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Route 66 Was Decommissioned in 1985 — So Why Does the Whole World Still Drive It?

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 01/07/2026

America's most famous highway isn't officially a highway at all. How Kerouac, a Corvette TV show, and international tourists turned a dead road into a global pilgrimage.

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Route 66 Was Decommissioned in 1985 — So Why Does the Whole World Still Drive It?