![I-40 appears under construction on left side of photo. Westbound lanes appear complete, while construction of the eastbound lanes is underway. The 1947 alignment of Route 66 lies off to the right, I-40 appears under construction on left side of photo. Westbound lanes appear complete, while construction of the eastbound lanes is underway. The 1947 alignment of Route 66 lies off to the right,](http://archive.library.nau.edu/digital/api/singleitem/image/cpa/18954/default.jpg)
I-40 appears under construction on left side of photo. Westbound lanes appear complete, while construction of the eastbound lanes is underway. The 1947 alignment of Route 66 lies off to the right,
Springfield Rewind - Route 66/I-55 under construction on Lake Springfield bridge looking south - April 1968 | Facebook
![This 1939 photograph shows a construction truck for the Madison Construction Company pulverizing brick paving in preparation for repaving Route 66/Vandalia Street through Edwardsville. Cheryl Eichar Jett This 1939 photograph shows a construction truck for the Madison Construction Company pulverizing brick paving in preparation for repaving Route 66/Vandalia Street through Edwardsville. Cheryl Eichar Jett](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/fullsize/2e458ce21ad6f18151de366a3ad5b0e0.jpg)
This 1939 photograph shows a construction truck for the Madison Construction Company pulverizing brick paving in preparation for repaving Route 66/Vandalia Street through Edwardsville. Cheryl Eichar Jett
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U.S. Route 66: The History of America's Most Famous Highway: Charles River Editors: 9781986043113: Amazon.com: Books
![New Flyover Ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North Opening on or about Wednesday, July 8 - Newsroom | Virginia Department of Transportation New Flyover Ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North Opening on or about Wednesday, July 8 - Newsroom | Virginia Department of Transportation](https://www.virginiadot.org/VDOT/Newsroom/Northern_Virginia/2020/asset_upload_file906_161611.jpg)
New Flyover Ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North Opening on or about Wednesday, July 8 - Newsroom | Virginia Department of Transportation
![ODOT Planning & Research Division - A Chronology of the Construction History of Route 66 in Oklahoma ODOT Planning & Research Division - A Chronology of the Construction History of Route 66 in Oklahoma](https://www.odot.org/memorial/route66/consthistory/jpgs/66-3sm.jpg)