U.S. Route 66

E89106

United States Numbered Highway historic highway

U.S. Route 66 is a historic American highway, often called the "Mother Road," that became an iconic symbol of cross-country travel and mid-20th-century car culture.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Route 66 canonical	50
Historic U.S. Route 66	28
Route 66	26
historic U.S. Route 66	15
U.S. Route 66 (historic)	8
historic U.S. Route 66 corridor	3
Historic U.S. Route 66 (nearby alignment)	2
Historic U.S. Route 66 corridor	2
Illinois Route 66	2
U.S. Route 66 (historic alignment)	2
former U.S. Route 66	2
historic Route 66	2
Adrian midpoint of Route 66 (geographic midpoint of historic Route 66)	1
Historic Route 66 (various state segments)	1
Historic Route 66 alignment	1
Historic Route 66 corridor	1
Historic U.S. Route 66 (segments)	1
Historic U.S. Route 66 in Albuquerque	1
Illinois Route 66 scenic corridor	1
Main Street segment of Route 66	1
Route 66 (historic alignment)	1
Route 66 commercial corridor	1
Route 66 corridor	1
Route 66 historic alignment	1
Route 66 near Peach Springs, Arizona	1
Route 66 segments in Oklahoma	1
U.S. Route 66 (historically)	1
U.S. Route 66 heritage corridor	1
U.S. Route 66 near Peach Springs, Arizona	1
historic Route 66 segments	1
historic U.S. Route 66 highway	1
historic U.S. Route 66 region	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Numbered Highway ⓘ historic highway ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Main Street of America ⓘ Mother Road ⓘ U.S. Route 66 ⓘ surface form: Route 66 US 66 ⓘ Will Rogers Highway ⓘ
commissionedOn	November 11, 1926 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance	associated with American migration to the West ⓘ icon of mid-20th-century car culture ⓘ symbol of American road travel ⓘ
decommissionedOn	June 27, 1985 ⓘ
endPoint	Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Santa Monica, California
featuredIn	John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" ⓘ song "Route 66" ⓘ surface form: song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"
hasDesignation	U.S. Route 66 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Historic Route 66 (various state segments)
hasHeritageStatus	All-American Road ⓘ surface form: All-American Road (portions) National Scenic Byway ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Scenic Byway (portions)
hasIconicLocation	Cadillac Ranch ⓘ Chain of Rocks Bridge ⓘ Petrified Forest National Park ⓘ surface form: Petrified Forest National Park segment Santa Monica Pier terminus marker ⓘ
hasTourismType	heritage tourism ⓘ road trip tourism ⓘ
inception	1926 ⓘ
length	approximately 2,448 miles ⓘ approximately 3,940 kilometers ⓘ
maintainedBy	state highway agencies (historic segments) ⓘ
nicknameCoinedBy	John Steinbeck ⓘ
notableEvent	served as a major route for Dust Bowl migrants in the 1930s ⓘ
openedToTraffic	1927 ⓘ
originallyMaintainedBy	state highway departments under U.S. Highway System ⓘ
partOf	United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ
passesThrough	Arizona ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Illinois ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Missouri ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ
replacedBy	Interstate 10 ⓘ Interstate 15 ⓘ Interstate 40 ⓘ Interstate 44 ⓘ Interstate 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ
routeNumber	66 ⓘ
startPoint	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
terminusA	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
terminusB	Santa Monica ⓘ surface form: Santa Monica, California

Referenced by (162)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Numbered Highway System → includes → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

The Grapes of Wrath → setIn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States → hasHistoricRoute → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Santa Monica Boulevard → partOf → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Santa Monica Boulevard → formerDesignation → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Santa Monica Boulevard → category → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Barstow → traversedBy → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Needles, California → locatedOn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Needles, California → hasHistoricRoute → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main Street segment of Route 66

Santa Monica, California, United States → terminusOf → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Mojave River → crossedBy → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Berwyn, Illinois → locatedOn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66

Jasper County, Missouri → hasMajorHighway → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Cherokee County, Kansas → hasHistoricRoute → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

San Bernardino County → contains → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66 (segments)

city of San Bernardino, California → hasHistoricRoute → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

subject surface form: San Bernardino, California

New Mexico → hasHistoricRoute → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

San Bernardino → hasLandmark → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Route 66 alignment

Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area → majorHighway → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States → locatedOnRoute → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

subject surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Petrified Forest National Park → knownFor → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66 historic alignment

Interstate 55 → followsCorridorOf → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66

Cajon Pass → traversedBy → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Albuquerque → isTraversedBy → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Cars → setIn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66

Jim Casy → setting → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66

Nat King Cole → notableWork → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66

Guadalupe County → roadTraverses → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historic alignment)

Quay County → knownFor → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: historic Route 66

Quay County → hasHighway → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Mojave Trails National Monument → containsFeature → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: historic Route 66 segments

Mojave Trails National Monument → containsTransportationCorridor → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Interstate 40 → formerRouteParalleled → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

U.S. Route 6 → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historically)

Flagstaff → traversedBy → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

song "Route 66" → subject → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

subject surface form: Route 66

song "Route 66" → about → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

subject surface form: Route 66

this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66 highway

Hualapai Indian Reservation → transportInfrastructure → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Mohave County, Arizona → contains → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66 (historic alignment)

Peach Springs, Arizona → locatedOn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Joliet, Illinois → traversedBy → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Springfield metropolitan area → hasTransportationInfrastructure → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historic)

Albuquerque Rapid Transit → primaryCorridor → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66 in Albuquerque

Route 66 Mother Road Museum → locatedOn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Route 66 Mother Road Museum → dedicatedTo → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

Harvey House Railroad Depot → near → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66

Casa del Desierto → locatedOn → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66

U.S. Route 66 → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Route 66

U.S. Route 66 → hasDesignation → U.S. Route 66 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Route 66 (various state segments)

Normal, Illinois → hasMajorHighway → U.S. Route 66 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Illinois Route 66