Route 66

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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In the early 20th century, as automobiles became more and more popular, the need for a national system of roads in the United States became more evident. One of the suggested roads connected the city of Chicago, Illinois, on the Great Lakes, with the city of Los Angeles, California, on the Pacific Ocean. In 1926 the route was established, following paths and trails which had been used for centuries, and quickly found itself as a central object of popular culture. Learn more about Route 66, its history, and its legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Sign up for your TRIAL today at Noom.com Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the early 20th century, as automobiles became more and more popular, the need for a national system of roads in the United States became more evident.
0:07.0	One of the suggested roads connected the city of Chicago, Illinois on the Great Lakes, with the city of Los Angeles, California on the Pacific Ocean.
0:15.2	In 1926, the route was established following the paths and trails which had been used for centuries,
0:20.5	and it quickly found itself as a central object of popular culture.
0:24.0	Learn more about Route 66, its history and its legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. And the Prior to the development of the automobile, there was no nationwide system of roads in the United States.
0:50.0	Roads were usually local affairs, usually designed to connect point A to point B.
0:55.0	Anything major which needed to be transported between cities was done either by water or by locomotive.
1:01.0	Any roads that did exist were traversed slowly by horses or on foot. The automobile
1:06.1	changed everything. Now almost anybody could go anywhere relatively quickly.
1:10.5	Goods could be transported on trucks that didn't require large trains.
1:15.0	The explosion in automobiles required roads that they could drive on.
1:18.0	In 1916, the Federal Aid Road Act was passed, which was the first federal highway legislation in American history.
1:24.9	A year later, every U.S. state had a highway agency that could receive federal funds.
1:29.8	Wisconsin became the very first state to number their highways in 1918 and Missouri soon followed.
1:35.0	The first vestiges of a national highway plan were in the 1916 bill,
1:40.0	but little was done until after another bill with more funding was passed in 1925.
1:45.0	After the 1925 bill passed Congress,
1:48.0	the Joint Board of Interstate Highways was established
1:51.0	to create a national highway system complete with a highway numbering plan.
1:55.0	The Joint Board of Interstate Highways
1:57.0	made several important decisions that we still live with today.
2:00.0	One was to number federal highways similar to what Wisconsin and Missouri did.
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