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template: byway.jade
id: "58612"
name: "Historic Route 66 - Illinois"
distance: "434.6"
duration: "8 hours to drive the Illinois section of Historic Route 66, or 2 or more days to really enjoy the byway."
description: "In 1926, America was on the move and Route 66 was the way to \"motor west.\" The road gave birth to service stations, motels, diners and of course, often kitschy roadside attractions. Today, Illinois 66 is a continuum of one-of-a-kind connections to the old road in America's agricultural heartland."
contact: "**Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project**  \r\n 217-525-7980  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:getyourkicks@illinoisroute66.org )  \r\n\r\n**[Springfield Area Convention and Visitors Bureau](http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/)**  \r\n 800-803-1553  \r\n 217-789-2360  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:krosendahl@springrield.il.us )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.ariston-cafe.com/"
    name: Ariston Cafe Home Page
  - url: "http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html"
    name: Cahokia Mounds
  - url: "http://www.cityblm.org/"
    name: "City of Bloomington, IL"
  - url: "http://www.cozydogdrivein.com/"
    name: Cozy Dog Drive In
  - url: "http://www.chickenbasket.com/"
    name: "Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket"
  - url: "http://www.funkspuremaplesirup.com/"
    name: Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup
  - url: "http://www.illinoisroute66.org"
    name: Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/mntp/"
    name: Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
  - url: "http://www.route66-drivein.com/"
    name: Route 66 Drive In
  - url: "http://www.il66assoc.org/attraction/soulsby-station"
    name: Soulsby Station on Route 66
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
states: 
  - IL
part of: 
  - "2489"
ll: 
  - -90.13282800001218
  - 38.65006999983058
bounds: 
  - - -90.178453
    - 38.629339
  - - -87.61720300031817
    - 41.87955100037834

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In 1926, America was on the move and Route 66 was the way to "motor west." The road gave birth to service stations, motels, diners and of course, often kitschy roadside attractions. Today, Illinois 66 is a continuum of one-of-a-kind connections to the old road in America's agricultural heartland.