During the 1920s, the automobile industry was growing. There were about ten million registered cars during this time. Federal highway officials knew they needed to add more roads and highway systems capable for many Americans to drive on. (Crapanzano) A man named Cyrus Avery, Oklahoma real estate agent and coal company owner, and John Woodruff, a highway official, both had a vision of having a “superhighway” from Chicago to Los Angeles. This would help bring many industries and companies from the East to the West. Avery wanted the route like this because it would redirect traffic from Kanas City, Denver, and many other cities and boost their state’s wealth. (Ronca) The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials first
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Highway 66 Association to help complete the rest of the paving of the highway and to promote drivers to drive on this route. (Crapanzano) They first advertisement of Route 66 was at the “Bunion Derby”, a race on foot from Los Angeles to New York. The path from Los Angeles to Chicago would be on Route 66. This race would help introduce the new highway to many people. In 1932, Route 66 was advertised in many newspapers telling Americans to take this route when they come to Los Angeles for the 1932 Summer Olympics Games. After these advertisements of Route 66 were published, this helped many Americans to know about this route. There was an increase in traffic and many Americans used this route to visit many sites and cities. …show more content…
Highway 66 Association. Route 66 was the first highway completely paved in America in the late 1930s. (Guthrie) Even though all Route 66 was paved some parts were considered dangerous. Some parts of the highway was nicknamed, “Bloody 66”, “Bloody Highway”, or “Death Alley”. One part of Route 66 in Towanda, Illinois was nicknamed, “Dead Man’s Curve”. It has this nickname because it is a very sharp curve that is only 18 feet wide for two-way traffic. Soon as drivers get on this curve they won’t know how sharp the turn is and would go very at a very high speed. Some drivers would lose control and they would either would crash into on coming traffic or lose control and go off road. (Scott) Even though there were many dangerous parts on Route 66, it was still considered a popular highway.
Highway 66 Association to help complete the rest of the paving of the highway and to promote drivers to drive on this route. (Crapanzano) They first advertisement of Route 66 was at the “Bunion Derby”, a race on foot from Los Angeles to New York. The path from Los Angeles to Chicago would be on Route 66. This race would help introduce the new highway to many people. In 1932, Route 66 was advertised in many newspapers telling Americans to take this route when they come to Los Angeles for the 1932 Summer Olympics Games. After these advertisements of Route 66 were published, this helped many Americans to know about this route. There was an increase in traffic and many Americans used this route to visit many sites and cities. …show more content…
Highway 66 Association. Route 66 was the first highway completely paved in America in the late 1930s. (Guthrie) Even though all Route 66 was paved some parts were considered dangerous. Some parts of the highway was nicknamed, “Bloody 66”, “Bloody Highway”, or “Death Alley”. One part of Route 66 in Towanda, Illinois was nicknamed, “Dead Man’s Curve”. It has this nickname because it is a very sharp curve that is only 18 feet wide for two-way traffic. Soon as drivers get on this curve they won’t know how sharp the turn is and would go very at a very high speed. Some drivers would lose control and they would either would crash into on coming traffic or lose control and go off road. (Scott) Even though there were many dangerous parts on Route 66, it was still considered a popular highway.