Historic U.S. Route 66

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Route_66
gptkb:Main_Street_of_America
gptkb:The_Mother_Road
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Route_66_Festival
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Route_66_Association
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:Route_66_Corridor_Preservation_Program
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned June 27, 1985
gptkbp:designation gptkb:state_highway
gptkbp:easternTerminus gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California
gptkbp:established November 11, 1926
gptkbp:famousFor roadside attractions
classic Americana
diner culture
motels
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:John_Steinbeck's_'The_Grapes_of_Wrath'
gptkbp:hasHistoricSignage yes
gptkbp:hasMuseum yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Historic U.S. Route 66
gptkbp:influencedBy Great Depression migration
automobile travel boom
postwar tourism
gptkbp:inPopularCulture TV series 'Route 66'
song 'Route 66'
inspiration for Pixar's 'Cars'
gptkbp:length about 2,448 miles
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Route_66_Museum_(Clinton,_Oklahoma)
gptkb:Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
gptkb:Meramec_Caverns
gptkb:Santa_Monica_Pier
gptkb:Blue_Whale_of_Catoosa
gptkb:Wigwam_Motel
gptkb:Petrified_Forest_National_Park
Cadillac Ranch
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:California
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:routeNumber 66
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus on tentative list (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elk_City,_Oklahoma,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5