US 66 (historic)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Route_66
gptkb:Main_Street_of_America
gptkb:The_Mother_Road
gptkbp:category gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkb:U.S._Numbered_Highway
Historic trail
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual festivals
roadside attractions
Route 66 associations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Great Depression migration route
WWII military transport route
gptkbp:decommissioned 1985
gptkbp:easternTerminus gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California
gptkbp:established 1926
gptkbp:famousFor symbol of American road travel
featured in popular culture
inspiration for the song 'Route 66'
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:John_Steinbeck's_'The_Grapes_of_Wrath'
TV series 'Route 66'
song 'Route 66' by Bobby Troup
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
gptkb:Santa_Monica_Pier
gptkb:Blue_Whale_of_Catoosa
gptkb:Wigwam_Motel
Cadillac Ranch
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Arizona_Route_66_Museum,_Kingman,_Arizona
gptkb:Route_66_Hall_of_Fame,_Pontiac,_Illinois
gptkb:Route_66_Museum,_Barstow,_California
gptkb:Route_66_Museum,_Clinton,_Oklahoma
gptkb:National_Route_66_Museum,_Elk_City,_Oklahoma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US 66 (historic)
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Historic_Route_66_signs
gptkbp:length about 2,448 miles
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:California
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:preservedIn various state and local roads
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:routeNumber 66
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2022
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_60
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7