Route 66 Did Not Die. Interstate 40 Strangled It Slowly

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[00:00:00]This empty road was once one of America's most famous promises.

[00:00:05]>> Route 66 carried dust bowl migrants, vacation traffic, truckers, and neon era tourism from Chicago toward Lowe's Angels. Then Interstate 40 and other faster highways did what ruins rarely show clearly. They moved the customers without moving the buildings. In 1985, Route 66 was officially decommissioned.

[00:00:29]Many towns were not destroyed by one disaster. They were bypassed mile by mile.

[00:00:35]>> That is why the road still feels inhabited by traffic that never arrives.