U.S. Route 66 in Kansas U.S. Route 66 in Kansas U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66), the historic east–west US highway between Chicago, Illinois and Santa Monica, California, passed through one brief segment in the southeastern corner of Kansas. It entered the state south of Baxter Springs and continued north until it crossed the Brush Creek, from where it turned east and left the state in Galena. After the decertification of the highway in 1985, this road segment was numbered as US-69 (alternate) from Quapaw, Oklahoma north to Riverton, Kansas and as K-66 (Kansas highway) from Riverton east to Route 66 in Missouri. The
Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of the State Borders" (), below the inscription, "№" in relief followed by a horizontal line for the award serial number, below the line, the maker's mark. The medal is suspended to a standard Russian pentagonal mount by a ring through the medal's suspension loop. The mount is covered by an overlapping 24mm wide green silk moiré ribbon with 3mm red edge stripes. Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of the State Borders" The Medal "For Distinction in Protection of the State Borders" () is a state award of the Russian Federation. It can trace its lineage back to the Soviet Medal "For Distinction