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The historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) ran east–west across the central part of the state of New Mexico, along the path now taken by Interstate 40 (I-40). However, until 1937, it took a longer route via Los Lunas , Albuquerque , and Santa Fe , now roughly New Mexico State Road 6 (NM 6), I-25 , and US 84 .
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The history of Route 66 in New Mexico is a twisted one — literally. The United States embarked on a plan to connect rapidly urbanizing cities with rural communities across more than half the country. It was 1926, and the post-World War I economy began to rely on motor vehicles to transport crops, goods, and people from the furthest corners of ...
In New Mexico, Route 66 dips, curves, and winds across arid rangeland, mesas, railroad towns, tribal communities, and National Monuments. Settlements were established according to topography and availability of water and are usually separated by many miles.
Route 66 was created when the state was only 14 years old, crossing New Mexico and becoming the gateway to the southwest. New Mexico Governor A.T. Hannett introduced Route 66 to the state in 1926 and was instrumental in leading the charge for the National Highway System formed in 1927.
Route 66. ROUTE 66: THE MOTHER ROAD. In its heyday, all 465 miles of New Mexico's Route 66 bustled with life and played home to some of the most iconic experiences of American West: herds of antelope on the high prairie, dramatic mountain vistas, and the tribal cultures of New Mexico's native Puebloan people.
