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Getting kicks on Route 66
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WINSLOW, Ariz.— U.S. 66, better known as Route 66, was once called names like "The Mother Road" and "The Main Street of America." First opened in 1926, the highway connected Chicago and Los Angeles and a ton of little towns in between. The road wasn’t completely paved until 1938 and less than 20 years later was being replaced by the interstate highway system.