Does anyone know why Route 66 is called "The Mother Road"?
2007-03-20 15:32:10 · 5 answers · asked by Mike M. 7 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
I traveled Route 66 for a month and asked this same question to a lot of locals. I got several responses, the main one is because it crossed from one side of the country to the other (ok well really Chicago to California). I also know that durring the dust bowel thousands of families traveled to find another life. In my parents/grandparents time they called it the " mother road" because that was the route they followed for vactation. I do believe that the main reason it is called the " Mother Road" is due to 2 books "The Grapes of Wrath" and Michael Wallis book "The Mother Road". Route 66 is also known as "Main Street America", "The Wil Rogers Highway" and many more names, just depends where you are. Route 66 is great and the people who live and work the road really do think of it as the Mother Road since this is how they live. I have traveled all over but, Route 66 was the best trip yet. People want to share their stories, they love the old highway and they truly understand why this road is important to history. The Mother Road goes through small towns, it is not an interstate any more, it is an old school highway but, because of it we have interstates! The future generations will never understand how it is to go on a road trip, what it is like to see the true America that is why I believe that Route 66 is the "Mother Road". Here are some sites I used to plan our trip I hope that they can answer even more questions for you!
www.historic66.com
www.national66.com
Best Site:
www.historic66.com/description
www.route66magazine.com
www.bygonebyways.com/Route 66.htm
2007-03-21 17:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by surfjax32 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was the first highway across the US going from Chicago, Illinois to Palm Springs, Califoria. The first 2 lane all paved road. Everyone wanted to travel it.
2007-03-20 15:52:38 · answer #2 · answered by classy chick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was the first road that went cross country from one coast to the other coast. That was back before Eisenhower began the interstate highway system.
2007-03-20 15:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Annie D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 08:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by mayze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because it is the longest route in the US! And some how all others connect.
2007-03-20 15:35:17 · answer #5 · answered by princess froggie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋