If you’re familiar with Route 66, you know that it went through some realignments over the years to make it a more efficient route and to address safety concerns (some of those old mountain roads are downright terrifying!), which is why it doesn’t bother me that to celebrate the centennial, they did this:

Yes, they gave old Route 66 a new beginning by moving the “official” start to Chicago’s Navy Pier, which means the Mother Road now runs “pier to pier,” from where it begins in Chicago to the end at the Santa Monica pier in California. I actually think this was a really cool thing they did to honor the centennial and tie the two ends of Route 66 together, and Navy Pier is a really special location to honor a historic road.

Sometimes a fresh start is just what you need!