U.S. Route 66 in California | us route 66
HighwayinCaliforniaThisarticleisaboutthesectionofU.S.Route66inCalifornia.Fortheentireroute,seeU.S.Route66.U.S.Route 66(US 66,Route 66)isapartofaformerUnitedStatesNumberedHighwayinthestateofCaliforniathatranfromthewestinSantaMonicaonthePacificOceanthroughLosAngelesandSanBernardinotoNeedlesattheArizonastateline.Itwastruncatedduringthe1964renumberinganditssignageremovedin1974.ThehighwayisnowmostlyreplacedwithseveralstreetsinLosAngeles,StateRoute2(SR 2),SR 110,SR 66,SanBernardinoCountyRoute66(CR...
Highway in California
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 66 in California. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 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.
History[edit]US 66 was assigned by the American Association of State Highway Officials in November 1926 and signed in 1928 by the Automobile Club of Southern California; however historic US 66 shields and even present day US 66 shields remain.[3] US 66 continued to be signed east of Pasadena until 1974, when it was removed, and the remain...