Where is the loneliest highway?

IN JULY 1986, Life magazine described Nevada's Highway 50 from Baker to Dayton as the “Loneliest Road in America.” Life recommended that drivers have “survival skills” to travel the route. The Highway 50 Survival Guide is a challenge to travelers to learn for themselves about America's Loneliest Road.



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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.”

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Blue Whale of Catoosa (Catoosa, Oklahoma) Every Route 66 road trip needs a few stops at roadside oddities, and this giant blue whale in a small lake is one of the most famous. Enter the whale if you dare, or simply grab souvenirs at the gift shop after you've snapped your photo.

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Although it is no longer possible to drive US 66 uninterrupted all the way from Chicago to Los Angeles, much of the original route and alternate alignments are still drivable with careful planning. Some stretches are quite well preserved, including one between Springfield, Missouri, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Of the original 2,448 miles that made up Route 66, about 80-85% is still drivable.

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Highway 50 - better known as the Loneliest Highway - stretches from Fallon, Nevada (near the much bigger city of Reno) all the way across the state to Delta, Utah.

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