01:050:203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Devils Elbow, Missouri, Kingman, Arizona, Route 66 Association
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Study guide: u. s. route 66: u. s. route 66, established in 1926, was one of the original highways within the u. s. highway. Mother road, main street of america, will rogers highway: u. s. route 66 stretched over 3/4ths of the country. Briefly explain the significance of these two cities in terms of american commerce. La shipping port of west coast and chicago farthest ships can get through great lakes (greatest shipping ports: when route 66 was established in 1926, only 800 miles out of the total of 2,400 miles were paved. Illinois & kansas: the chain of rocks bridge spans the mississippi river on the north edge of st. louis, It is 5,353 feet long and only 20 feet wide. Fort leonard wood: the sidewalk highway is a rural 6. 5-mile roadway between miami, oklahoma, and afton, It was built in 1922 four years before it was designated u. s. 66.