15:08Why America Stopped Building Roads Like Route 66
Curiosity Gap
- Route 66 is America's most famous road trip, so its shield is known on sight.
- STILL DRIVABLE says the old road held up, sharpening the question of why we stopped.
- A red line from Santa Monica to Chicago shows the route in one glance.
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Roads Like Route 66 turns one famous road into a type, so the question is about how America builds now, not just nostalgia.
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Setting the shield in the middle of a satellite map shows the famous badge and the road's size together, from the Pacific to Chicago.
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