New Mexico`s Route 66
(WorldNews Mexico)

Born in 1926 as one of our country´s first numbered highways, the road has been romanticized with a hit song and, in the early 1960s, a popular TV series. Spanning 2,400 miles between Chicago and Los Angeles (later, Santa Monica), Route 66 served as a thoroughfare to the hope for a better life in warm and sunny California. Following decommission in 1985, much of the old road began to vanish as sections were abandoned or overlaid by interstate. Picturesque restaurants, gas stations and motor courts that once lined the highway fell into disuse and were demolished or vandalized. Remaining portions of the old highway and its historic tourist facilities continue to draw adventurous individuals to...