Route 66 is turning 100. One writer drove all 2,448 miles of it — and watched it burst with new life.

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  It's a story about Route 66, which turns 100 this year,

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  and an LA Times writer who celebrated that milestone by taking an epic road trip, driving all 2,448 miles of it.

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  He wanted to learn more about what this iconic American

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  highway means in our modern era and discovered amid the landmarks, retro motels,

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  and neon signs that the people who preserve these pit stops are the real sights to see.

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  66 turns 100. I drove it all and watched it burst with new life.

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  Christopher Reynolds for the Los Angeles Times traveled through eight states,

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  passed muffler men and motels, beneath the bright lights of Tulsa and Tucumcari.

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  What he found is an American artifact worth preserving.

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  Narrated by Dan Bittner for Apple News Plus subscribers.

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