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3353 - Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

A great tourist card of the famous American highway, Route 66. U.S. Highway 66 was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. The route became one of the most famous roads in the United States. It ran from Chicago to Santa Monica, California and covered almost 4000 km. 

Bobby Troup wrote a song about the highway, (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, and there was even a television series called Route 66 that ran from 1960 to 1964. The series was about two men travelling the United States in a Chevrolet Corvette convertible, and the events and consequences surrounding their journeys. Martin Milner and Buz Murdock starred, with Murdock leaving during season 3 due to illness and Clenn Corbett replaced him. 

Route 66 is featured in Disney/Pixar's film Cars. John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath features the famous highway. In the bock, the highway symbolizes escape, loss, and the hope for a new beginning. 

The highway underwent many improvements and realignments and was officially removed from the United States Numbered Highway System in 1985. The entirety of the highway was replaced by segments of the Interstate Highway System. However, portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona have been communally designed a National Scenic Byway (Historic Route 66). 

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