Route 66: Beloved In Popular Culture

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Route 66 has been called mother road and the main street of America. It represents avengers too many Americans. The song get your kicks on Route 66 and the 1960s television series called route 66 are two examples of the roll this road has played in popular culture. Route 66 is one of the most famous roads in the world. When it was completed, it was more than 2400 miles long and ran between Chicago and Los Angeles route 66 crosses eight states and three times owns. Before the interstate highway system was created, Route 66 was one of the most important roads link in the eastern and western parts of the United States. In the 1930s, route 66 carries many families from Oklahoma to California. They farmland had been ruined by drought in Oklahoma.

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