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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 5 MIN

Route 66 is not the longest or most-travelled American highway. So why is it the most famous?

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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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