It was on this date, Veterans Day 1926 that the US Highway System still in use today, was established. That would include US Route 66, which was almost US-60. Get Your Kicks on Route 60 just doesn't have the kick of 66.
It was necessary for this new system because the old way of naming roads, such as the Lincoln and Dixie highways, just wasn't keeping up with the numbers of vehicles that increasingly used them.
Of course, the US Interstate System has since replaced the US Highways as the primary mode of transportation and I'm thankful for that. I couldn't even imagine how bad things would be if we were still using the US highways.
Big Happy Birthday to Route 66. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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