U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia
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OverviewHistoryRoute descriptionSpecial routesIn popular cultureSee alsoFurther readingIn 1857, Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a naval officer in the service of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, was ordered by the War Department to build a government-funded wagon road along the 35th Parallel. His secondary orders were to test the feasibility of the use of camels as pack animals in the southwestern desert. This road became part of US 66. Existed: November 26, 1926–June 26, 1985 Length: 2,448 mi (3,940 km)
Existed: November 26, 1926–June 26, 1985
Length: 2,448 mi (3,940 km)
DA: 60 PA: 53 MOZ Rank: 44