US Route 66 ( US $ 66 , Route 66 ) is the United States Numbered Street in Illinois that connects St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The previous highway has been Illinois Route 4 (IL 4) and the road has now been replaced with Interstate 55 (I-55). Some roads still carry traffic and six separate road sections have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Video U.S. Route 66 in Illinois
History
When USÃ, 66 - first known as Main Street of America and subsequently nicknamed Mother Road by novelist John Steinbeck in 1939 - set on November 11, 1926, the original path was used on most of the pre-existing roads. It was intentional, to minimize the required construction and to get the entire lane of the route open to traffic as soon as possible. In fact, since Illinois has hacked most of the roads that will consist of US $ 66, Illinois is the first of eight countries where a route running to have the US 66 segment is completed as many Routes 66 are still gravel and dirt roads.
In Illinois and the Midwest in general, the US $ 66 development is important for the economics of small towns in the countryside, which sees an explosion of activity when the road eventually passes. However, the Illinois communities benefited from the paved road that preceded Route 66 for several years. In 1916, the Federal Aid Post Road Act, known as Shackleford Bill, passed Congress and allocated $ 75 million to be distributed to the state over the next five years. Funding is provided on a sustainable basis, over a five-year period, and the law makes the federal partner government active in road building for the first time. Five roads in Illinois are set to receive federal money under the law; they are: National Old Trails Road (National Road, now 40 US), Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway, road from Chicago to Waukegan, and road from Chicago to East St. Louis, including part of IL 4, was the true predecessor for US $ 66 in Illinois.
The Chicago-to-St is the earliest known. Louis Street is a former Indian Native American street and a post-carriage street renamed Pontiac Trail in 1915. Route 66 begins in Chicago and, once outside the Chicago metropolitan area, travels along the Pontiac Trail through many towns and cities on the way to southwest, including Joliet, Odell, Bloomington, Lincoln, Springfield, Edwardsville and East St. Louis.
IL 4 coincides with most of the Pontiac Trail and closely aligns the Chicago and Alton Railroad lines from Chicago to East St. Louis. Roadbed for IL 4 was prepared in 1922 by a team of horses dragging equipment behind them. Workers receive 40 cents an hour to do rough work on the road. In 1923 at Bloomington-Normal, a concrete poured along the road along the same route of US $ 66 would take its initial route through the area. In 1924, IL 4 was almost completely paved between Chicago and St.. Louis. Construction on the remaining parts of US $ 66 in Illinois began in 1926.
In the 1930s, US $ 66 was extended from Chicago via Springfield to St. Louis. Louis; many of the original sidewalks were still in use in the early 1940s. The dangers of the original sidewalks were recognized by the nickname "BloodyÃ, 66," reflecting the often deadly road accidents along most of the countryside routes. When World War II erupted, Route 66 - already the toughest highway traded in Illinois - saw an increase in military traffic and the importance of defense strategy. The decline of the old road was accelerated by an increase in military truck traffic. The Defense Highway Act of 1941 provided Illinois with approximately $ 400,000 in funding, and in 1942, there were plans to undertake much needed road improvements that were also intended to make roads safer for traffic.
Maps U.S. Route 66 in Illinois
Route description
St. Louis to Hamel
Entering Illinois from St. Louis, Missouri, the highway originally crossed the Mississippi River at McKinley Bridge. This first alignment passes through Venice and Madison, eventually becoming IL 203 in northeast of Granite City. In 1930, the Stone Bridge Bridge opened on Bypass US 66, allowing tourists to avoid St. Louis. This route meets the original Route 66 at Mitchell. The Luna Cafe, the Bel-Air Drive-In sign, and the Old Greenway Motel can be found along this stretch of road, as well as The Mustang Corral, a Ford Mustang shop, just before ILÃ,157 on the right to the east. Route 66 joins ILÃ, 157 via Hamel through Edwardsville.
The congestion on the McKinley Bridge was reduced in 1951 with the construction of the Veterans Memorial Bridge. Route 66 joins US $ 40, across East St Louis and Fairmont City. Shortly after Fairmont City, Route 66 passed Cahokia Mounds, which later became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It joins ILÃ, 157 at the western end of Collinsville, then navigates to the modern I-55 through ILÃ, 159. This route Route 66 meets the main route in Hamel.
The Poplar Street Bridge opened in 1967 to facilitate I-55, I-64 and I-70. US $ 66 and US $ 40 are both simultaneously diverted to this new bridge, not the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Hamel to Springfield
Original route
The US 66 route originally followed the northern IL 4 of Hamel. This alignment navigates through Staunton, Sawyerville, Benld, Gillespie and Carlinville to Nilwood. Section US $ 66/ILÃ, 4 from Nilwood to Girard registered on National Historic Site List on May 23, 2002. Route 66 continues along IL 4 north via Virden, Thayer, to Auburn. The ILÃ,4 section to the north of Auburn and south of Springfield, which is also part of the original range of US $ 66, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1998. This is the last brick alignment in Illinois. Route 66 then passes Chatham, and enters Springfield. Break through ILÃ, 4, route past Illinois State Capitol and Old State Capitol.
Eastern alternate route
An alternative route north of Hamel opened in 1930. It follows IL 4 for three miles (4.8 km), then branches eastward, past Staunton. The road moves northeast through Mount Olive through Soulsby Service Station. The alignment from Litchfield to Mount Olive was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001. This segment is a 9.35 kilometer (15.05 km) stretch that begins in the northwest of the Mount of Olives in southeastern Macoupin County and ends about a mile (1.6 km ) to the north of the junction of US $ 66 and IL 16 in Litchfield. This alignment passes through the cities of North Litchfield, South Litchfield, Cahokia and Mount Olive. The terrain through this area is mostly flat. Unlike other parts of Route 66 in Illinois listed on the National Register, segments from Litchfield to Mount Olive do not include structures that contribute such as bridges or culverts. Ariston Cafà ©  © in Litchfield is the longest restaurant along the former US $ 66. The Belvidere Cafà ©  ©, Motel, and Gas Station also provide services for travelers. This alternative shoveling continues north past Wagoner, Farmersville, Divernon, Glenarm and joins the original road in Springfield near the Old Capitol Building.
The increased military traffic throughout 66 US during World War II and consequently the extreme demand placed on the runway caused road sections to be replaced along this stretch during the 1940s. This 66th stretch of road becomes a four-lane road with two lanes in each direction; the new path becomes the southern path. For 2.15 miles (3.46 km) south of Litchfield, the south lane still carries two-way traffic. The new alignment of Route 66 headed northeast of Hamel through Livingston. The new passage passes Mount Olive to the northeast, then walk west from the old route through Litchfield before rejoining the original path. Parts of the older alternative route were destroyed during the 1930s when Lake Springfield was created; fragments of old routes that remain added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2009.
Springfield to Gardner
From Springfield to Gardner, Historic US $ 66 is now a parallel frontline for I-55, except for business loops for Lincoln and Bloomington-Normal. USÃ, 66 originally continued north through Springfield past the Illinois State Fairgrounds and Lazy A Motel. The route rejoins with ILÃ, 4 and continues along Carpenter Park; a small section of this route is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2002. Route 66 continues north through Sherman and Broadwell, entering Lincoln. From there, the route turns northeast through the city of Lawndale, Atlanta, McLean, Funk's Grove, and Shirley. McLean is home to the famous Dixie Travel Plaza, a truck stop founded as Dixie Truckers Home in 1928. To the north is Funks Grove, which was inhabited by the Funk family in 1891, where pure maple syrup was made.
From there, Route 66 enters Bloomington, past the Central Business District and McLean County Square. Further north when Bloomington gave way to Normal, the route passed Illinois State Normal University. From Normal Route 66 continues northeast through Towanda, where there is now a parkway and a bike trail along the 2.5 mile (4.0 km) stretch of abandoned highway, with exhibits highlighting all eight countries where Route 66 traveling. There is also a classic "Burmese Shave" signature displayed along the path.
Route 66 crosses Lexington and Chenoa to Pontiac. Through the Illinois State Police Station, the route continues northeast through Cayuga and Odell to Dwight. A restored Standard Oil Gasoline Station still stands in Odell, just like Ambler's Texaco Gas Station at Dwight.
The 18.2 mile (29.3 km) stretch from Cayuga to Chenoa was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2007. The $ 66 portion was commissioned in 1926. The road segment moved from the northeast to the southwest and started at an angle southeast of Odell City in Livingston County and ends at the northwest corner of Chenoa Township in McLean County. US $ 66 passes Odell, Esmen, Pontiac, Eppards Point, and Pike Townships, which runs from Cayuga to Chenoa. The street is parallel to its east by the Union Pacific Railroad and to its west with the I-55. Parts of the north and south routes still carry traffic; in places where one part still used the other part is abandoned but still there.
Along these highways, there are 14 buildings and buildings. As far as the National List and historical preservation are concerned, eight of them are considered to contribute the structure to the list and six are considered not to contribute. There are also 12 highway bridges found along the segments and box culverts; six of the bridges are considered to contribute to the National Register list, as does the culvert box. Six of the bridges have been replaced since the historic period, and all bridges are constructed of concrete. Bridges have various lengths and supporting structures. The culvert box along the road segment measures 15 feet (4.6 m) wide by 6 inches (15 cm) and is built as part of the road foundation. The box culverts, like most, are usually overlooked by travelers along the way. The sidewalk section between Pontiac and Cayuga is part of a larger section of the road starting in the northern Cayuga at Gardner. The entire section was built in 1943 after a large section of Route 66 became severely damaged during the mid-1940s. Part of an extended road 27 miles (43 km) south of Pontiac to a newly built bypass at Bloomington-Normal was built in the early 1940s.
Gardner to Welco Corners
The route back is divided as it enters Gardner. These three alignments are reunited at Welco Corners, located in Bolingbrook today.
route 1926 via Joliet
The original east path of US $ 66, most of which is currently designated as IL 53, serves Gardner, Braceville, Godley, and Braidwood before entering Wilmington. The Route 66 section of Wilmington to Joliet was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2006, and traveled through much of the farmland, although the area also included former Joliet Arsenal. This Route 66 segment runs 15.9 miles (25.6 km) through Joliet, Jackson, Wilmington and Florence Townships in Will County. It started in Wilmington and only ended at the I-80 junction at Joliet.
Some structures along this section are listed in the National List. The contribution of the structure to the list includes one bridge, one pedestrian bridge and four concrete box culverts. The three-span and sustainable multibeam steel bridge, on the northern track, dates from 1950 and has a concrete rail and top rail. Box culverts were constructed as part of the 1926 road foundation and widths wide from five to nine feet (1.5 to 2.7 m). There are also four non-historic bridges built during the 1970s and 1980s along this stretch of US $ 66.
Currently, IL 53 coincides with Route 66 via Joliet. To the north of Joliet, the initial highway was four wide lanes in 1936. It passed the famous Stateville Penitentiary, then in unrelated Joliet but now in Crest Hill since the outskirts were created. After IL 53 is split north in Romeoville, this road is only marked as US $ 66 Historical. The next alignment reunited with this original road at Welco Corners, the initial intersection now part of Bolingbrook which in the 1920s has added to the dismissal of trucks and other riders. 'services.
When this road was bypassed by US $ 66 redirected in 1940, it became an Alternate of US $ 66, following Chicago Street through the city center on the eastern edge of the Des Plaines River and Broadway on the west bank. Decades later, even this business route split through the center of the city to the northern lane on Scott Street and the southern strip on Ottawa Street, with rifts reunited in Chicago on Columbia Street before crossing the Ruby Street Bridge to the west bank and onto Broadway, to north towards Crest Hill. These three streets in north-south city center offer a number of important historical buildings for travelers to visit.
From south to north, this includes Beaux Arts Joliet Union Station style by Jarvis Hunt; St. John's Church Anthony's historic, oldest public building still in use at Joliet; St. John's Church Maria Carmelite threatened by Patrick Keely; Joliet Public Library, designed by Daniel Burnham; Restored Rialto Square Theater, one of the few surviving film palaces of over 400 designed by Rapp & amp; Rapp; The rise of Georgia Louis Joliet Hotel, transformed into an apartment but still an unfinished renovation project; Old Post Office Joliet Neoklasik; block Auditorium Building by G. Julian Barnes, classic Joliet limestone building; The Joliet Area History Museum, which occupies another Julian Barnes building, the former Ottawa Street Methodist Church; The Italian-style Joliet Chamber of Commerce Clubhouse, now the JJC Renaissance Center, and the old Joliet YMCA across the street, both designed by Burnham Brothers; two Art Deco structures, Public Service Building in Ottawa and the KSKJ Building on Chicago Road further north; and Limestone Bedford St. The magnificent Joseph Church, designed by Burnham William J. Brinkmann and the city's largest church, whose twin towers can be seen for miles when Route 66 is new.
There are also at least two interesting pop culture points. One is north of downtown Joliet, not far from the downtown Joliet Junior College campus. Sherb Noble opened the first Dairy Queen on June 22, 1940, at 501 N. Chicago Street in Joliet. Although the store was closed and the last ice cream sold softly in the early 1950s, the building was set as a local landmark in November 2010. Across the river at the southern end of Route 66 Park is Rich & Ice cream creams stand on Broadway, easily recognizable by Elwood and Jake Blues statues, the Blues Brothers, posing on the roof. This classic stand is open for business from mid-spring to late fall, depending on the weather, and is a welcome stop on the tour.
Route 1940 via Plainfield
The new west route was opened in 1940 and started in Gardner on the other (west) side of the Southern Pacific railway, taking over part of IL 59 and IL 126. The ultimate goal was to cut Joliet. The route also serves Braceville, Godley, and Braidwood but then curves north to Channahon, Shorewood, and Plainfield, rejoining the original route at Welco Corners. At Plainfield, this new route overlaps US $ 30 (Lincoln Highway) for short distances. After this road opened, the original route through Joliet was redesigned as an Alternative US 66. Between Gardner and Braceville, the magnificent curved bridge carries the alignment of Route 66 on the railroad tracks; unfortunately it got worse repaired and destroyed in 2000. Beyond Braidwood, riders can follow the 1940 alignment on IL 129, I-55, IL 59, IL 126, and I-55 again.
1957 freeway route
In 1957, a new highway, which I-55 today, opened as US 66 between Gardner and Welco Corners, passing both Braidwood and Plainfield. Most parts of the 1940 western alignment that were not incorporated into the new toll roads were returned to previous state routes, except for parts of Gardner via Braidwood, which became IL 129. The freeway was originally only designated as US $ 66 and later also designated as I-55 in 1960, became the first complete section of I-55 in Illinois. It served as a mainstream US $ 66 for 19 years, from 1957 to 1976, longer than either of the two previous alignments.
Between 2007 and 2008, the I-55 section between I-80 and Welco Corners, originally constructed as a redirected line of US $ 66 in 1957, was rebuilt and expanded into three lanes in each direction to accommodate modern traffic loads. However, between I-80 and Gardner, the I-55 today remains largely like US $ 66 in 1957. The legacy is clear, with mature trees full of median interchange, some motels and gas stations of 1957 still operating, and some bridges original still in use, such as the Smith Bridge over the River Des Plaines and the nearby Blodgett flyover.
Welco Corners to Chicago
From Welco Corners in Bolingbrook to Indian Head Park, the I-55 is built on many old US $ 66. Here, Route 66 passes what is now Woodridge, Darien, Willowbrook and Burr Ridge - none of which existed in 1926 when a route was created and did not emerge as a suburb until the late 1950s until the late 1960s. Stretching from northeastern Darien through what is now the Village and Hodgkins then part of a large rural farmland is collectively known as Lyonsville, as the eastern end of it lies in Lyons Town in Cook County. This part of the main line of I-55 today was signed as US $ 66 Historical, though inconsistent, making it difficult for travelers to follow the original path of 1926; However, part of the original highway that now serves as a two-way front road north of Darien, Willowbrook and Burr Ridge retains the feel of old Route 66. The original path is somewhat difficult to follow here, as it swings north around the I-55 intersection between Lemont Road and County Line Road, but not impossible, and taking the northern front road takes tourists past several sites of historic interest, including Cass Cemetery and former home of Martin B. Madden, known as the Castle of Eden (now a Carmelite monk) at Darien as well as the Harvester International experimental grounds at Burr Ridge (formerly Harvester, Illinois after the factories located there).
Near instersection Cass Avenue, Route 66 and I-55 pass through the north edge of the Argonne National Laboratory campus. About a mile or so east near the IL 83 intersection, Dell Rhea's chicken basket in Willowbrook is still a popular stop for riders on the route, though cut off from Interstate spends a lot of business expenses after I-55 was built and during the 1960s to 1980s. At the Indian Head Park interchange with I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), the I-55 separates from US $ 66 to follow the more southerly route as the Stevenson Expressway while Historic US 66 continues eastward on Joliet Road, past the historic Lyonsville conglomerate. Church on Wolf Road and across Countryside, Hodgkins, and McCook.
The original route Route 66 on Joliet Road cut the overlap of US $ 12/US $ 20/US 45 at LaGrange Road on Countryside before touching the edge of Hodgkins near East Avenue. The stretch of the Route 66 route at McCook between East Avenue and 55th Street west of First Avenue has been permanently damaged by local mines and closed, and historic US $ 66 plays onto East Avenue north to 55th Street east before cutting again with Joliet Road. The detour around the mine is well marked. At McCook, the route passed by Snuffy's 24-Hour Grill, now restored and converted into Steak N Egger on Route 66.
The route continues north-east on Joliet Road through McCook and Lyons, then jog north briefly to Harlem Avenue to Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, where he meets US 34. From Berwyn, Route 66 continues northeast on Ogden Avenue past the Berwyn Route 66 Museum , passed Cicero before entering Chicago on a diagonal and advanced through the Greater Lawndale region, where he divided North Lawndale from South Lawndale before moving through Douglas Park, the Tri-Taylor Historic District and the Illinois Medical District on the Near West Side.
Turn east from Ogden Avenue, north of I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway), Route 66 moves through Jackson Boulevard Historical District to the Chicago Loop via Jackson Boulevard. After a construction project during the early to mid 1950s while designated Jackson Boulevard as one eastward direction, Jackson Boulevard became one of the permanent ways eastward in 1955; thus, Route 66 of the West Loop through the center of the city was split, with the paths westward moved to Adams Street.
The eastern endpoint of US $ 66 is always at US 41. The original 1926 terminal was on Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, as Michigan Avenue was assigned US $ 41 in 1926. However, when US $ 41 through most of Chicago was transferred to Lake Shore Drive in 1938, Route 66 extended two additional blocks east on Jackson Drive through Grant Park, past Buckingham Fountain, to end on Lake Shore Drive on the shores of Lake Michigan. The last two blocks in Jackson Drive are two ways; consequently, when Jackson was designated as a one-way street in 1955, Route west 66 made a long jogging block north on Michigan Avenue before proceeding west on Adams.
The "Historic Historic Illinois US RouteÃ, 66" marker is currently located in Jackson (eastbound) and the "Start Historic Illinois US Route 66" marker is located in Adams (westward) on Michigan Avenue, at the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District, in recognition of terminus the early east of US $ 66 in Michigan and Jackson. The historic eastern end is marked by the southwest corner of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Great Lakes Fountain at the South Park Art Institute along Michigan Avenue; both the museum and the fountain had existed long before the inauguration of the route at the intersection in November 1926 and remain today.
Large intersection
The listed distance is based on entering Illinois via the Veterans Memorial Bridge and following the alignment via Plainfield, using the last known non-freeway route where it can be traversed.
Structure
Charging station
Filling stations are critical to the success of trans-national roads such as Route 66. The stations develop their own unique design type and the architecture of charging stations vary by period, at one time or another all major design types are represented along US $ 66 in Illinois. The existence of Route 66, and its parallels are parallel to most of Chicago-St. Louis-run Chicago and Alton Railroad, itself makes the distribution of gasoline simpler. The earliest gas stations are on the curb but this is quickly obsolete because of their tendency to increase traffic when customers use roadside pumps. Roadside filling stations are the first type of business to use the actual "charging stations" term. Other types of gas stations evolved like houses or house types, houses and canopies, houses and bays, and the type of longitudes. Examples of existing filling stations along Route 66 in Illinois can be found in various broken states, and some have been completely restored.
Restaurants
In the early years of Route 66, many riders brought their own food with them and cooked it on the street. Bounded by tight finances and distrust of unknown street food quality, these earliest travelers are often reluctant to eat out. In the 1930s, this attitude was somewhat diminished, and many bikers were eating along the way. As drivers and cars on the road increase, so does the opportunity for fast food. One of the pioneers in this field is the White Castle chain, founded in 1921; White Castle's oldest restaurant on Route 66 is still in business at Berwyn.
Street food trends are aided by entrepreneurs like Howard Johnson who provide simple, predictable dishes - soothing food for the weary traveler. Many of the first roadside cafes were part of the motor camp complex, but others, such as Johnson started explicitly as cafes and evolved farther from there. Big companies, like Johnson's, or the Steak 'n Shake chain that started at Normal and based on the idea of ​​pioneering roadside services in cars, enjoying success with what most of the "mom-and-pop" restaurants that adorn Mother Road.
Several locations along Route 66 in Illinois became famous for their cuisine. One example is the state capital, Springfield. City has long had affiliation with food. The corn dog on a stick is found in a town with the name "Comfortable Dog", although there is some debate about the origin of a popular snack. Cozy Dog Drive In has been a staple food for Springfield Route 66 since 1950. One of America's first drive-thru restaurant windows still operates in Springfield on Route 66 at the Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop.
The oldest restaurant still operating along a stretch of US $ 66, nationally, is the Ariston Cafà ©  © in Litchfield. Ariston is an excellent example of the kind of mother and pop surgery that develops along Route 66 in Illinois, such as the Palms Grill Cafà ©  © in Atlanta. The other two are northern fried chicken rivals, White Fence Farm in Romeoville and Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket at Willowbrook. The first is a large, rambling, old-style farmhouse, the latter more like a cozy inn with fluorescent lights where one can hear the blues live on weekend evenings; this ranch offers an antique-filled gallery for visitors, a townhouse of spells of Route 66 memorabilia, neon birds as its symbol, and many knick-knacks celebrating chickens. Each has its fans; both offer leisure travelers a relaxed casual dining experience, and both continue to evolve as a unique experience on the travel route.
Camp, motorcycles, and motels
Motorists along Route 66 during the 1920s usually carried important things with them and often just set up camps on the edge of rural roads. Finally, the tourist camp began popping up along the highway. Initially, these campsites and cabins, offered for 25Ã, Â ¢ and 50 Â ¢, were not destroyed; the tourist camp offers several facilities. As amentities such as communal toilets begin to appear, tourists are starting to sue them. The camps give way to a motor court consisting of rows of cabins, then motorcycles, long buildings with rooms each side by side and parking in front of them - a name that in time is shortened to just a "motel".
Bridge
Nearly all bridges along the old Route 66 in Illinois are constructed of concrete, with very few exceptions. These concrete bridges are simple, have no ornaments, and all their major components - abutments, docks, floor beams, decks, strings, and fences - are constructed of concrete. The only ornament is found on the fence, which sometimes contains a ledge. Between 1926 and 1940, most of the Route 66 bridges in Illinois were built as two lanes. Then the incarnation built after 1940 has two paths in each direction.
One exception to this simple bridge is the now destroyed, magnificent arc steel bridge in Braceville. There are three important exceptions remaining. All three are in greater Chicago metropolitan areas: the Jackson Boulevard and Adams Street Bridge over the Chicago River Branch, and the Ruby Road Bridge above the Des Plaines River in Joliet. The Jackson, Adams and Ruby Street bridges are the only remaining moving bridge bridges on all Route 66 routes in eight states, and they are a modern engineering marvel: a double-leaf double-leaf trunk bridge a la Chicago. In a 1984 report on bridges commissioned by the city of Chicago, the Adams Street Bridge is specifically called "the first fully realized version of the ideal Chicago-type bascule bridge." The Jackson and Adams bridges are also among the oldest ranges still used along Route 66 and two of Chicago's busiest - as it may be in the state - due to the large volumes of pedestrian and commuter traffic on Sundays crossing the bridge to and from the Station Nearest Union.
Museums and attractions
Illinois is home to museums devoted to US $ 66 history, such as the Berwyn Route 66 Museum at Berwyn, Joliet Area Historical Museum Route 66 Welcome Center, Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum at Pontiac, and Cruisin 'with Lincoln Visitors Center at in McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, Illinois. The vehicles used by the late Route 66 travel artist, Bob Waldmire, including the Volkswagen 2 Type minibus that inspired the creation of the animated character Pixar Fillmore in the Movie Movie, are part of the museum's collection at Pontiac. Two other very interesting museums in Pontiac are the Walldog Mural and Sign Art Museum and the Pontiac-Oakland Museum. The newest Route 66 Museum is the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Route Center, which opened in 2012 across from the Ariston Cafe. The museum holds the extensive history of the city of Litchfield and offers special tours and events.
Route 66 in Illinois is also famous for some of the most unique jumbo-sized attractions, such as the former Bunyan Paul Bunyan statue, the 19-foot (5.8 m) "Muffler Man" giant from Berwyn's hot dog hut now in the ancient community of Atlanta; The same Giant Gemini in Wilmington; the largest wind farm on the East of the Mississippi River, Twin Groves in Bloomington, with more than 240 turbines at 22,000 acres (8,900 ha); Railsplitter Covered Wagon in Lincoln, the world's largest by the Guinness Book of World Records; Route 66 mural on Pontiac that depicts the world's largest 66 US shield; and the High Rabbit at Henry's Ra66it Ranch in Staunton.
There are a number of other attractions along the US $ 66 Historis that are in the process of being restored, such as Sprague's Super Service gas stations in Bloomington and The Mill at 66 restaurants in Lincoln. Both sites have received many donations and philanthropic donations, but still require project funding to complete their restoration.
The central Illinois section of Route 66 includes some of the territory that Lincoln lawyers covered on the 8th Judicial Circuit. Here, visitors can see some of Abraham Lincoln's attractions as part of their Route 66 experience. In Springfield, there is Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Presidency Library and Museum, Lincoln's Tomb, and Lincoln's Home with new exhibit items from Steven Spielberg's Lincoln movie. In the city of Lincoln, named for the 16th president and baptized by him in 1853, visitors can see the newly expanded Lincoln Heritage Museum on the campus of Lincoln College. Also, visitors can drop by David Davis's House in Bloomington to learn the story of how Davis became manager of the Lincoln presidential campaign and was later appointed by him to serve as a judge in the United States Supreme Court. Part Route 66 also offers two other interesting side trips: Illinois Amish Country and Lake Shelbyville Recreational Area.
Significance
US $ 66 has become a place for America's collective tourist experience and has a special place in American popular culture. There is a certain nostalgic appeal to Route 66 that is associated with an open road sensation that has contributed to its popularity. Seeing a historic road through Illinois from a different perspective, he reveals a unique history that tells the story of the movement and the construction of a path on the prairie. Highway studies in Illinois also reveal the evolution of the Interstate Toll Road system and the growing popularity of automobiles.
Aside from six parts of the Illinois route listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the entire stretch of US $ 66 to Illinois has been declared the National Scenic Byway and also known as the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. The 436 mile (702 km) road was declared by Illinois RouteÃ, 66 Scenic Byway on 22 September 2005 by the US Department of Transport.
See also
- U.S. Road Portal.
- Illinois Portal
- The National Register of Historic Places portal
Note
References
The work cited
External links
- Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway
- Illinois Digital Archives: State Highway Maps
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