# Route 66

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-66/345925>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 24, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-66/345925 "2006-02-24T14:56:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-66/345925/21 "2006-03-08T02:14:58Z")

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> [@jvander](#):
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> For political reasons, the original path of Rt 66 took it to Sante Fe, the South through Albuquerque on what is now 4th street.

Minor nitpick here and I point it out only because it’s a big peeve of mine.

The city is Santa Fe. with an A at the end of Santa. I have no idea where the spelling of Sante comes from. One of these days I’ll have to figure that out.

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