Arizona State Route 66
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| Maintained by Arizona Department of Transportation | ||||
| Length: | 66.59 mi[1] (107.17 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1984 (from US 66) – present | |||
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| West end: |  I-40 in Kingman |
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| East end: | I-40 in Seligman |
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State Routes in Arizona
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→State Route 66 (SR 66) is a surface road in the U.S. state of Arizona in Mohave and Coconino Counties. In 1914, the road was designated "National Old Trails Highway" but in 1926 was re-designated as U.S. Route 66.[2] In 1984, U.S. Route 66 was dropped from the highway system. Parts of the highway were either absorbed into I-40, turned over to the state (SR 66), or turned over to Yavapai County.
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[edit] Route description
The road continues east into Yavapai County as a county-maintained road that is not officially part of the state highway system. State Route 66 is a relic of the former U.S. Route 66 (US 66), and is the only part of old US 66 in Arizona to have state route markers. Its western terminus is near Kingman at exit 52 on Interstate 40 and its eastern terminus lies near Seligman at exit 123 on Interstate 40.
State Route 66 tends downward toward the west, with the vegetation becoming more desert-like toward Kingman. The terrain changes at a slower pace than the more direct Interstate 40, making it a scenic alternative at the cost of some time. It still serves communities that the freeway avoids, including Valentine and Peach Springs; it enters the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
[edit] History
[edit] U.S. Route 66 in Arizona
Between the California state line and Kingman, the original alignment is now known as Oatman Road and passed through the old mining town of Oatman. A later alignment (via Yucca) is now Interstate 40. The older alignment passes through the Black Mountains complete with numerous hairpin turns. This area is desert.
From Kingman to Seligman, it followed modern State Route 66 as described above. Much of old 66 all the way to the New Mexico state line has been replaced with I-40. Older stretches of the highway exist as frontage roads and business loops of I-40. Between Seligman to east of Flagstaff, the area is mountainous (not desert) and covered with pine forests. The old section through Flagstaff itself is officially named "Route 66". Shortly before joining I-40 east of Flagstaff, US 66 passes through Winona, a small unincorporated community made famous in the song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66".
The Meteor Crater is south of old US 66 at Meteor City. at Joseph City is the Jack Rabbit Trading Post, which once posted signs up and down the highway for hundreds of miles, and at Holbrook is the Wigwam Village Motel, a motor court built to resemble a group of teepees. About sixty miles before reaching New Mexico, the highway originally passed through the Painted Desert, though this section is now cut off.
[edit] State route
In 1984, US 66 was officially removed from the state highway system of Arizona. Most of the old highway had been replaced by I-40, but the portion between Kingman and Seligman where I-40 followed a new alignment to the south became SR 66.[3] In 1990, the state turned over the easternmost 16.8 miles (27.0 km) of SR 66 (known as Crookston Rd) to Yavapai County for maintenance.[4]
[edit] National Register of Historic Places
There are several National Register of Historic Places associated with Old Route 66:
- Abandoned Route 66, Ash Fork Hill
- Abandoned Route 66, Parks (1921) - east of Parks, Arizona
- Abandoned Route 66, Parks (1921) - west of Parks, Arizona
In addition, there are several along the Old Route 66.
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[5] | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Mohave |
Kingman | 0.00 |  Historic US 66 west (Andy Devine Street) |
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| 0.22– 0.25 |
 I-40 / US 93 – Needles, Kingman |
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| Coconino |
No major junctions | ||||||
| Yavapai |
No major junctions | ||||||
| Coconino |
66.74 | End state maintenance | |||||
| SR 66 designation continues to I-40 in Seligman | |||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log". http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/2008SHSLog.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ National Old Trails Highway- Retrieved 2012-02-11
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1984-10-A-065". http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/pdf/resolutionfull/1984-10-A-065.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation. "ADOT Right-of-Way Resolution 1990-07-A-053". http://www.azhighwaydata.com/resolutions/?resnum=1990-07-A-053. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Arizona Department of Transportation (2009). "State Highway System Log" (PDF). pp. 167–170. http://mpd.azdot.gov/mpd/data/Reports/PDF/2009SHSLog.pdf. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
[edit] External links
- SR 66 at Arizona Roads
- Kingmanliving.com - Kingman's Best Local Community Resource for Businesses and Community Information
- Kingman-AZ.com - A Local Directory of Businesses, Community Info., Real Estate, Churches, Etc., in Kingman, AZ
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