California's Route 66

      Route 66 is from Route 210 near San Dimas to Route 215 in
San Bernardino.  [CS&HC Sec. 366(a)]

      (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may
relinquish to the City of Fontana and the City of Rancho Cucamonga
the respective portion of Route 66 that is located within the city
limits or the sphere of influence of each city, upon terms and
conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the
state.
     (2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately following the recordation by the county recorder of the
relinquishment resolution containing the commission's approval of the
terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
     (3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of
the following shall occur:
     (A) The portion of Route 66 relinquished under this subdivision
shall cease to be a state highway.
     (B) The portion of Route 66 relinquished under this subdivision
may not be considered for future adoption under Section 81.
     (c) The city shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the
relinquished portion of Route 66, including any traffic signal
progression.
     (d) For relinquished portions of Route 66, the city shall maintain
signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 66.  [CS&HC
Sec. 366(b)]



      The portion from Route 210 to the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line is
unsigned.  However, new and non-historic U.S. shields for Route 66 are sprouting
up in San Bernardino county



October 10, 1999:  AB 1650 chaptered; terminus changed to Route 210,
reflecting the transfer of Route 30 to Route 210.
August 26, 2002:  SB 246 and SB 857 chaptered, permitting the
relinquishment of Route 66 in the Cities of Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga.

      It is true:  This is all that is left of the original U.S. Route 66.  It was decomissioned
as a U.S. highway in 1985.  Apparently, it will be shortened even further.  See above.
(Route 2, the only remaining conventional highway in California to have housed former
U.S. 66, is also being dismantled.)
      Route 66, going west, continued from Route 210 on Foothill Boulevard, which
renames itself to Huntington Drive.  It then headed northwest on Colorado Place, where
it merged with Colorado Boulevard.  It continued on Colorado Boulevard as it entered
Pasadena.  (Said portion on Colorado Boulevard was also former Route 248.)  The
route then continued on Figueroa Street and through the similarly named tunnels as it
approached Los Angeles.  When the Pasadena Freeway was completed, Figueroa
Street became Alternate U.S. 66 (and former Route 159), whereas the actual route
was rerouted through Fair Oaks in South Pasadena to pick up the freeway there.  In
any case, all these variations eventually dropped off Route 66 at Sunset Boulevard.  It
continued west on Sunset Boulevard until Santa Monica Boulevard, where it continued
further west until it met its end at Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.  A plaque at Ocean
and Santa Monica now marks the end of the former route.
      Route 66, going east, headed north on Mount Vernon Avenue, north through the
Cajon Pass (with current Route 15), and north on the currently-named National Trails
Highway, which by itself now passes by Barstow, Perth, Amboy, and Needles, where it
crossed the bridge with current Route 40.



      One of the major attractions along Route 210 is the Los Angeles County Fairplex.
Numerous events are held here every year, including horseracing, computer fairs, and
(until quite recently) gun shows!  The Los Angeles County Fair, held every September,
is the centerpiece event of the site.  Also at the Fairplex is the Pomona Raceway.  It was
opened in 1950 as a safe and contained place for street racing.  Today, the quarter-mile
dragstrip hosts numerous NHRA-promoted races in front of a 40,000-seat grandstand.
To access the Fairplex, head south on White Avenue in La Verne.
      The Claremont Colleges are made of five different colleges clustered into a single area.
Harvey Mudd College and Pitzer College are immediately accessible from Route 66.
Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College, and Scripps College are accessible by
heading south on Claremont Boulevard in Claremont.
      The Epicenter stadium is home to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes baseball team in
the California League.  To access it from Route 66, head south on Rochester Avenue in
Rancho Cucamonga.
      The California Speedway houses numerous NASCAR races as well as other race-
related events.  To reach it from Route 66, head south on Cherry Avenue.  An alternate
entrance exists on Etiwanda Avenue.



Route 30 (now Route 210) to Route 215:  Terminal Access.



      For a far more comprehensive history of this curiosity, visit the first Historic Route
66 page on the Internet.  Most of this information also comes from Daniel Faigin's site
on Route 66.  Other links include the National Historic Route 66 Federation, the
California Route 66 Preservation Foundation, and the California Historic Route 66
Association.

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