Why America Stopped Building Roads Like Route 66

#route66 #documentary #engineering 🖨️ Turn your printer into a landmark factory 👉 https://eticlub.com Route 66 opened in 1926. One hundred years ago. It connected eight states, three time zones, and miles of small-town economy. By 1985, that road was decommissioned. Why did America stop building roads like this? And why are so many people still obsessed with Route 66? Voiceover by Ken Moon https://www.voices.com/profile/kenmoon -------------------------------------------- 🔥 Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@engineeringimpossiblenow/?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------- WANT MORE VIDEOS? WATCH NEXT 🔥 INSIDE The Pentagon - World’s Most Powerful Building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2sroZtHI2o 🔥 Why Did They Build Venice On Water and How? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1choWxuQZI 🔥 Why Is New York’s Most Iconic Flatiron Building Totally Empty? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9byCRM5Np4 🔥 Aboard Air Force One - America's Most Influential Plane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EgGX6a4OK0 🔥 How Long Can the Eiffel Tower Actually Survive? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNOOd7ocxs -------------------------------------------- SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES Please email [email protected] -------------------------------------------- All the videos, songs, and images used in this video belong to their respective owners, and neither I nor this channel claims any rights to them. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.