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Is it true that Route 66 was built by individual cities and counties-each one building their own piece?

   Posted by: admin   in Route 66

I saw a TV show on Route 66 and I think this is what they said but I can’t find any supporting info on it.

The old US highway system originally just hung the US highway shield on existing state and county 2 lane roads in exchange for US Government paying money to maintain them . Then the US gov’t began to pay for repaving and widening of the 2 lanes into 4 lanes . Then in the 1950′s the Interstate system began with all new 4 lane limited access . When the Interstate system was completed in the 1990′s some of the old US highways were de certified like route 66 among others .

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2 comments so far

preet s
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Your best source of information will be City Halls I guess.
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July 22nd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
tummybulge
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The old US highway system originally just hung the US highway shield on existing state and county 2 lane roads in exchange for US Government paying money to maintain them . Then the US gov’t began to pay for repaving and widening of the 2 lanes into 4 lanes . Then in the 1950′s the Interstate system began with all new 4 lane limited access . When the Interstate system was completed in the 1990′s some of the old US highways were de certified like route 66 among others .
References :

July 22nd, 2009 at 12:29 pm