Route 66 - Shirleen & Jerry - 2010

------------------ Route 66 total Miles Chicago to Santa Monica, arrive Sunday March 20 - 2813.7 miles --- back to North Mankato mid April -------------------- ------------- Route 66 known as "The Mother Road".--- ---- In "Grapes of Wrath" and in reality, Route 66 represented hope and the possibility of a new beginning. Like the fictional Joads, many families drove to California on Route 66 in the hope of a better life in California during the Great Depression.