2006-07-19 12:20:07 · 3 answers · asked by stellar_sky2 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It was too curvy, both locally and across the US (they want the interstates to go mostly either North-South or East-West).
Rt 66 went from Chicago to LA in a great sweeping curve.
2006-07-19 12:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The boom days of the internal combustion engine coupled with post WWII economic expantion required more road capacity for coast to coast and border to border travel both for pleasure travel and commercial interests. The narrow 2 lane roads just weren't cutting it for either interest. Rail traffic was incalpable of handling the increased demand and would soon be obsolete. The interstate system and airline development was the answer for the time. The movie "Cars" is a good illustration of some of the effects of the interstate system on hwys such as 66, 90 etc. The other side of that is, Holiday Inn, McDonalds, Petro, etc. etc.
Can you imagine the condition of a loaf of bread shipped from Flowers Bakery in Atlanta to L.A. after traveling RTE 66?
Aside from these factors, there were a lot of returning GIs who needed jobs and the US Congress was rolling in money to spend on economic development.
2006-07-19 20:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by bpflyguy1990 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bits of it are still there, as local roads. I have driven on some of it. But as a through route it was replaced by the Interstates.
2006-07-19 19:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋