If you're planning to drive all of Route 20, how much time do you need? Google Maps says the driving time is 52 hours. But with traffic and rest stops, figure more like 60 hours.
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U.S. Highway 20 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for 3,365 miles from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts.
At over 3300 miles (5400km) U.S. Route 20 is the longest road trip road in the United States. U.S. Route 20 covers 3,365 miles, from Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. In 1926, it officially became a U.S. Highway, and during its early years, terminated at Yellow Stone National Park.
If you're not planning on taking a long road trip, a good rule of thumb is to budget about $150 per day. Broken down even further, this budget per day would look like $20 for snacks, $30 for gas and $100 for hotel costs, according to Kroeger.
SR 20 passes through a wide variety of landscapes in Northern California, including redwood forest, the largest natural lake wholly located within California (Clear Lake), the Central Valley, Gold Country and the Sierra Nevada.
Route 66 became a popular route because of the active promotion of the U.S 66 Highway Association, which advertised it as “the shortest, best and most scenic route from Chicago through St. Louis to Los Angeles.”
In July 1986, Life magazine published an article that gave US 50 in Nevada the name The Loneliest Road in America. The article portrayed the highway, and rural Nevada, as a place devoid of civilization.