historic Route 66

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/historic_Route_66

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historic_site
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	various segments listed
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:U.S._Route_66 gptkb:Main_Street_of_America gptkb:The_Mother_Road
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned	June 27, 1985
gptkbp:designation	Historic Route
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:hasMuseum	gptkb:California_Route_66_Museum,_Victorville,_California gptkb:Route_66_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum,_Pontiac,_Illinois gptkb:Route_66_Museum,_Clinton,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:influenced	American road trip culture Dust Bowl migration migration to the West
gptkbp:inPopularCulture	song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" inspiration for Pixar's "Cars"
gptkbp:length	2,448 miles
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkbp:notableTown	gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California gptkb:Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico gptkb:Springfield,_Missouri gptkb:Kingman,_Arizona gptkb:Barstow,_California gptkb:Tulsa,_Oklahoma gptkb:Flagstaff,_Arizona gptkb:Seligman,_Arizona gptkb:Amarillo,_Texas gptkb:Joplin,_Missouri gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California gptkb:Tucumcari,_New_Mexico gptkb:Gallup,_New_Mexico
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:symbol	Route 66 shield sign
gptkbp:touristAttraction	yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	gptkb:proposed_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Joplin
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	historic Route 66