Where is Route 66 and why is it famous?

u.s. route 66 (us 66 or route 66), known rogers highway , colloquially known main street of america or mother road, highway within u.s. highway system. 1 of original u.s. highways, route 66 established on november 11, 1926—with road signs erected following year.[2] highway, became 1 of famous roads in america, ran chicago, illinois, through missouri, kansas, oklahoma, texas, new mexico, , arizona before ending @ los angeles, california, covering total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km).[3] recognized in popular culture both hit song , route 66 television show in 1960s.

route 66 served major path migrated west, during dust bowl of 1930s, , supported economies of communities through road passed. people doing business along route became prosperous due growing popularity of highway, , same people later fought keep highway alive in face of growing threat of being bypassed new interstate highway system.

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in 1950s, route 66 became main highway vacationers heading los angeles. road passed through painted desert , near grand canyon. meteor crater in arizona popular stop. sharp increase in tourism in turn gave rise burgeoning trade in manner of roadside attractions, including teepee-shaped motels, frozen custard stands, indian curio shops, , reptile farms. meramec caverns near st. louis began advertising on barns, billing "jesse james hideout". big texan advertised free 72 ounces (2.0 kg) steak dinner consume entire meal in 1 hour. marked birth of fast-food industry: red's giant hamburg in springfield, missouri, site of first drive-through restaurant, , first mcdonald's in san bernardino, california. changes these landscape further cemented 66's reputation near-perfect microcosm of culture of america, linked automobile.

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