U.S. Route 66 was one of the original numbered highways in the United States Highway System, established in 1926 to link Chicago with Santa Monica, California. Immortalized in song, film and television as the "Main Street of America," it was formally decommissioned in 1985, though long stretches survive as state highways and a preserved historic route. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Established Year SignificanceOne of the original U.S. highways, celebrated in popular culture as the "Main Street of America"; officially decommissioned in 1985 though much of its alignment survives as state and historic roads. 1 Route TypeHistoric numbered highway 1 TerminiChicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California 1 Operational Status Connections
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1. Wikipedia: U.S. Route 66
WikipediaLead section, sentence naming the 1926 establishment date and full route
Established on November 11, 1926, with signage erected the following year, the highway ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica, California, covering 2,448 miles (3,940 km).
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