Building Route 66

Building Route 66 book cover — com abdopublishing Publishing Abdo of Imprint An Sandcastle Super DOUDNA ENGINEERING MARVELS BUILDING ROUTE 66 KELLY Consulting Editor Diane Craig M A Reading Specialist

Building Route 66 — page 1 — ROUTE 66 WHAT IS A ROAD Roads are hard flat surfaces They have been around for thousands of years Roads connect houses and towns Cars bikes and people travel down roads Roads exist all over the world Route 66 is a famous road It was one of the first US Highways Route 66 was part of a system of roads It went across the country

Building Route 66 — page 2 — ROUTE 66 LOCATION United States ENDPOINTS Chicago Illinois and Santa Monica California BUILDING STARTED 1926 BUILDING COMPLETED 1938 KEY DEVELOPER Cyrus Avery TOTAL LENGTH 2,451 miles 3,945 km

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