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unusual facts about Route 66


A146 road

In 2013, Norfolk blues band Hot Cold Ground recorded a version of the song Route 66 entitled Route A146, changing the lyrics to reference locations along the road.


Aubrey Cliffs

The Aubrey Cliffs begin near Route 66 about five miles west of Seligman and run generally north to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon (coordinates ranging from 35.35,-112.95 to 36.19, -113.02).

Canyon Diablo, Arizona

Later on in the 20th century, when Route 66 passed within several miles of the town, a gas station and roadhouse called Two Guns sprang up, but it too was short-lived.

David King Dunaway

He is a national radio producer/podcaster, the biographer of Pete Seeger, and a national expert in American studies specializing in oral history, folk music, and Route 66.

Jennifer Billingsley

Billingsley's guest spots on TV included Naked City, Gunsmoke, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mannix, Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, Alice, Baretta, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

K Callan

Born Katherine Borman in Dallas, Texas, Callan made her first TV appearance at the age of 20, playing a Western Union operator on an episode of Route 66 that happened to be shooting in Dallas.

Mater and the Ghostlight

This sequence culminates with Mater teasing Lightning as if he had seen "the Ghostlight," a Route 66 legend recounted to Pixar by Dean Walker of the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association.

Old Angel

The songs were composed by the band while traveling down Route 66 in 2009, and recorded in Nashville.

Robert Drivas

Concurrent with his theater work, Drivas appeared in television, beginning in 1958, on such crime shows and dramas as Route 66, N.Y.P.D., The Defenders, The Fugitive, 12 O-Clock High (TV series), The Wild, Wild West, Hawaii Five O, and The F.B.I..

Wake the Union

The album cover features an acoustic guitar (with cotton strings) with various English and North American symbols, such as roads (the signs for Route 66 and the A303) and flags (United Kingdom, United States).

Williams, Arizona

Williams was the last town to have its section of Route 66 bypassed, due to lawsuits that kept the last section of Interstate 40 in Arizona from being built around the town.


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Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In

While researching the history of Route 66 for the 2006 Disney/Pixar motion picture Cars, John Lasseter met Delgadillo's brother, Seligman barber and Route 66 historian, Angel Delgadillo, who told him how traffic through the town virtually disappeared on the day that nearby Interstate 40 opened.

Ghent, New York

Ghent – The hamlet of Ghent is on Route 66 in the northeast part of the Town of Ghent.

Houston, Ohio

The transmitter site of WHIO-FM (formerly WPTW-FM,WCLR and WDPT respectively and licensed to Piqua) is located south of the community on Aiken Road adjacent to State Route 66.

Mater and the Ghostlight

Sheriff gently tells Mater that the only thing to be scared of on Route 66 is "his imagination." Doc then jokes that all Mater really had to fear was "The Screaming Banshee" before they all leave Mater, all alone and frightened once again.

Music for the Masses

All songs are written by Martin Gore except "Route 66", which is a cover of the rock classic "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" written by Robert W. Troup Jr in 1946, and "Moonlight Sonata", a Beethoven piano piece performed here by Alan Wilder.

National Cycle Route 66

Beyond Etton Route 1 departs to the north, and Route 66 runs along minor roads parallel to the Hudson Way, a rail trail along the former York to Beverley Line.

National Express West Midlands Route 66, 66A and 66E

In the later years route 66 was simplified and now used just ten low-floor Mercedes-Benz O405 single decks.

Riverton, Kansas

The famous Rainbow Bridge, about two miles (3 km) west of town, was the site where in the year 2000, musician Brad Paisley performed the song (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 for the TLC (TV channel) special "Route 66: Main Street America".

Rock 'n' Rolling Stones

The album contains five Chuck Berry covers and also Berry-related songs like "Route 66" and "Down the Road Apiece".

Route 66 Association

The first Route 66 Association was established on U.S. Route 66 in Arizona by Seligman businessperson Angel Delgadillo.

The Route 66 Association of Illinois is dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in Illinois.

The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona was established in February 1987 and dedicated to the U.S. Route 66 in Arizona.

Seligman, Arizona

Author, Route 66 historian and Cars voice actor Michael Wallis covers the history of the restaurant in his book, Route 66: The Mother Road.

Sevier County, Tennessee

From the exit, the Parkway follows Tennessee State Route 66 ("Winfield Dunn Parkway") into Sevierville, where it joines U.S. Route 441.

Tulsa 66ers

The 66ers are named for the famous US Highway 66 ("Route 66"), which ran through Tulsa and once played a pivotal role in its economy.