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Author John Weiss, right, gives suggestions of places to visit to Sonny Dudas and Emilia Mattsson who are tourists from London traveling along Route 66 for two weeks. They are visiting the Route 66 Museum in Pontiac, Ill., on Oct. 12, 2011.
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Author John Weiss, right, gives suggestions of places to visit to Sonny Dudas and Emilia Mattsson who are tourists from London traveling along Route 66 for two weeks. They are visiting the Route 66 Museum in Pontiac, Ill., on Oct. 12, 2011.
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Known as America’s “Mother Road,” Route 66 is an internationally significant symbol of our nation’s romance with the open road. While Congress has taken important steps to designate Route 66 a permanent National Historic Trail, which would bring national recognition and economic development to the route’s historic sites, legislation must be passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by the president before the end of 2018. Otherwise, a vital preservation opportunity may be lost.