- AKA, “The Mother Road”, “Will Rogers Highway”, “Main Street of America”.
- It was officially “Route 66” from 1926 until 1985 when it was shut down by the interstate system.
- It ran 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California.
- It was one of America’s first highways.
- It was symbolic of the “Great Depression” because of, “The Grapes of Wrath” description of The migrant workers Of the era.
