"Official" west end of US 66 designated

[Jeff Morrison]

Wednesday night, NBC had a 30-second piece on the US highway system.
Brian Williams said, "You'd be forgiven for not knowing it, but today
marks the 83rd anniversary of this nation's system of numbered
highways." (That would be November 11, 1926, which is a date I believe
I've seen elsewhere. Roadgeeks at NBC, out yourselves here!) The point
of the mention was the unveiling of a marker at the Santa Monica Pier
for the "End of the Trail" for US 66. On the NBC Nightly News website
there is a 2-minute video about it as well.

The LA Times points out that the signed 1926 end was 7th and Broadway:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/santa-monica-pier-to-be-anointed-as-route-66-terminus.html

See also: http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13766568?nclick_check=1

[Marc Fannin]

Jeff Morrison wrote:

> Wednesday night, NBC had a 30-second piece on the US highway system.
> Brian Williams said, "You'd be forgiven for not knowing it, but today
> marks the 83rd anniversary of this nation's system of numbered
> highways." (That would be November 11, 1926, which is a date I believe
> I've seen elsewhere. Roadgeeks at NBC, out yourselves here!) The point
> of the mention was the unveiling of a marker at the Santa Monica Pier
> for the "End of the Trail" for US 66. On the NBC Nightly News website
> there is a 2-minute video about it as well.

Since videos are often tough to find on network websites, here are the
direct links:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33864876
"'End of the Trail' for Route 66" (1:46)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33869042
"Coming to the end of Route 66" (0:27)

Nice sentiment, inappropriate shield - the anti-circle route marker
crowd must be livid....

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[Paul D. DeRocco]

> "Jeff Morrison" <jeffmo...@gmail.com> wrote

Actually, there has been a plaque at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd.
and Ocean Ave. for a long time. But that wasn't the end of the highway,
either.

Might as well pretend that US-6 ended on the Long Beach waterfront, too.

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