Daniel Milowski

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Un tramo de la Ruta 66 en Albuquerque, Nuevo México, fotografiado el 7 de junio de 2026. Los pueblos y ciudades situados a lo largo de la carretera se están preparando para celebrar el centenario de esta emblemática vía. Heather Diehl/Getty Images

La Ruta 66 cumple 100 años: ¿qué estamos celebrando realmente?

La carretera más famosa de Estados Unidos ha simbolizado durante mucho tiempo la libertad y la reinvención. Sin embargo, su historia revela una realidad más compleja.
Un tronçon de la Route 66 à Albuquerque (Nouveau-Mexique), photographié le 7 juin 2026. Les villes traversées par cette route emblématique se préparent à célébrer son centenaire. Heather Diehl/Getty Images/AFP

Route 66 : cent ans d’un mythe qui ne raconte pas toute l’histoire

Symbole du rêve américain, de l’aventure et de la liberté, la Route 66 n’a pourtant jamais offert la même expérience à tous. Son histoire raconte aussi l’exclusion des voyageurs noirs et le déclin des petites villes qu’elle faisait vivre.
A stretch of Route 66 in Albuquerque, N.M., pictured on June 7, 2026. Towns and cities located along the highway are gearing up to celebrate the iconic road’s centennial. Heather Diehl/Getty Images

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

The ‘Mother Road’ has long symbolized freedom and reinvention. But its history reveals a more complicated story shaped by migration, segregation and the highways that eventually circumvented it.
An aerial view of Seligman, Arizona, looking west, dated March 12, 1971. Route 66 bisects the town. James R. Powell Route 66 Collection/Newberry Library

Could new legislation lead to a Route 66 economic revival?

‘The Mother Road’ is one step closer to becoming a National Historic Trail, which would allocate funds for struggling towns along the original Route 66.

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