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
Stockton–Los Angeles Road Porter Putnam, who ran the place in 1860 later founded Porterville there in 1864. From Tule River the Stockton-Los Angeles route ran 5.10 miles to More's Creek (now Deer Creek). Then the road then ran 11.1 miles southeast to Stickneys Ferry on White Creek, (now White River). About 5 miles southeast of More's Creek midway to White River, Fountain Springs was established before 1855, at the junction of the Stockton–Los Angeles Road and the road to the Kern River gold mines. From Stickneys Ferry it was 24.3 miles to the Depot Camp and the road crossing of Poso Creek. From