Chicago
Where the road begins, at Adams Street by the lake.
The Mother Road as a navigation route, Chicago to Santa Monica, with its stops drawn by the route.
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Where the road begins, at Adams Street by the lake.
Across the Mississippi on the Chain of Rocks Bridge, with its famous bend.
Where the road turns west across the plains.
Central Avenue was the route through the city, still lined with neon motels.
Under the San Francisco Peaks, and the gateway to the Grand Canyon.
The end of the trail, on the pier above the Pacific.
Commissioned in 1926 and removed from the highway system in 1985, the road ran about 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. Long stretches survive as Historic Route 66. Calling at Chicago, St. Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Barstow, Santa Monica.
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