Hemmings Daily: Route 66 suggested for country's next National Historic Trail

Photo by Rachel Knickmayer. On the heels of a bill intended to preserve Route 66 comes another piece of legislation that would secure National Historic Trail status for Route 66 and that would theoretically help preserve and rejuvenate the Mother Road. H.R. 801, which Representative Darin LaHood of Illinois introduced earlier this month, would amend the National Trails System Act of 1968 to include Route 66 as the country's 20th National Historic Trail. According to a statement LaHood released regarding the bi [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Tuesday, February 14, 2017 [Route 66 suggested for country's next National Historic Trail]( [Route 66 suggested for country's next National Historic Trail]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Rachel Knickmayer. On the heels of a bill intended to preserve Route 66 comes another piece of legislation that would secure National Historic Trail status for Route 66 and that would theoretically help preserve and rejuvenate the Mother Road. 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