U.S. Route 66

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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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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

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Essex, California locatedOn U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66
Flagstaff station adjacentTo U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Daggett locatedAlong U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
Newberry Springs locatedOn U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
Martin Milner notableWork U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Yermo isOnRoute U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66 region
Two-Lane Blacktop filmingLocation U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Joplin, Missouri majorHighway U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66
Baxter Springs, Kansas locatedOnRoute U.S. Route 66
Ottawa County, Oklahoma hasMajorHighway U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
Galena, Kansas partOf U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66 corridor
Kansas Highway 66 isNumberedAfter U.S. Route 66
Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino namedAfter U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
California State Route 2 hasJunctionWith U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historic)
Needles locatedOnRoute U.S. Route 66
subject surface form: Needles, California
U.S. Highway hasComponent U.S. Route 66
Upland hasHistoricRoute U.S. Route 66
Cars Land theme U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Nat King Cole Trio notableSong U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Holbrook, Arizona locatedOn U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
Holbrook, Arizona partOfRoute U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66 corridor
Amarillo, Texas routePassesThrough U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
Cadillac Ranch locatedAlong U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: former U.S. Route 66
Carthage, Missouri onRoute U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
historic U.S. Route 99 connectedTo U.S. Route 66
subject surface form: U.S. Route 99
Stirling Silliphant notableWork U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Stirling Silliphant wroteTelevisionSeriesFor U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Cajon Canyon hasRoute U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66 corridor
Luigi livesOn U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Flo setting U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Route 66
Devore, California traversedBy U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66 (nearby alignment)
Lake Springfield near U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historic alignment)
Claremore, Oklahoma servedBy U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66 (nearby alignment)
Duarte, California, United States traversedBy U.S. Route 66
subject surface form: Duarte, California
this entity surface form: Historic U.S. Route 66
Oldham County locatedOn U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66
Oldham County hasHistoricRoute U.S. Route 66
Carson County hasMajorHighway U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historic)
Carson County hasNotableRoute U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66 corridor
Wilmington, Illinois isAlong U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Illinois Route 66 scenic corridor
Wilmington, Illinois isNear U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: Illinois Route 66
Wilmington, Illinois isPartOfCorridor U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 heritage corridor
Williams, Arizona locatedOn U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: historic U.S. Route 66
Upland, California majorHighway U.S. Route 66
Colorado Boulevard (Pasadena) partOf U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 60 hasJunctionWith U.S. Route 66
this entity surface form: U.S. Route 66 (historic)