{"id":6027,"date":"2023-01-24T07:28:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viridistech.us\/root66\/?page_id=6027"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:43:52","slug":"historic-route-66","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.viridistech.us\/root66\/historic-route-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Route 66"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;6082&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;5%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;5%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; enable_gradient=&#8221;true&#8221; color_overlay=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.01)&#8221; color_overlay_2=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;1&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; enable_shape_divider=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_divider_color=&#8221;#137209&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; parallax_bg=&#8221;true&#8221; parallax_bg_speed=&#8221;medium_fast&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;curve_opacity&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;5%&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6027-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viridistech.us\/root66\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Route-66.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viridistech.us\/root66\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Route-66.mp4\">https:\/\/www.viridistech.us\/root66\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Route-66.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-4-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;blur&#8221; column_backdrop_filter_blur=&#8221;6&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; enable_gradient=&#8221;true&#8221; color_overlay=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; color_overlay_2=&#8221;rgba(255,153,99,0.54)&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;top_to_bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff6716;\">Look Inside<\/h4>\n<h2>The History of Route 66<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"fa fa-check\" data-animation=\"true\" data-animation-delay=\"2\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"default\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul>\n<li>According to most sources Route 66 is 2448 miles long (about 4000 km). However, this is a rough approximation as the road has had many different alignments through the years.<\/li>\n<li>Route 66 is also know as \u201cMother Road\u201d, \u201cThe Main Street of America\u201d and \u201cThe Will Rogers Highway\u201d. 85% of the road is still drivable.<\/li>\n<li>Route 66 starts in Chicago, Illinois and ends in Santa Monica, California. The Corvette has become a Route 66 icon.<\/li>\n<li>A former Marine penned the song that helped make the highway famous. 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