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State Route 66
Maintained by Arizona Department of Transportation
Length:	66.59 mi[1] (107.17 km)
West end:	I-40 in Kingman
East end:	I-40 in Seligman
State routes in Arizona < SR 65 SR 67 > Unconstructed - Former

State Route 66 (SR 66) is a surface road in the U.S. state of Arizona in Mohave and Coconino Counties.

Route description

Historic US 66

The road continues east into Yavapai county as a county-maintained road that is not officially part of the state highway system. State Route 66 is a relic of the former U.S. Route 66, and is the only part of old US 66 in Arizona to have state route markers. Its western terminus is near Kingman at exit 52 on Interstate 40 and its eastern terminus lies near Seligman at exit 123 on Interstate 40.

State Route 66 tends downward toward the west, with the vegetation becoming more desert-like toward Kingman. The terrain changes at a slower pace than the more direct Interstate 40, making it a scenic alternative at the cost of some time. It still serves communities that the freeway avoids, including Valentine and Peach Springs; it enters the Hualapai Indian Reservation. For those willing to take the time to appreciate the scenery, it is a good alternative to the high-speed freeway.

History

U.S. Route 66 in Arizona

It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled U.S. Route 66 in Arizona. ()

U.S. Route 66 (now State Route 66) west of Seligman, Arizona

Between the California state line and Kingman, the original alignment is now known as Oatman Road and passed through the old mining town of Oatman. A later alignment (via Yucca) is now Interstate 40. The older alignment passes through the Black Mountains complete with numerous hairpin turns. This area is desert.

From Kingman to Seligman, it followed modern State Route 66 as described above. Much of old 66 all the way to the New Mexico state line has been replaced with I-40. Older stretches of the highway exist as frontage roads and business loops of I-40. Between Seligman to east of Flagstaff, the area is mountainous (not desert) and covered with pine forests. The old section through Flagstaff itself is officially named "Route 66". Shortly before joining I-40 east of Flagstaff, US 66 passes through the famous Winona, a small unincorporated community made famous in the song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66".

The Meteor Crater is south of old US 66 at Meteor City, at Joseph City is the Jack Rabbit Trading Post, which once posted signs up and down the highway for hundreds of miles, and at Holbrook is the Wigwam Village Motel, a motor court built to resemble a group of teepees. About sixty miles before reaching New Mexico, the highway originally passed through the Painted Desert, though this section is now cut off.

State route

In 1984, US 66 was officially removed from the state highway system of Arizona. Most of the old highway had been replaced by I-40, but the portion between Kingman and Seligman where I-40 followed a new alignment to the south became SR 66.^[2] In 1990, the state turned over the easternmost 16.8 miles (27.0 km) of SR 66 to Yavapai County for maintenance.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Junction	Notes
Mohave	Kingman	0.07	I-40
Coconino		66.59	Temporary end of SR 66

References

External links

• SR 66 at Arizona Roads
• Kingman-AZ.com - A Local Directory of Businesses, Community Info., Real Estate, Churches, Etc., in Kingman, AZ

U.S. Route 66
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