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Highway 66 was important for the Joad family and for all migrants because this highway was used to get too California. The route was also called, "Will Rogers Highway." The Joad family uses the route to get too California. Since, California was the land of opportunities where people thought that the place was a dream come true people thought that the way was the gate to California.