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Why Route 66 still defines the American road trip after 100 years

Route 66 is about to turn 100, yet the road that once carried Dust Bowl refugees and postwar vacationers still shapes how the ...
AOL

Route 66: A Look at the Historic Highway Then and Now

The original Route 66 followed an Old Santa Fe Trail that dated to 1822, and while it went through many realignments over the years, none was quite so petty as the one that cut it off from the ...
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Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary in Arizona (taking you through extraordinary landscapes!)

The Mother Road has shaped part of the American mythos around road trips, carried the hopes of entire generations and drove ...
AZFamily

Flagstaff locals push for more access to original Route 66 before centennial

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily)— Route 66 is turning 100 next year, and people in the High Country are already planning a big celebration! There’s a ton of history built into the road that runs through the ...
News 9

100 Years of Route 66: How Oklahoma shaped America’s most famous highway

From its earliest plans to the iconic stretches still drivable today, Oklahoma has played a central role in the history and ...
Joplin Globe

Officials reach compromise to preserve part of original Route 66

MIAMI, Okla. — A compromise to save part of an original stretch of Route 66 in Northeast Oklahoma was approved this week. In contention was about 3.5 miles of County Road E. 140, in Ottawa County, ...
KOB 4

New Mexico honored for preserving original stretch of Route 66

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Transportation received a national award for preserving an original stretch of U.S. Route 66. The Asphalt Pavement Alliance presented the 2025 Perpetual ...
Reuters

Route 66 still holds allure for travelers, industry

CARTHAGE, Mo., June 17 (Reuters) - Route 66 hasn't been a real highway for almost three decades. Sign up here. The last section of the fabled U.S. route from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was ...