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>I'd be glad to enlighten you!! :) I could go on and >on about roads, the U.S. Highways, evil Interstates, >but I'll keep it simple! > >"The" Route 66 from Chicago to L.A., was a U.S. >Highway, which has been officially "decertified." U.S. >Highways have the white and black shields (as opposed >to the evil blue and red Interstate shields). > >The CT 66 I was talking about is a "state" highway. >Lots of states have a "State Route 66," which doesn't >necessarily have anything to do with the former U.S. >66. For example, in CT, it is just a typical state >road, and of course, it's nowhere near the "other" >Route 66! But it was a fun drive, pretty scenic in >the Connecticut woods, a few nice shops, and there was >a neat drive-in restaurant called "Happy Days," but it >was closed for the winter. :( They even had a U.S. 66 >shield on the building! Hehe I have pictures, but I >forgot to scan them. I'll be putting them up soon, so >check back on the site! > >So, as I said, U.S. 66 is no longer officially a U.S. >Highway, but the majority of the actual roadway still >exists and can be driven. Since it's not officially >"U.S. 66" anymore, there are no shields. So people >have retraced various alignments of it created maps >and guidebooks to assist travelers in their journey. >Also, all the states now have signs marking it >"Historic Route 66"). In some areas of the 8 U.S. 66 >states, it is now designated as state road 66; Kansas, >California and Oklahoma come right to my mind right >off the bat. The other areas of U.S. Route 66 where >it exists, it's sometimes a "frontage" road for the >Interstate, or was incorporated into the >Interstate...sometimes it's a quiet country road, many >other times it's a "Main Street" through small towns, >or larger cities! In Chicago, it goes right through >the heart of downtown. In California, it goes through >the Mojave desert, L.A, and Hollywood! That's the >difference between Route 66 and the interstate. If >you could stay awake, you could just drive on the >monotonous Interstate for days without stopping. But >Route 66 is so diverse...it followed many kinds of >roads, through so many kinds of places, which is why >it's so interesting to travel, even today! Lots of >motels, diners, roadside attractions and neon!! >Cities, small towns, deserts, mountains...it's all >there! > >Does that help? Gee, I thought I was going to keep it >simple! LOL!! I could have gone on longer! hehe > >Jennifer
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