Interstate 66 (west)
The U.S. Department of Transportation had plans to extend Interstate 66 westward across the country to California. However, Interstate 66 west of Wichita, Kansas, has been postponed, with the Nevada and California sections cancelled. This was because of several reasons, among them were lack of interest in the West, insufficient traffic for an interstate in the area (in fact, in some places there was no highway), and the route was to go through Death Valley National Park (to which the National Park Service was strongly opposed.) The main reason for the number 66 was to capitalize on U.S. Route 66; westward expansion of I-66 was started by businesspeople in Wichita.
There have been some documents from Arizona as late as September 2007 that mention the possibility of I-66 in northern Arizona.
No connection is currently planned between this I-66 and the Interstate 66 in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Read more about Interstate 66 (west): Numbering Considerations
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