'Really big deal': 13-mile secret of America's heartland revealed by Fox News' Steve Doocy

Steve Doocy, "Fox & Friends" co-host, continued his Route 66 roadworthy travel Wednesday, stopping successful Kansas to observe the historical highway’s upcoming 100th anniversary.

The travel is portion of a three-day travel on the iconic roadway, often called the "Mother Road" stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, California.

Doocy kicked disconnected the travel Tuesday successful Tulsa, Oklahoma, wherever helium visited section businesses and spoke with artists astir the city's heavy ties to Route 66.

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On Wednesday, helium made his mode to Baxter Springs, Kansas, broadcasting unrecorded from a section grill and pub, Bricks and Brews.

"Kansas is the shortest state. It’s lone 13 miles of Route 66," Doocy said during the segment. "The chill happening is everybody successful this municipality grew up on Route 66, truthful this is simply a truly large deal."

The famed Route 66 is approaching its 100th day this year.  (iStock)

Residents gathered aboriginal to conscionable him, galore sharing their idiosyncratic connections to the historical road.

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"How galore radical grew up on Route 66?" Doocy asked the crowd. "Everybody did."

Doocy aboriginal continued the greeting from the Baxter Springs Visitor Center, wherever section officials and residents gathered to observe the milestone.

The authorities of Kansas has the briefest agelong of Route 66, spanning conscionable 13 miles. (iStock)

"It whitethorn beryllium the shortest agelong on Route 66 for Kansas, but it’s peculiar to maine due to the fact that I’m from Kansas," Doocy said.

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Speaking with Mayor Kelly Abbott, Doocy highlighted however profoundly the historical roadway is woven into regular beingness successful the town.

"Everything we bash is connected Route 66, whether it’s spell to schoolhouse oregon enactment oregon to the precocious schoolhouse ballgame," Abbott said.

Doocy noted that earlier the interstate system, the road served arsenic a superior way connecting travelers crossed the country.

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"This was America’s main street," helium said.

The conception besides featured a ribbon-cutting ceremonial for a caller parkland designed to invited travelers passing done the area.

Steve Doocy of Fox News speaks with Mayor Abbott, pictured astatine left, successful Baxter Springs, Kansas. (Fox & Friends)

"It gives america an accidental for radical to question Route 66, research our history, and find a spot to rest," 1 authoritative said.

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Doocy besides spoke with visitors astir America’s upcoming 250th anniversary, asking what the milestone meant to them.

"I’m arrogant to beryllium an American," 1 attendee said.

Others echoed akin sentiments, pointing to state and appreciation for veterans arsenic reasons they worth the country.

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Doocy’s travel volition reason successful Springfield, Missouri, wherever the authoritative kickoff of the Route 66 centennial solemnisation is acceptable to instrumentality place.