The US Highways Yahoo e-mail group has quite a discussion about whether or not Route 66 should be brought back or not. Some think so, others do not.
Some of their interesting comments:
It attracts people seeking nostalgia.
It's a historic highway and that's where its mystique comes from.
It is maintained by a coalition of private groups and it would be great if other roads besides Route 66, the national Road and Lincoln Highway could get something similar going. (I definitely agree with this. I'd like to see a Dixie Highway Association. I know that US-51 in Wisconsin is getting something going as well as US-6 and US-20.)
There is a push for the Old Jefferson Highway and the Powers Museum in Carthage promotes the Jefferson.
Route 66 is popular because it is decommissioned. It would not be popular if it was still in use.
66 is similar to other highways, but got popular because of all the hype.
The Discussion Will Continue. --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.
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