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{{short description|Former Numbered Highway in the United States}}
{{about|the routing of US 466 that existed between 1935 and 1971|the route proposed as US 466 in 1925|U.S. Route 85}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2013}}
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|type=US 1961
|route=466
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|map_notes=US 466 highlighted in red
|spur_type=US
|spur_of=66
|length_mi=526
|length_round=0
|length_ref=
|established=April 25, 1933
|decommissioned=December 3, 1971
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|CA|1}} in [[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay, CA]] (1935–1965)<br>[[California]] border at [[Primm, Nevada|Primm, NV]] (1965–1971)
|junction={{plainlist
|*{{jct|state=CA|US|101}} from [[Atascadero, California]] to [[Paso Robles, California]]
*{{jct|state=CA|US|99|US|399}} in [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]
*{{jct|state=CA|US|91|I|15}} from Barstow to [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
*{{jct|country=USA|US|93|US|95}} from Las Vegas to [[Boulder City, Nevada]]
*{{jct|country=USA|US 1961|93}} from Boulder City to [[Kingman, Arizona]]
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|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=AZ|US 1961|66}} in [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman, AZ]] (1935–1969)<br>[[Arizona|AZ]] border near [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City, NV]] (1969–1971)
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'''U.S. Route 466''' ('''US 466''') was an east–west [[United States Numbered Highways|United States highway]].  Though it reached a length of around 500 miles (805&nbsp;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, California|Barstow]] and [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]] is now more directly served by [[Interstate 40]].

The route is known for being the highway on which actor [[Death of James Dean|James Dean died]] in a car accident on September 30, 1955, at the intersection of [[California State Route 41|CA 41]] near [[Cholame]], California. The intersection has been designated as [[James Dean Memorial Junction]].

==Route description==
===California===
[[File:US 466 (1961 cutout).svg|100px|left|thumb|US 466 shield in California]]
US 466 began in [[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]], continuing to [[U.S. Route 101 in California|US 101]] before turning north and following the path of today's [[California State Route 41|SR 41]] to [[Shandon, California|Shandon]] in [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County]]. From there, US 466 followed the path of today's [[California State Route 46|SR 46]] east. At [[Famoso, California|Famoso]], US 466 joined [[U.S. Route 99|US 99]] and ran south to [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]. From Bakersfield, U.S. Route 466 generally followed what is now the alignment of [[California State Route 58|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#California|U.S. Route 91]].

===Nevada===
U.S. Route 466 entered Nevada at [[Primm, Nevada|Primm]]. It headed north concurrent with [[Interstate 15 in Nevada|U.S. Route 91]] to [[Las Vegas]], where the route followed [[Las Vegas Boulevard]]. In downtown Las Vegas, US 466 turned east on [[Fremont Street]] with [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|U.S. Route 93]] (and later, [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|U.S. Route 95]]).  The two routes followed Fremont Street and [[Nevada State Route 582|Boulder Highway]] heading southeast through [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]] and [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]] towards the Arizona state line on [[Hoover Dam]].

===Arizona===
{{main|U.S. Route 93 in Arizona}}
{{imageframe|width=100|content=[[File:US 466 Arizona 1956 West.svg|100px]][[File:US 466 Arizona 1956 East.svg|100px]]|caption=Directional colored shields found on US 466 in Arizona during the 1950s.|align=left}}
From the Nevada state line on Hoover Dam, U.S. Route 466 remained co-signed with US 93 as it headed southeast. At [[Grasshopper Junction, Arizona|Grasshopper Junction]], US&nbsp;66 / US&nbsp;466 served the western terminus of [[Arizona State Route 62]] (SR&nbsp;62), which was the main route connecting [[Chloride, Arizona|Chloride]] to the rest of the state highway system. The highway was also the eastern terminus of [[Arizona State Route 68|SR&nbsp;68]] at Coyote Pass, which headed west towards [[Bullhead City, Arizona|Bullhead City]] and [[Laughlin, Nevada]]. The highway reached its eastern terminus in [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]], entering town on Beale Street, where it connected to [[U.S. Route 66 in Arizona|U.S. Route 66]] at Front Street (now Andy Devine Boulevard). US&nbsp;93 continued past the terminus of US&nbsp;466, running concurrent with US&nbsp;66 east out of Kingman.<ref>{{Cite ADOT map|year=1971|access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>

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==History==
U.S. Route 466 (US&nbsp;466) was originally commissioned on April 25, 1933, extending from [[U.S. Route 66]] in [[Barstow, California]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]] at [[Morro Bay, California]].<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1933S |page=33 |access-date=June 20, 2023 |v-link=yes |quote=U.S. 466, California. Beginning at an intersection with U.S. 66 at Barstow, via Majave (sic), Tehachapi, Bakersfield, Famosa, Wasco, Atascadero to Morro.}}</ref> On October 9, 1933, the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|American Association of State Highway Officials]] (AASHO) approved an extension of US&nbsp;466 from Barstow to US&nbsp;66 in [[Kingman, Arizona]]. From Kingman to [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]], US&nbsp;466 replaced the original [[U.S. Route 93 in Arizona|Arizona State Route 69]] (SR&nbsp;69) and [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|Nevada State Route 26]] (SR&nbsp;26). US&nbsp;466 would use the [[Hoover Dam|Boulder Dam]] to cross the [[Colorado River]] over Boulder Canyon between Nevada and Arizona. Between Las Vegas and [[Barstow, California]], the route was co-signed with [[U.S. Route 91]].<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1933A |page=34 |access-date=June 20, 2023 |v-link=yes |quote=ARIZONA-NEVADA-CALIFORNIA. U.S. No. 466. ARIZONA, beginning at Kingman, via State Route 69 to Boulder Dam. NEVADA, beginning at Boulder Dam via State Route 26 west to a junction with U.S. Route 91 in Las Vegas, then via U.S. 91 to the California state line. CALIFORNIA, from the California state line on U.S. 91 thence over U.S. 91 to Barstow, thence via Mojave, Tehachapi, Bakersfield, Famosa, Wasco, Atascadero to Morro.}}</ref> However, the state of [[Arizona]] continued to sign the route between Hoover Dam (formerly Boulder Dam) and Kingman as SR&nbsp;69, until May 16, 1935.<ref>{{ADOT res|ASHD=yes|year=1935|P|216|date=May 16, 1935|access-date=June 21, 2023|text=ESTABLISH ROUTE OF HWY FROM LAS VEGAS TO  BOULDER, NEVADA, S ON S.R.69 TO U.S. 66 AT KINGMAN}}</ref> This coincided with the completion of the main dam structure on May 29.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2015 |title=Hoover Dam |url=https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/damfaqs.html |access-date=June 21, 2023 |publisher=Bureau of Reclaimation}}</ref>

On June 17, 1935, [[U.S. Route 93|US&nbsp;93]] was extended from its southern terminus at US&nbsp;91 north of Las Vegas to US&nbsp;66 in Barstow, being co-signed with US&nbsp;466 from its eastern terminus at Kingman, Arizona to the US 91 junction in Las Vegas, Nevada. This left the [[California]] segment of US&nbsp;466 as the only section of the route not co-signed with another route.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1935A |v-link=yes |access-date=June 20, 2023 |page=39 |quote=U.S. Route 93, Arizona. Paragraph 39 should be changed to read as follows: The request for an extension of U.S. 93 to Kingman, Arizona, was approved – it being the understanding that this route would be developed southeastward at the earliest opportunity. (Agenda to the Minutes of Executive Committee; June 17, 1935)}}</ref>

[[California]] decommissioned its section of US&nbsp;466 during the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]].<ref name="leg1963">{{cite CAstat|year=1963|ch=385}}</ref> The California state legislature re-designated the stand alone section of US&nbsp;466 between Morro Bay and Barstow as [[California State Route 46]] (SR&nbsp;46), [[California State Route 99|SR&nbsp;99]] and [[California State Route 58|SR&nbsp;58]] respectively.<ref name="1995 SHR">[http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/HSEB/products/state_highway_routes_selected_information_1995_revised.pdf State Highway Routes, Selected Information - 1994 with 1995 Revisions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316231706/http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/HSEB/products/state_highway_routes_selected_information_1995_revised.pdf |date=March 16, 2007 }} ([[PDF]])</ref> On December 3, 1971, AASHTO approved a request from [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]] to remove the US&nbsp;466 entirely from both states, after which, the US&nbsp;466 designation ceased to exist.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1971A |v-link=yes |access-date=June 20, 2023 |page=419 |quote=Eliminate the U.S. 466 designation between the intersection of US&nbsp;66 in Kingman, Arizona to the intersection of I-15 in Baker, California. }}</ref>

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==Major intersections==
{{Jcttop|state_col=State|length_ref=<ref>{{cite map |title=Road Reference and Atlas |map=California, Nevada, and Arizona |publisher=[[Rand McNally]] |location=[[Chicago]] |edition=1947 |pages=20, 25, 60}}</ref><ref>{{ADOT log|year=1965|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{CAint
|sspan=11
|county=San Luis Obispo
|cspan=4
|location=Morro Bay
|mile=0
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CA 1957|1}}
}}
{{CAint
|location=Atascadero
|mile=19
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|101}}
}}
{{CAint
|location=Shandon
|type=concur
|mile=47
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CA 1957|41|dir1=south}}
|notes=Western end of SR 41 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|location=Cholame
|type=concur
|mile=54
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CA 1957|41|dir1=north}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR 41 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|county=Kern
|cspan=4
|location=Blackwells Corner
|mile=81
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CA 1957|33}}
}}
{{CAint
|location=Famoso
|type=concur
|mile=119
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|99|dir1=north}}
|notes=Western end of US 99 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|location=Bakersfield
|type=concur
|mile=139
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|99|dir1=south|CA 1957|178}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 99 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|location=Mojave
|mile=205
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|6}}
}}
{{CAint
|county=San Bernardino
|cspan=3
|location=Kramer Junction
|mile=243
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|395}}
}}
{{CAint
|location=Barstow
|type=concur
|mile=275
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|91|dir1=south|to2=y|US|66}}
|notes=Western end of US 91 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|location=Baker
|mile=338
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CA 1957|127|dir1=north}}
}}
{{Jctplace
|river=[[Mojave Desert]]
|river_wide=yes
|mile=400
|mile2=0
|line=yes
|place=California–Nevada state line
}}
{{NVint
|sspan=4
|county=Clark
|cspan=4
|location=Jean
|mile=12
|road={{Jct|state=NV|NV|53}}
}}
{{NVint
|location=Las Vegas
|type=concur
|mile=30
|road={{Jct|state=NV|US 1961|91|dir1=north|US 1961|93|dir2=north|US 1961|95|dir3=north}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 91 overlap; western end of US 93 and US 95 overlaps
}}
{{NVint
|location=Henderson
|mile=44
|road={{Jct|state=NV|NV|41}}
}}
{{NVint
|location=Alunite
|type=concur
|mile=49
|road={{Jct|state=NV|US 1961|95|dir1=south}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 95 overlap
}}
{{Jctplace
|river=[[Colorado River]]
|river_wide=yes
|mile=57
|mile2=0.00
|line=yes
|place=[[Hoover Dam]]; Nevada–Arizona state line
}}
{{AZint
|sspan=3
|county=Mohave
|cspan=3
|location=Grasshopper Junction
|mile=52.74
|road={{Jct|state=AZ|SR 1963|62|dir1=east|city1=Chloride}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR&nbsp;62; now CR&nbsp;125 east
}}
{{AZint
|location=none
|mile=67.59
|road={{Jct|state=AZ|SR 1963|68|dir1=west|city1=Bullhead City}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;68
}}
{{AZint
|type=concur
|location=Kingman
|mile=72.59
|road={{jct|state=AZ|US 1963|66|US 1963|93|dir2=ends|name2=Front Street|to3=to|SR 1963|93|dir3=south|location1=[[Needles, California|Needles]]|city2=Flagstaff|city3=Phoenix}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; eastern end of US&nbsp;93 overlap
}}
{{Jctbtm|exit|keys=concur}}

==See also==
*{{portal-inline|California Roads}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Endpoints of US highways: [http://usends.com/466.html US 466 (II)]

==External links==
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*[http://www.aaroads.com/california/us-466.html California @ AARoads.com - U.S. Route 466]
*[http://www.cahighways.org/466-740.html#466 California Highways: US 466]

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