Route 66 was originally written into law in 1927 but was not fully paved until 1938. In 1985 the highway was officially removed from the United States Highway system after the entire route had been replaced by interstate highways, although some parts of the road have been designated a National Scenic Byway. Ever since it's official retirement as a highway several groups have refurbished gas stations, service stations and have even converted several into Route 66 museums.
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| A refurbished station in Illinois part of the original Route 66. |
It's really interesting that some of the gas stations are now museums. I never knew that until now and I bet they would be pretty cool to visit.
ReplyDeleteIts sad to see that a road that millions of people traveled on in hopes of a new life has now basically gone.
ReplyDeleteThe gas station museums seem like a very interesting place to visit. I think its important to have these types of places in honor of those who traveled along Route 66.
ReplyDeleteAwesome accomplishment for the engineers. This was awesome to be able to connect places that were so far apart and also create a lot of jobs just to create the thing. It was a good little boost to the economy and got more people working again for a good cause.
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