U.S. Route 466

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This article is about the routing of US 466 from 1935 to 1971. For the route proposed as US 466 in 1925, see U.S. Route 85.

U.S. Route 466

Length:

526 mi (847 km)

Existed:

1935 – 1971

West end:

SR 1 in Morro Bay, CA (1935-1965)
California border at Primm, NV (1965-1971)

East end:

US 66 in Kingman, AZ (1935-1969)
AZ border near Boulder City, NV (1969-1971)

United States Numbered Highways
List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 466 was an east-west United States highway. Though it reached a length of around 500 miles (805 km), the route was co-signed with other US routes for much of its length. When California deleted most of its U.S. Highways in the mid-1960s, including US 466 in 1964, there was no longer a need for the designation.

The general route from Kingman to Barstow is now served by I-40.

1 Route description
2 History
3 See also
- 3.1 Related routes
4 References

[edit] Route description

[edit] California

Between the Nevada line and Barstow, California, the route was co-signed with U.S. Route 91. From there U.S. Route 466 generally followed what is now the alignment of State Route 58. At Santa Margarita it turned south on El Camino Real before heading west again at San Luis Obispo to its end at Morro Bay. U.S. Route 466 was decommissioned in 1964.

[edit] Nevada

U.S. Route 466 entered Nevada on the Hoover Dam where it was co-signed with U.S. Route 93. It followed the Boulder Hwy, entering Las Vegas on Fremont St. before turning south on Las Vegas Boulevard with U.S. Route 91 where they continued to the California line at Primm. U.S. Route 466 was decommissioned in 1971.

[edit] Arizona

Main article: U.S. Route 93 in Arizona

U.S. Route 466's eastern terminus began in Kingman, AZ where it slit from the old U.S. Route 66. It was co-signed with U.S. Route 93 to the Hoover Dam. U.S. Route 466 was decommissioned in 1969.

[edit] History

US 466 was commissioned in 1935, extending from U.S. Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona to the Pacific Ocean at Morro Bay, California. Between Las Vegas, Nevada and Barstow, California, the route was co-signed with U.S. Route 91. In 1951, the U.S. Route 93 designation was extended to include the section of US 466 from its eastern terminus at Kingman, Arizona to the US 91 junction in Las Vegas, Nevada. This left the California segment as the only section of the route not co-signed with another route.

In 1964, California deleted the US 466 designation. Arizona eliminated the designation in 1969. When Nevada followed suit in 1971, the route ceased to exist.