After World War II, automobile ownership grew and Route 66 did too, becoming an icon of road trip freedom for cross-country travelers. At one time, the historic roadway was one of the main arteries linking Chicago to Los Angeles, serving as a lifeline for farmers and ranchers fleeing the drought-ridden region in search of work during the Dust Bowl.
Souped up Ford Mustangs and Pontiac GTOs aren’t the only vehicles getting their kicks on Route 66. Albuquerque has several classic car clubs that date back to when Route 66 was in its heyday that like to cruise the roadway, so it seemed like a good fit.” “We chose this stretch for its historical and travel value. “Route 66 is a very historical roadway and thought it would be neat to do something like this on such a unique piece of highway,” Matt Kennicott, director of communications for NMDOT, tells.
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The road’s purpose is twofold: to encourage drivers to stay the speed limit and to bring a little excitement to an otherwise monotonous highway. But there’s a catch-the tune, in this case “America the Beautiful,” only works when cars are traveling at exactly 45 mph. Enlisting the help of San Bar Construction Corp., a New Mexico-based company that designs and constructs traffic control devices and signs, NMDOT created a length of roadway between mile markers four and five that plays music whenever a vehicle drives over it. Two years ago, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), along with the National Geographic Channel, had the idea to make a roadway that sings-literally. But for one quarter-mile stretch, there’s plenty to hear.
Besides a handful of gas stations and a spider web of power lines that cast their shadows onto the two-lane roadway, there’s not a whole lot to see. The stretch of Route 66 that travels east out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and heads to the small town of Tijeras is desolate at best.
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