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克林顿镇(Clinton)的66号公路博物馆(Route
66 Museum)
地方性遗产
为什么要为一条公路建造一座纪念博物馆呢？因为66号公路不是一条普通的公路。
建于1932年的66号公路起自伊利诺州的芝加哥，终于加州的洛杉矶，总长2,400哩，又名「承诺之地」(Promised
Land)。它不同于其他公路的原因在于它并非是一条直线道路，而是一条对角线公路。这种设计是为了方便小镇取道主要道路，好让农夫可以运送谷物及农产品。这条两线道公路行经美国境内八州且跨越三个时区。
大萧条时间，66号公路是奥克拉荷马及尘盆到加州及较佳生活的主要道路，所以它又名「机会大道」。作家约翰史坦贝克(John
Steinbeck)在其经典着作「愤怒的葡萄」(The
Grapes of Wrath)中，将66号公路称做「母亲公路」(Mother
Road)。
66号公路博物馆座落于奥克拉荷马的克林顿镇，因为奥克拉荷马境内的66号公路长达400英里；许多艺术家都曾录制过「在66号公路上找你的乐子」(Get
Your Kicks on Route 66)一歌，您听过这首歌吗？
Why would a museum be dedicated to a highway? Because Route 66 is no ordinary highway.
Route 66 was built in 1932 and it runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, then known as the "Promised Land." That's 2,400 miles of road! It is different from most other highways because it takes a diagonal course instead of going in a straight line. It was designed this way so that small towns would have access to main roads, giving farmers the ability to transport grain and produce. This two-lane road passes through eight states and three time zones.
During the Great Depression, Route 66 was the road from Oklahoma and the Dust Bowl to California and a better life, so it became known as the "road to opportunity." Author John Steinbeck wrote about Route 66 in his classic The Grapes of Wrath, calling it the "Mother Road."
The Route 66 Museum was built in Clinton, Oklahoma, because Route 66 passes through 400 miles of Oklahoma. Dozens of artists have recorded the song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66." Have you ever heard it?
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