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 (10,343 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 traffic sign is recorded as US 66.svg^[10].
• U.S. Route 66's route map is recorded as Map of US 66.svg^[11].
• U.S. Route 66's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[12].
• U.S. Route 66's image is recorded as Route66 2004.jpg^[13].
• U.S. Route 66's instance of is recorded as road^[14].
• Will Rogers is named after U.S. Route 66^[15].
• U.S. Route 66's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239123146^[16].
• U.S. Route 66's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315527102^[17].
• U.S. Route 66's GND ID is recorded as 4290117-0^[18].
• U.S. Route 66's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88002477^[19].
• U.S. Route 66's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125515150^[20].
• U.S. Route 66's IdRef ID is recorded as 08612773X^[21].
• U.S. Route 66's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 66^[22].
• +1926-11-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 66^[23].
• U.S. Route 66's terminus location is recorded as Santa Monica^[24].
• U.S. Route 66's terminus location is recorded as Chicago^[25].
• U.S. Route 66's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.006952, 'lon': -89.77948}^[26].
• U.S. Route 66's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kpw3^[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'}^[49].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 66's instance of is recorded as road^[14].

History and Context

+1926-11-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 66^[23]. Will Rogers is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 66 ranks in the top 0.013% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,343 views/month, #1 of 7,994).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]