America’s Highway Route 66 66th Anniversary 1926 – 1992

Commemorating the 66th Anniversary of Route 66

“Route 66 is as much a cultural icon as it is an historic highway – from Chicago to Los Angeles, it was the everyman’s road that connected Middle America with Southern California, the strip of concrete and asphalt that spawned diners, motels, and road food.” – Laura Bergheim, lower right.

This commemorative map of Route 66 was published by Rand McNally & Company in 1992 to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Mother Road. A relatively simple overview of the route connected eight different states is accompanied by images emblematic of the highways heyday (it was offically decommissioned in 1985). Text on the verso provides 66 Things to see and do on Route 66.