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100 years of US routes: 1926-2026
US route endpoint in
1927-1962
Among Route 66 enthusiasts, Holbrook is well-known as one of the interesting small towns through which their beloved route passed. Less commonly-known is the fact that Holbrook also marked the terminus of two other US routes over a period of nearly 40 years. This photo was looking north on Navajo Boulevard at Hopi Drive. In 1927 this was the west end of US 70. Straight ahead on Navajo was eastbound US 66, while westbound was to the left on Hopi:
Sanderson, Mar. 2012
In 1932, this westernmost segment of US 70 became part of US 260, and that junction marked the terminus of that route for the next 30 years:
c. 1927, Rand McNally
c. 1939, Rand McNally
This shot was taken looking the opposite direction (south on Navajo). Originally this was the perspective of a traveler on westbound US 66, which continued to the right on Hopi. Straight ahead was the west beginning of US 70, and later US 260:
Sanderson, Mar. 2012
This last photo was looking east on Hopi. This was once eastbound US 66, which continued to the left on Navajo. To the right was originally the west beginning of US 70, and then for several years it was the west beginning of US 260. But that designation was eliminated in 1962, when US 180 was extended westward, swallowing up the entirety of what had been US 260:
Sanderson, Mar. 2012
Research and/or image credits: Dale Sanderson
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