EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 5 MIN
Route 66 is not the longest or most-travelled American highway. So why is it the most famous?
from Here & Now · host WBUR & NPR
Long before interstates stitched the country together, there was “The Mother Road.” Route 66 crossed through eight states from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif.
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