This article announces the official federal changing of the alignment of U. S. 66. Prior to this U. S. 66 went through Santa Fe and Los Lunas. Now it goes through Moriarty and along the east-west Central Avenue in Albuquerque instead of the north-south route along Fourth Street.
| Document Type: | Newspaper Article |
| Historical Event: | Major Transportation Facilities |
| Sub Event: | Route 66 |
| Origin: | Albuquerque Journal |
| Date: | October 15, 1937 |
| Author: | Not Cited |
| Permission: | Fair Use |
| Contributor: | Roger Zimmerman |
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