ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: TI DP 7-0-0-0

HR2003: Route 66 centennial

Sponsor: Representative Biasiucci, LD 30

House Engrossed

Overview

Stipulates that the Members of the House of Representatives recognize the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and encourage Arizonans and visitors across the country and globe to participate in the centennial celebrations of the road.

History

In 1926, the Bureau of Roads created the Federal Highway System and Route 66 was created from existing local, state and federal roadways. In Arizona, more than 385 miles of the route exist within the state, including 158 miles across Western Arizona, from Topock to Crookton Road near Ash Fork, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism.

After the last segment of Route 66 in the nation was bypassed by the interstate in Williams, Arizona in 1984, a grassroots effort rallied to form the Arizona Route 66 Association to preserve and commemorate the route. By 1994, Arizona Route 66 was designated an Arizona Scenic Byway, and by 2009, it became an All American Road. The Bureau of Land Management also designated the 42-mile section of Route 66 through their lands between Kingman and Topock as a Backcountry Byway, according to the U.S. National Park Service.

Provisions

1. Stipulates that the Members of the House of Representatives:

a. recognize the 100th anniversary of Route 66; and

b. encourage Arizonans and visitors from across the country and globe to participate in the centennial celebrations across Arizona's stretch of the Mother Road.

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