U.S. Route 66 U.S. Route 66 U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways in the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending in Santa Monica, California, near Los Angeles, covering a total of . It was recognized in popular
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad parcels of land west of Downtown Los Angeles, out to the ocean, and down the coast to present-day Redondo Beach. In 1906 the company owned and operated 405 cars: 144 passenger cars, 6 parlor cars, 17 electric locomotives, 221 freight cars, 5 mail cars and 12 repair service cars. Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Steam locomotive line ran from Los Angeles to Santa Monica, with stops in Hollywood and Colegrove. Los Angeles Pacific Railroad ran the: Los Angeles Pacific Railroad, Sherman line, Balloon Route Trolley Trip, Port Los Angeles-Santa Monica Canyon Line, Venice Short Line, Redondo Beach via del Rey Line,