UNDERNEWS: Get your clicks on Route 66

March 1, 2024

Get your clicks on Route 66

Nice News - Nearly a century on from its creation, Route 66 is one of the most famous roadways in the United States. “The appeal of driving Route 66 today is being able to have the feeling of stepping back in time, with all the old signs, diners, and gas stations along the route,” Rose Geralds, a guide at the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum, told National Geographic writer Zoey Goto. Though there are now faster and more modern highways that can get you from Chicago to Los Angeles, it remains a quintessentially American road trip — and it’s getting a 21st century upgrade ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2026. A network of electric vehicle charging stations is being installed along the 2,448-mile route, so it will soon be possible to drive the entire thing in an EV.

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