U.S. Route 66

Summary

U.S. Route 66 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.013% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,607 views/month, #1 of 7,994).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 66 is located in California^[3].
• U.S. Route 66 is located in Arizona^[4].
• U.S. Route 66 is located in New Mexico^[5].
• U.S. Route 66 is located in Texas^[6].
• U.S. Route 66 is located in Oklahoma^[7].
• U.S. Route 66 is located in Kansas^[8].
• U.S. Route 66 is in the country of United States^[9].
• U.S. Route 66's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[10].
• U.S. Route 66's instance of is recorded as road^[11].
• Will Rogers is named after U.S. Route 66^[12].
• U.S. Route 66's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 66^[13].
• November 11, 1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 66^[14].
• U.S. Route 66's terminus location is recorded as Santa Monica^[15].
• U.S. Route 66's terminus location is recorded as Chicago^[16].
• U.S. Route 66's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.006952, 'lon': -89.77948}^[17].
• U.S. Route 66's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 66^[18].
• U.S. Route 66's described by source is recorded as Great journeys: travel the world's most spectacular routes^[19].
• U.S. Route 66's replaced by is recorded as Historic Route 66^[20].
• U.S. Route 66's partially coincident with is recorded as Historic Route 66^[21].
• U.S. Route 66's date of official opening is recorded as November 11, 1926^[22].
• U.S. Route 66's road number is recorded as US 66^[23].
• U.S. Route 66's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+2448'}^[24].
• U.S. Route 66's hashtag is recorded as Route66^[25].
• U.S. Route 66's date of official closure is recorded as June 27, 1985^[26].
• U.S. Route 66's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of U.S. Route 66^[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 66 is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include California^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1850^[30]; Arizona^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1912^[33]; New Mexico^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1912^[36], headquartered in Santa Fe^[37]; Texas^[6], an U.S. state^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1845^[40], headquartered in Austin^[41]; Oklahoma^[7], an U.S. state^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1907^[44], headquartered in Oklahoma City^[45]; and Kansas^[8], an U.S. state^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1861^[48].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 66's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+2448'}^[24].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 66's instance of is recorded as road^[11].

History and Context

November 11, 1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 66^[14]. Will Rogers is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 66 ranks in the top 0.013% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,607 views/month, #1 of 7,994).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]