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Central Arizona.
DEAD END. Not an uncommon site when traveling the original roadways of Route 66. Be prepared to double back and use the newer roads and interstates on occasion.
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Western Arizona.
The "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" Unicorn, yes, unicorn. This sign is actually on the property of a rancher. Throughout Eastern California and Western Arizona, many residents living on the original 66 display nostalgic Route 66 signs, some homemade and some original antiques.
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Clark Street & Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL.
It's the end of the line. Eastbound Route 66 ends. The very first incarnation of Route 66 ended at Clark & Ogden. But as all good routes do, it changed. The new routing took travelers directly to the newly established financial district of the city.
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Central Illinois.
Follow the red brick road. Over time, Route 66 was made of dirt, gravel, brick, cement, and pavement. Illinois was the only state featuring the original brick roads which wound through the prairie and were later replaced by a non-winding paved road.
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Central Illinois.
A two lane road that just ends. Parts of Route 66, especially entering and leaving Illinois towns, were 4 lane divided highways, divided by a natural median. This helped alleviate the traffic which would bunch up in the various towns. When Route 66 was decommissioned as a federal route, the state shut down one direction of the divided highway and turned a 4-lane divided highway into a 2-lane non-divided road. Why? With the number of bridges on this leg of Route 66, it reduced bridge maintenance by 50%.
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Central Illinois.
A very thin road. Appears to be room for only one car. This is true. Throughout Illinois, much of Route 66 was a divided highway with one lane of traffic in each direction separated by a natural median. With the decommissioning of the route, the state widened one of the lanes to a two lane non-divided road, and closed the other direction of the divided highway. Why? With the number of bridges on this leg of Route 66, it reduced bridge maintenance by 50%.
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