Question: Springfield, Missouri is known as the "birthplace" of which original highway in the US Highway System?
Sentence (from "U.S. Route 66"): The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2448 mi .
Relevant evidence: No