Wandering Down Route 66
Some call Route 66 the “Mother Road,” “Main Street of America” this 2,448-mile long road from Chicago to Los Angeles. It is considered one of the classic road journeys through small-town America and the symbol of freedom of the road. Established in 1926 as one of the original, all-weather, US Highways, Route 66 runs through eight states — Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. In its heyday it carried refugees from the Dust Bowl, traveling…