Interstate 90 has earned its nickname, America's Great Road, thanks to its impressive length of 3,102 miles from the West Coast to the East Coast. Like I-70 and I-40, I-90 transverses the nation, but this interstate is often less trafficked than the others because of its route far to the north of the country.
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.
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 some states Rt 66 is not well- marked and it was often difficult to find where it picks up when one section of it ends. But all in all it is worth the effort if you want to see some almost forgotten bits of Americana. Lots of worthwhile stops along the way, but they are scattered across 2,400 miles.