In case you didn’t know already, 2026 is the Centennial year for Route 66. And with this once-in-a-lifetime celebration comes ...

Route 66 has always been more than a line on a map, and as it approaches its centennial it is again becoming the country’s ...

U.S. Highway 66 was established in 1926, which makes the upcoming New Year its 100th anniversary. Despite being decertified ...

Travelers cruising Route 66 through Green Country will soon have a chance to take home a real piece of the Mother Road.

One of the last remaining original sections of historic Route 66 in Springfield has been purchased by Kum & Go. The curved road on the southeast corner of Glenstone Avenue and Kearney Street was owned ...

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 ...

Get your kicks on America's original road trip—this 2,448-mile journey from Chicago to Santa Monica is a trip down memory lane of our nation's history. Our editors and experts handpick every product ...

BRIDGEPORT — The longest bridge along the iconic Route 66 is open again, marking the start of a countdown to the road’s 2026 centennial celebrations expected to draw thousands of visitors from around ...

Theatrikos Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Route 66 to the Grand Canyon, an original, interactive family-friendly comedy commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world ...

It won't look like the original concrete highway, built in the 1930s. But a section of original Route 66 roadway at the corner of Glenstone Avenue and Kearney Street will get some recognition by the ...

In Illinois, all but 20km of the original highway is driveable today. In March, work began uncovering the old path, and in July it opened to the public as a quarter-mile walking trail, part of a slew ...

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, ...