U.S. Route 66 in California

U.S. Route 66 marker
U.S. Route 66
Will Rogers Highway
One of the former routings of Route 66 in California.
Route information
Maintained by CDOH
Length316 mi[1] (509 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)–June 25, 1979 (1979-06-25)[2]
Tourist
routes
Historic Route 66
Major junctions
West end
US 101 Alt. / SR 1 in Santa Monica
Major intersections
East end US 66 at Arizona state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesLos Angeles, San Bernardino
Highway system
SR 65 SR 66

U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) is a part of a former United States Numbered Highway in the state of California that ran from the west in Santa Monica on the Pacific Ocean through Los Angeles and San Bernardino to Needles at the Arizona state line. It was truncated during the 1964 renumbering and its signage removed in 1974. The highway is now mostly replaced with several streets in Los Angeles, State Route 2 (SR 2), SR 110, SR 66, San Bernardino County Route 66 (CR 66), Interstate 15 (I-15), and I-40.

  1. ^ "Route 66 California". RoadTripUSA.com. Avalon Travel. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 25, 1979). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 1 – via Wikimedia Commons.