 U.S. Highway 66 | ||||||||||
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| Will Rogers Highway | ||||||||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||||||||
| Existed | November 11, 1926–June 26, 1985[1] | |||||||||
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| West end |  US 66 at the Arizona state line | |||||||||
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| East end | US 66 at the Texas state line | |||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||
| State | New Mexico | |||||||||
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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. Large portions of the old road parallel to I-40 have been designated NM 117, NM 118, NM 122, NM 124, NM 333, three separate loops of I-40 Business, and state-maintained frontage roads.
It is one of the roads on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[2]
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 26, 1985). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 5 – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Trail of the Ancients". New Mexico Tourism Department. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.