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Hitting the road, and finding ourselves
Matthew Bell
It doesn鈥檛 actually exist anymore, bureaucratically speaking. That鈥檚 because the official name was decommissioned in 1985. But the old Route 66 鈥� also known as the 鈥淢ain Street of America鈥� 鈥� stretching 2,400 miles across eight U.S. states, from Chicago to Santa Monica 鈥� is turning 100.
And it鈥檚 still one of the most famous roads in the world. One historian calls it both a place and an idea: about freedom, democratic participation, and an imaginary home. So, what can Route 66 still tell us about ourselves? Harry Bruinius dives into that question. It鈥檚 one of our top stories today at 海角大神. It鈥檚 also part of a larger reporting project that we鈥檙e doing this summer, focused on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
