FIRST Paved Road to Connect Midwest to Pacific Coast - Clarendon, TX
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The Snowdog
N 35° 10.743 W 100° 49.805
14S E 333356 N 3894432
A plaque describing Route 66 as the first paved road to connect the Midwest to the Pacific Coast is at the entrance to this rest area - in Clarendon, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM1689J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2022
Views: 1
The Conley County Safety Rest Area (Eastbound), on the south side of I-40, serves only eastbound traffic. It is a "safety" rest area because storm shelters are among the facilities. The entire area sports a Route 66 theme, and several markers set in the concrete sidewalks give some history of the Mother Road. This one is right in front of the entrance.
TRANSPORTATION HISTORY
Route 66 was the first paved road to link the Midwest to the Pacific Coast. Prior to its construction in 1926, there had been no roadway on which anyone in a motor vehicle could easily travel cross-country. Route 66 represents the transition from the rural dirt road to the efficient modern super-highway. Although it is no longer a continuous roadway, its alignment from Chicago to Los Angeles is still about 200 miles shorter than present day super-highway routes.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1926
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