美国66号公路近年原文.ppt

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美国66号公路近年原文.ppt

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?Route?66--TheMainStreetofAmerica

Existed:November26,1926–June27,1985Itbegantobuildin1927andcompleteduntil1938.Now,thisroaddoesnotexistintheunitedstatesroadmap.

Thehighway,whichbecameoneofthemostfamousroadsinAmerica,originallyranfrom?Chicago,?Illinois,through?Missouri,?Kansas,?Oklahoma,Texas,?NewMexico,and?Arizona?beforeendingat?SantaMonica,?California,coveringatotalof2,448miles(3,940?km).

Trafficgrewonthehighwaybecauseofthegeographythroughwhichitpassed.MuchofthehighwaywasessentiallyflatandthismadethehighwayapopulartruckrouteTheDustBowlofthe1930ssawmanyfarmingfamilies,mainlyfromOklahoma,Arkansas,Kansas,andTexas,headingwestforagriculturaljobsinCalifornia.AndduringtheDepression,itgavesomerelieftocommunitieslocatedonthehighway.

DuringWorldWarII,moremigrationwestoccurredbecauseofwar-relatedindustriesinCalifornia.Route66,alreadypopularandfullypaved,becameoneofthemainroutesandalsoservedformovingmilitaryequipment.WorldWarIIVeteransMemorial

Inthe1950s,Route66becamethemainhighwayforvacationersheadingtoLosAngeles.?Theroadpassedthroughthe?PaintedDesert?andnearthe?GrandCanyon.

In1990,thestateofMissourideclaredRoute66inthatstateaStateHistoricRoute“.

In1999,President?BillClinton?signeda?NationalRoute?66PreservationBill?whichprovidedfor$10millioninmatchingfundgrantsforpreservingandrestoringthehistoricfeaturesalongtheroute

TheGrapesofWrathCarsRoute66

Ifyoueverplantomotorwest,travelmyway,takethehighwaythatsthebest.GetyourkicksonRoutesix-six.ItwindsfromChicagotoLA,morethantwothousandmilesalltheway.GetyourkicksonRoutesix-six.NowyougothroughSaintLouisJoplin,Missouri,andOklahomaCityismightypretty.YouseeAmarillo,Gallup,NewMexico,Flagstaff,Arizona.DontforgetWinona,K