US Highway 466 (thing)

U.S. Highway 466

• Commissioned: 1934


• Decomissioned: 1971


• Mileage: 526


• States Passed: 3


• Major Cities Passed:
  
  California (Currently Known as SR-58 in the state.)
  • Morro Bay
  • Bakersfield
  • Barstow
  
  
  Nevada
  • Las Vegas
  
  
  Arizona
  • Kingman

History/Info:

In California US 466, although no longer signed, is still an important highway in the state (Of course, it wasn't really much use in any other state since it was cosigned the rest of the way from Las Vegas to Kingman.), especially the portion that heads east from Bakersfield and crosses the Tehachapi Mountains. Its importance is made even clearer by 2 failed attempts to make it a Interstate. Many truckers and others from Northern California use this route as a reliable alternative to the treacherous passes of the Sierra Nevada and the unbearable traffic of metropolitan Los Angeles. Thankfully, California has begun upgrades to make it up expressway and freeway standards.