.S. 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.S. 66 highway shields taken down, after being replaced by the modern interstate highway system.
	www.shop-until-drop.com /countries/route-66.htm (100 words)

	U.S. Highway 66 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Highway) U.S. Highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world.
		The route was not straight, but intentionally linked many small towns in the (The north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)) Midwest, (Extensive tract of level open land) Plains and (The southwestern region of the United States) Southwest.
		The death knell for Route 66 came in 1956 with the signing of the (Click link for more info and facts about Interstate Highway Act) Interstate Highway Act by President (United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)) Dwight Eisenhower.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/u/u.s._highway_661.htm (2661 words)

	Generic Template
		By 1934, Route 66 was entirely paved from Oklahoma City westward to the Texas border and a new straighter section bypassing Calumet, Geary, and Bridgeport included a 3/4 mile-long bridge over the South Canadian River, cutting time and mileage west of OKC and eliminating the old toll bridge.
		In the eastern portion of the state, 66 was paved except for a small stretch from Vinita to SH 25.
		The Interstate highways bypassed traffic congestion in large cities and also wiped out the economic viability of smaller towns that were bypassed by the new routes asaccess was severely limited by few exits (or none at all) leading to services in these towns.
	www.markpotter.freewebspace.com /photo3.html (959 words)

	Worldisround - Route 66 Neon Signs - United States photos
		United States - travel photos - U.S Highway 66 was the "Mother Road" that carried America's modern westward...
		U.S Highway 66 was the "Mother Road" that carried America's modern westward expansion.
		U.S. 66 is no longer a recognized highway, but it is still in our hearts and minds.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/10126 (585 words)

	Route 66 Newsletter, Roadsigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Most states that are favored with 'Route 66' traveling within their borders have formed associations to promote the memory and to preserve this historic route.
		The group is eager to communicate with other communities on the old highway or anyone who shares their goals which are to preserve and promote the value of Historic Route 66 and its unique landmarks but more than that, to have fun, share good times and some memories.
		In 1931 the highway was relocated in one of the many moves that would be made over the years to shorten the highway.
	www.wemweb.com /chr66a/roadsign/vol_1/v1num2.html (3151 words)

	U. S Highways: From US 1 to (US 830)
		Table includes present and former routes, termini, states passed through, roads that replaced the routes, years of commissioning and decommissioning along with major extensions and retractions, along with the numbering convention for US Highways.
		All US highways past and present are listed here, with their length in miles and (historical maximum extent), if different from current length.
		Also listed are the states the roads pass or passed though (with links to other sites), length of the highway (current and/or historic), the roads that replaced it, and other notes, such as years of commissioning and decommissioning and major extensions and truncations.
	www.us-highways.com (3414 words)

	US Highways: Sign History
		The six point US highway shield is still the highly recognizable symbol of the road system that binds the country together, from doorstop to doorstop.
		The affection for the old road along the interstate is such that the states along the route have to protect the remaining original US shields from souvenir hunters and collectors.
		Legally, US Route 66 may have been decommissioned, but it has stayed in the hearts of those who lived and worked along its mostly two-lane alignment, and it stayed in the conciousness of America.
	www.us-highways.com /ussign.htm (2205 words)

	United States Country Analysis Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		During 2003, the United States produced around 7.8 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil, of which 5.7 million bbl/d was crude oil, and the rest natural gas liquids and other liquids.
		According to the MMS states, "Of the 4,000 structures and 33,000 miles of pipelines in the gulf....150 platforms and 10,000 miles of pipelines were in the direct path of Hurricane Ivan.
		The United States experienced a steep decline in refining capacity between 1981 and the mid-1990s.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/usa.html (10928 words)

	Sunset: Canyons, cozy dogs, and the meaning of the West - includes related article on stretch of Route 66 running ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The highway was the mother road for the Joads of The Grapes of Wrath and, later, the route of another set of American icons.
		As a historian and a Route 66 enthusiast, Runte considers this an abomination - destroying the scenery along one of the longest remnant stretches of America's most historic highway.
		Highways don't mean as much to us as they once did.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_6_201/ai_53392326 (1300 words)

	Section 226-796 U.S. Highway 66 designated historic hig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		United States Highway 66 is hereby designated as a historic highway.
		Such signs shall consist of the usual United States highway sign with the words "Historic Route 66" printed on the face of the sign.
		The department shall not use state moneys for such signs, but may accept donations from private sources or federal grants to construct and erect signs described in this section.
	www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C200-299/2260000796.HTM (96 words)

	St. Louis Street
		In 1926 St. Louis Street was designated as part of United States Highway 66, better known as Route 66.
		The coming of Route 66 changed the character of St. Louis Street from an upper-class residential street to a business center.
		A few commercial buildings preceded the coming of Route 66, such as the Shrine Mosque built in 1922 at the northeast corner of St. Louis and Kimbrough and the Lohmeyer-Windle Funeral Home built in 1923.
	thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org /lochist/postcards/st_louis.cfm (347 words)

	WHMC-Columbia--This Week in Missouri History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Trained in horticulture in Copenhagen, he came to the United States in 1891.
		From October 1926 until his death at St. Louis April 23, 1941, Jensen was in charge of the Gray Summit Extension of the Missouri Botanical Garden; since 1932 known as the Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum.
		As president of the Henry Shaw Gardenway Association, he directed the beautification of United States Highway 66 from the St. Louis City limits to the arboretum.
	www.umsystem.edu /whmc/Mohist/may11.html (352 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: A Guide Book to Highway 66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While we're now accustomed to well-marked Interstates with easily located on and off ramps, early cross-country routes were less highway and more stitched and patched collections of local roads, filled in with connectors and dotted with small towns.
		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.
		As an 8-time veteran of Route 66 roadtrips (and all within the last 5 years), I have to admit I'm 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.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0826311482?v=glance (1085 words)

	Find in a Library: Route 66 the highway and its people (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
		To find a library, type in a postal code, state, province, or country.
		WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/cca09f3d9c49dd9ba19afeb4da09e526.html (58 words)

	Robert A Tino Gallery, Highlands North Carolina, Sevierville Tennessee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Robert A. Tino Gallery is located off one of the most traveled roads in the southeastern United States, Highway 66 in Sevierville, Tennessee, at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
		Listed on the Register of Historic Places in Tennessee, the two-story antebellum home was built by John Andes in 1844 and has served as the private residence of only two families in its history - the Andes family and the Denton family.
		The Robert A. Tino Gallery is located on Sunset View Farm just off Highway 66 in Sevierville, Tennessee at 812 Old Douglas Dam Road 865.453.6315.
	www.roberttinogallery.com /Location.aspx (713 words)

	Route 66 Lost & Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited (Russell A. Olsen , Dennis Pernu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is a very good book for those who enjoy the old days from the 1930's to the 1960's.
		Book is filled with lots of pictures of buildings, gas stations, and lodges from their glory days and show the sites as they stand today.
		I own a couple of route 66 books but I think this one is fast becoming my
	www.interference.com /webstore/us/product/0760318549.htm (204 words)

	US Highway Endings
		This page includes photographs of various route termini on the US Highway system, based on photographs I've taken on my travels and others E-mailed in to me. The links below are organized by parent route, with 3dus routes falling under their respective parent route.
		Other US Highway termini photos can be found at Dale Sanderson's US Highway Termini Index, as well as at individual state pages at state-ends.com.
		If you're interested in U.S. highways that terminate in North Carolina, Gribblenation has a page available.
	www.ajfroggie.com /roadpics/us-ends (199 words)

	Some Highway Links
		Mike Ballard's Historical Highways Page Many current and past photos of US 99 north of LA. US 6 and 99 tours.
		Highway 1 Big Sur road conditions Info on the passability of CA 1 south of Big Sur.
		US Highways Info on US highways (as opposed to Interstate highways) by Robert Droz.
	members.cox.net /mkpl/link/link.html (487 words)

	The Billings Outpost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		“They” is 500 HOGs from 47 states and five foreign countries that set out from St. Charles, Mo., on July 23 to backtrack the Lewis and Clark expedition across the vast expanse of the North American continent.
		Last year, HOGs roared through the southern United States on Highway 66.
		When HOG announced that this year’s tour would backtrack Lewis and Clark, the 500 spaces were taken in 15 minutes.
	www.billingsnews.com /story?storyid=2635&issue=89 (383 words)

	U.S. Markers: National and Regional Highways
		Used at state lines, entrances from rest areas, and at some intersections with other interstates.
		This cutout style is currently being used for all U.S. highways in California.
		Find out what the colors were and see some photos of colored U.S. highway signs.
	www.ugcs.caltech.edu /~jlin/signs/usa (260 words)

	World Webcam Directory - United States Webcams
		Highway 17 Cam Actually, it's somewhere in the mountains.
		State Park Cam Shot of Lake Tahoe, looking south toward the Heavenly Valley Ski Resort, courtesy Sierra State Parks.
		Kansas State Alumni Center Construction Cam - Follow construction of the new on-campus alumni center.
	members.tripod.com /~Barusa/webcams/usa1.htm (1324 words)

	Learn more about List of roads and highways in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Learn more about List of roads and highways in the online encyclopedia.
		Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
		California State Route 1 (aka Pacific Coast Highway)
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_roads_and_highways.html (177 words)

	Description and Historic Context for Pre-1937 Highway Alignments
		Route 66 :>bthe illustrated guidebook to the mother
		New Mexico Route 66 from the Texas border to the Arizona
		A left-hander on Route 66 />cby Michael Lund.
	www.cr.nps.gov /rt66/pubs/HoldingsList.htm (760 words)

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