View source for Route 66

{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
| link2=[[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] 
| link3=[[US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|U.S. Migration Trails and Roads]] 
| link4=
| link5='''{{PAGENAME}}''' 
}}

See [[Beale Wagon Road]]{{Wikipedia|U.S. Route 66}} 

=== History  ===

Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926—with road signs erected the following year.<ref>"[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-timeline.html Route 66 Timeline]". Legends of America. Retrieved April 15, 2012.</ref> Route 66 through the Southwestern United States generally followed the old wagon road blazed by Edward Beale in 1858 and 1859. See [[Beale Wagon Road]].

=== Route  ===
For a detailed interactive map of the route, see [http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/index.html National Park Service, Route 66, Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itierary]

=== Websites  ===
*[http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2000095,00.html A Brief History of Route 66]
*[http://www.national66.org/resources/history-of-route-66/ History of Route 66]
*[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-info.html Legendary Route 66]
*[http://www.theroadwanderer.net/route66.htm Shadows of Old Route 66]
*[http://www.historic66.com/ Auto Circle from USAA]
*[http://www.nps.gov/rt66/HistSig/ Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program]
*[http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/Route66_overview.html National Park Service, Route 66 Overview]
*[http://www.okhistory.org/sites/route66 Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Route 66 Museum]
*[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/route-66-decertified June 27, 1985: Route 66 decertified]
*[http://www.route66world.com/66_history/ Route 66 History]

=== Bibliography  ===
*Kittel, Gerd, Alexander Bloom, and Freddy Langer. Route 66. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2002.
*National Historic Route 66 Federation. Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide. Lake Arrowhead, CA: National Historic Route 66 Federation, 2011.
*Steil, Tim, and Jim Luning. Route 66. Osceola, WI: MBI Pub. Co, 2000.
*Dunaway, David King, Michael Wallis, and Robert Waldmire. A Route 66 Companion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2012.
*Wallis, Michael. Route 66: The Mother Road. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990.
*McClanahan, Jerry, Jim Ross, and Shellee Graham. Route 66 Sightings. Arcadia, Okla: Ghost Town Press, 2011.

=== References  ===

{{Reflist}} 

{{Arizona|Arizona}} 

{{Wikipedia|Arizona}} 

[[Category:Arizona Migration Routes]] [[Category:US Migration Trails and Roads]]