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Get your kicks: Arizona offers specialty license plate for Route 66

Jan 1, 2017, 4:32 PM

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PHOENIX — Arizonans: Are you ready to get your kicks on Route 66? Transportation officials have begun offering drivers a historic Route 66 license plate, according to the Kingman Daily Miner.

The plate was available starting on Dec. 19 and costs $25, with $17 of each license plate benefiting historic preservation in the state.

(Photo: ADOT)

(Photo: ADOT)

Arizona Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Elliott said 160 Route 66 plates have been ordered so far.

Two other license plates were also released this month: a Grand Canyon University plate that will raise funds for academic scholarships and a Special Olympics plate that will support the organization’s sports, health and leadership programs.

This year marked the 90th anniversary of Route 66’s establishment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Get your kicks: Arizona offers specialty license plate for Route 66