State Route 66 (Arizona)
State Route 66 (SR 66) is a surface road in the U.S. state of Arizona in Mohave County, Mohave and Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino Counties. In 1914, the road was designated "National Old Trails Highway" but in 1926 was re-designated as U.S. Route 66. In 1985, U.S. Route 66 was dropped from the highway system. Parts of the highway were either absorbed into I-40, turned over to the state (SR 66), or turned over to Yavapai County, Arizona, Yavapai County. Route description State Route 66 is a relic of the former U.S. Route 66 in Arizona and is the only part of old US 66 in Arizona to have state route markers. Its western terminus is near Kingman, Arizona, Kingman at exit 52 on Interstate 40 (Arizona), Interstate 40 and its eastern terminus was near Seligman, Arizona, Seligman at exit 123 on Interstate 40. In 1990, the state turned over the easternmost of SR 66 (known as Crookton Rd) to Yavapai County for maintenance. State Route 66 tends downward toward the west, with the vege ...
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US 66 (AZ Historic)
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of . It was recognized in popular culture by both the 1946 hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the '' Route 66'' television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It was also featured in the Disney/Pixar animated feature film franchise ''Cars''. In John Steinbeck's novel ''The Grapes of Wrath'' (1939), the highway symbolizes escape, loss, and the hope of a new beginning; Steinbeck dubbed it the Mother Road. Other designations and nicknames include the Will Ro ...
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