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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
The original telegram composed at a meeting of highway officials and sent from Springfield, Missouri on April 30, 1926 naming the highway U.S. 66 is on display at the History Museum located on Park Central Square.
Public Domain. Judy Walker
Download Original (3666 x 2933 pixels, 3434.1 MB)
