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Begin Route 66
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former U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. Established on November 11, 1926, with signage erected the following year, the highway ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica, California, covering 2,448 miles (3,940 km).
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Coordinates: 41.87961, -87.62463
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