One Century, One Road Route 66, ‘The Main Street of America,’ turns 100 By Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans. It was created to connect us, a fused chain of existing roadways many ...

One Century, One Road. Chicago Tribune. Fri, May 30, ... John Steinbeck called it “the mother road, the road of flight.” Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.