Start Of Route 66 Chicago

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Start Of Route 66 Chicago. Portions today have been designated as the historic route 66. The mother road was established on november 11, 1926, and ultimately stretched 2,448 miles from chicago to los angeles.

Illinois Route 66 Start Chicago Photograph by Stephen
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Chicago is the starting point of any road tripper’s route 66 adventure. The symbolic start of route 66 is the buckingham fountain in chicago’s millennium park, but it’s not really a road trip until you’re headed southwest out of the city. Originally, route 66 began on jackson blvd.

Illinois Route 66 Start Chicago Photograph by Stephen

While much of the country was still. David clark , operates windy city road warrior and offers walking tours of chicago along route 66. From its beginning in chicago, route 66 headed south through illinois and missouri, and a small section of southeast kansas. It was established in 1926 and lasted for nearly sixty years.