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id: "11291"
name: "Historic Route 66 - Arizona"
distance: "370"
duration: Allow 7 hours to drive the byway.
description: "Route 66 in Arizona is the story of a developing nation - a tale of economic opportunity and the hardships of the Dust Bowl, of World War II and the family vacation. Walk in petrified forests and painted deserts, wander in ancient ruins, or drive along a lava flow."
contact: "**Flagstaff Visitor Center**  \r\n 928-422-3352  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:sfouser@ci.flagstaff.az.us )  \r\n\r\n**Powerhouse Visitor Center & Rt. 66 Museum**  \r\n 928-753-5001  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:azrt66@frontiernet.net )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/route_66/index.html"
    name: "Arizona - Route 66"
  - url: "http://www.ghosttowns.com/"
    name: Ghost Towns
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/Arizona/havasu/"
    name: " Havasu National Wildlife Refuge"
  - url: "http://www.theroadwanderer.net/route66AZ.htm"
    name: "The Road Wanderer- Historic Highways, Route 66"
  - url: "http://www.route66giftshop.com/main.html"
    name: Route 66 Gift Shop
  - url: "http://www.rjsmith.com/rt66-az-ew.html"
    name: Route 66 in Arizona
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Arizona Scenic Historic Byway
states: 
  - AZ
part of: 
  - "2489"
ll: 
  - -112.58574699982415
  - 35.229518999602135
bounds: 
  - - -114.48782300003143
    - 34.71731199974897
  - - -110.12861599962866
    - 35.55408899980745

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Route 66 in Arizona is the story of a developing nation - a tale of economic opportunity and the hardships of the Dust Bowl, of World War II and the family vacation. Walk in petrified forests and painted deserts, wander in ancient ruins, or drive along a lava flow.