U.S. Route 466 in California
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| Length: | 526 mi (847 km) | |||||||||
| Existed: | 1935 – 1971 | |||||||||
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 SR 1 in Morro Bay, CA (1935-1965)California border at Primm, NV (1965-1971) |
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 US 101 US 99 in Bakersfield US 91 from Barstow, California to Las Vegas, Nevada  US 93 / US 95 from Las Vegas to Boulder City, NevadaUS 93 from Boulder City to Kingman, Arizona
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 US 66 in Kingman, AZ (1935-1969)AZ border near Boulder City, NV (1969-1971) |
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| States: | California, Nevada, Arizona | |||||||||
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U.S. Route 466 (US 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 between Barstow and Kingman is now more directly served by Interstate 40.
The route is known for being the highway on which actor James Dean was killed in a car accident on 30 September 1955, at the intersection of CA 41 near Cholame, California.
US 466 began in Morro Bay, continuing to US 101 before turning north and following the path of today's SR 41 to Shandon in San Luis Obispo County. From there, US 466 followed the path of today's SR 46 east. At Famoso, US 466 joined US 99 and ran south to Bakersfield. From Bakersfield, U.S. Route 466 generally followed what is now the alignment of SR 58. Between Barstow, California and the Nevada line, the route followed the path of today's Interstate 15 and was co-signed with U.S. Route 91.
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