HISTORIC ROUTE 66

U. S. Highway "Route" 66 was commissioned in 1926, the year U. S. numbered highways came into existence. It consisted of a 'collection" of two-lane concrete or asphalt paved roads extending from Chicago to Santa Monica, running through the states of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Route 66 is considered the "Mother Road" of American highways. The old "Main Street of America" was deactivated in 1984 and the U. S. 66 highway shields taken down, after being replaced by the modern interstate highway system.

LINKS

Here is a selected list of Web pages dealing with historic U.S. Highway "Route" 66. Click on the name of the page to access it. If you know of a Route 66 Web page that should be listed here, let me know and I will add it.

                        Arizona

• Arizona Guide's Route 66
• Arizona Roads: US 66
• Arizona Route 66
• Arizona Route 66
• Arizona Route 66 - Along the Mother Road in Arizona
• Ashfork, Arizona Online
• Books about Arizona
• Earl's Motor Court, Winslow
• Goldroad, Arizona
• The Grand Motel, Williams
• Guardian Angel - Angel's Barbershop in Seligman, Arizona
• Hackberry, Arizona
• Historic Cool Springs Camp On Route 66
• Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
• Historic Route 66 Back Country Byway (Arizona)
• Historic U. S. Highway 66 Through Arizona on Vintage Postcards
• Historic U. S. Route 66 - Kaibab National Forest
  
• Kingman, Arizona, Historic Route 66 Museum
• La Posada Hotel, Winslow
• Meteor Crater Visitors Center and RV Park
• Mogollon Brewing Company, Flagstaff
• The Museum Club, Flagstaff, AZ
• Oatman, Arizona
• Old Trails, Arizona
• Relive the Glory of Old Route 66 On the Route 66 Loop Through Williams
• Road Worthy: Revitalizing Route 66 in Arizona
• Route 66 - Arizona
• Route 66 and the Pine Country
• The Route 66 Place
• Route 66 10 Km. Walk in Flagstaff
• Shadows of Old Route 66 - Arizona Route 66
• Tour Historic Route 66
• Traveling Arizona's Route 66 with CARS
• Two Guns, Arizona
• Virtual Guidebook - Kingman and Williams
• Wigwam Village Motel
• Williams & Route 66
• Winslow International Film Festival
• World's Longest Map of Old Route 66, Meteor City, Arizona

                       Associations & Clubs

• California Historic Route 66 Association
• Canadian Route 66 Association
• Friends of the Mother Road
• Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
• Kansas Historic Route 66 Association
• Missouri Route 66 Association
• National Historic Route 66 Federation
  
• New Mexico Route 66 Association
• Oklahoma Route 66 Association
• Route 66 Association of Illinois
• Route 66 Association of Missouri
• Route 66 Associations
  
• Route 66 Preservation Foundation
• The Texas Old Route 66 Association

                       Bibliographies

• Bibliography
• IOES - Research & Information Services - Route 66
• Route 66 for Researchers
• Route 66 Publications

                       Books & Maps

• Books about Highways, Roads, and Roadside Features Currently Available
• Books and Maps about Historic Route 66 Currently Available
• Ghost Town Press - Route 66 Maps Books Photography ...
• Here It Is! The Route66 Map Series
• Images of 66
• Route 66: The Empires of Amusement [book]
• Ticket to Everywhere: The Best of Detours Travel Column

                       Cafes, Diners, Restaurants, Nightclubs, Etc.

• Ariston Cafe, Litchfield, IL
• The Bagdad Cafe
• The Museum Club, Flagstaff, AZ
• Route 66 Brewery & Restaurant
• Roy's Cafe & Motel, Amboy, California
• 66 Diner, Albuquerque

                       California

• The Bagdad Cafe
• Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum
• California Historic Route 66 Association
• California Route 66 Preservation Foundation
• California Route 66 Museum
• Daggett, CA
• Daggett Museum, Daggett, California
• The Mother Road - Route 66
• Route 66 - California
• Route 66, California Mojave Desert
• The Route 66 Collection
• Route 66 in Southern California and the San Gabriel Valley
• Route 66 Welcome Center, Rancho Cucumonga
• Roy's Cafe & Motel, Amboy, California
• San Bernardino Route 66 Museum
• Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous
• Wigwam Motel Route 66, Rialto, CA

                       CDs & Videos

• A 90 Minute Ride from Chicago to Santa Monica [CD]
• Paccom Films - Route 66 Series [videos]
• Ride Route 66 in Arizona [video]
• Route 66 CD
• Route 66 Videos
• Route 66 Travel Series
• Videos, Books and Maps about Historic Route 66 Currently Available

                       Directories & Lists of Links

• CafeTrip.com - Route 66 Travel Links
• Google - Route 66
• Historic Route 66 Links
• Largest Route 66 Resource on the Web
• Lucille's Route 66 Links
• Metropark of Route 66
• Out West On-Line: Route 66 Links
• Route 66 - Links to Other Sources
• The Route 66 Links
• Thom.org Links: Route 66
• Yahoo: Route 66
  

                       General Information & Interest

• Arizona Reporter Historic Route 66 Page
• AVA's Walking Route 66 Award
• Fans of Route 66
• Historic Route 66 (Swa Frantzen's)
• Historic Route 66 - From TheTruckersReport.com
• Historic Route 66 Elongated Pennies
• Historic Route 66 Map Guides - From MilebyMile.com
• History of Route 66
• House OKs Legislation to Save Route 66 Landmarks
• Louisa's Route 66 Page
• The Magic of Route 66
• The Mother Road Route 66
• Motorists Will Get Their Kicks on Refurbished Route 66
• Route 66 - Amerika's Legendarische Highway van Chicago naar Los Angeles
• Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, National Park Service
• Route 66: Cruising the American Dream
• Route 66: Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
• Route 66 em Portugues
• Route 66: Just Another Highway?
• Route 66 Oral History and Across the Tracks Tour
• Route 66 Photo Lounge
• Route 66 Re-Commissioning Initiative!
• Route 66 Rest Stop: Traveling Down Americas Highway
• Route 66 the Great American Highway
• Route 66 - The Mother Road, America's Most Famous Highway
• Route 66 University
• Route 66 Weather and City Sites
• Route 66 - Wikipedia
• Route 66.com - Enjoy the Ride! - Guide
• Shadows of Old Route 66
• Sign the Route - Historic Route 66
• Statement Concerning H.R. 66, to Preserve the Cultural Resources of the Route 66 Corridor
• The Mother Road: Historic Route 66
• TV Party: Route 66
• US Route 66, Where America Gets Her Kicks
• U.S. Route 66 - Wikipedia
• Where Does Route 66 Start and End?

                       Illinois

• Ariston Cafe, Litchfield, IL
• Funks Grove
• Hamel, Illinois
• The Mother Road Widow
• Route 66 Association of Illinois
• Route 66 Hotel and Conference Center
• Route 66 - Illinois
• Steger, Illinois
• Traveling Route 66 in Illinois

                       Kansas

• Cherokee County, Kansas
• Kansas Historic Route 66 Association
• Kansas Route 66
• Legendary Route 66: The Kansas Mother Road
• The Little Brick Inn
• Roadside Peek - Route 66 Kansas
• Route 66 Recommissioning Initiative - Kansas

                       Listservs, Mailing Lists, & Message Boards

• Route 66 Mailing List
• Route 66 Mailing List Home

                       Magazines & Newsletters

• The Mother Road Ride/Rally News
• Route 66 Magazine
  
• Route 66 News
• Route 66 News & Info
• Route 66 Online Newsletter
• Route 66 Pulse - Online Newspaper
• Route 66 World News

                       Merchandise & Other Commercial Stuff

• Getting Your Kicks on Route 66 With the Newest Auto Club Map of America's ''Mother Road''
• Growing Up on Route 66
• Henry's Old Route 66 Emporium
• Historic Route 66 Gift Shop
• Jerry McClanahan - Route 66 Artist
• Kucharik Cycling
• The Legend of Root 66 Root Beer
• The Musical - Route 66
• My Route 66 - Own a Piece of the Road!
• Roadworks
• Route 66 - CBS Adeventure Series
• Route 66 Classic Guitars
• Route 66 Geographic Information Systems
• Route 66 Memories
• Route 66 Metal Signs & License Plates
• Route 66 No Parking Signs
• Route 66 Photographs .com
• The Route 66 Place
• Route 66 Products
• Route 66 Tank Chap
• Route 66 ... The Mother Road Photographs
• Rt66.com (a commercial Internet provider)
• Route66products.com
• Route66search.com
• Rt66store.com - Route 66 Store
• Shelle Graham's Route 66 Photography
• 66 Drive-In Theatre, Carthage, Missouri
• U. S. Route 66 Photographs

                       Missouri

• Chain of Rocks Bridge Re-Opening
• The History of Route 66 and The Coral Court
• John's Modern Cabins News
• The Joplin Museum Complex
• Meramac Caverns
• Red Cedar Inn
• Route 66 Association of Missouri
• Route 66 Brewery
• Route 66 Missouri
• Route 66 - Missouri
• Route 66 State Park
• St. Louis Route 66 Festival - October 4, 2008
• 66 Drive-In Theatre, Carthage, Missouri
• Strafford, Missouri, Route 66 Days

                       Motels & Hotels

• Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico
• El Rancho Hotel & Motel, Gallup, New Mexico
• Earl's Motor Court, Winslow, Arizona
• El Rancho Motel, Williams, Arizona
• The Grand Motel, Williams, Arizona
• The History of Route 66 and The Coral Court
• The Hotel Blue, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• La Posada Hotel, Winslow, Arizona
• Wigwam Motel Located On Old Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona
• Wigwam Motel Route 66, Rialto, CA
• Wigwam Nation
• Wigwam Village Motel

                       Museums

• Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum
• California Route 66 Museum
• The Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum
• Dobson Museum, Miami, Oklahoma
• J. M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum
• Kingman, Arizona, Historic Route 66 Museum
• National Route 66 Museum, Elk City, Oklahoma
• Route 66 Museum, Clinton, Oklahoma
• Route 66 Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  

                       New Mexico

• The Albuquerque Museum History Division - Photoarchive
• Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari
• Celebrating Route 66 at the Albuquerque Museum
• El Rancho Hotel & Motel, Gallup
• The Hotel Blue, Albuquerque
• Join Us For Some Route 66 History and Color in Downtown Albuquerque
• New Mexico Route 66 Association
• Nob Hill-Highland District, Albuquerque
• Route 66: Across 1930s New Mexico
• Route 66 - New Mexico
• 66 Diner, Albuquerque
• Things Antiques and Collectibles on Route 66 Tucumcari, New Mexico
• Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce

                       Oklahoma

• J. M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum
• Lucille's on Route 66 in Oklahoma
• Mother of the Mother Road Speaks Out.....
• My Home Town , Sapulpa
• National Route 66 Museum, Elk City
• Oklahoma Route 66 Association
• POPS Restaurant, Arcadia
• Route 66 - Oklahoma.com
• Route 66 Oklahoma.com
• Route 66 - Oklahoma
• Route 66 Museum, Clinton, Oklahoma
• A Tribute to the "Mother of the Mother Road" Lucille Hamons ...
• Will Rogers Memorial & Birthplace

                       Postcards

• Electronic Postcards of Highway 66
• Historic U. S. Highway 66 Through Arizona on Vintage Postcards
• National Historic Route 66 Federation Postcard Collection
• Postcards from the Road
• Route 66 National Postcard Week Postcards
• Route 66 Postcards
• US Route 66 Photography :: Electronic Postcards

                       Texas

• Amarillo's Historic Route 66
• Amarillo's Route 66
• The Devil's Rope Museum
• Route 66: Across 1930s Texas
• Route 66 - Texas
• Texas and Amarillo's Route 66
• Texas Historic Route 66
• The Texas Old Route 66 Association

                       Theaters

• Route 66 Drive-Ins
• 66 Drive-In Theatre, Carthage, Missouri

                       TopSites

• Top Route 66 Sites

                       Travelers' Commentary, Essays & Reports

• Beer Travelers - Beer Along Route 66
• CordNet on Route 66 Digital Route 66 dot com
• The Digital Route 66 Photo Gallery
• Doc's Route 66 Home Page
• Ed's Place
• An Encounter with Route 66 - and Elvis
• Get Your Kicks on Route 66
• Get Your Pix on Route 66: Six Route 66 Road Trips
• Getting Kicks on Route 66!
• Got my kicks on Route 66
• Historic Route 66 Elongated Pennies
• Historic Route 66 in a Citroën 2CV
• I Got My Kicks on Route 66
• Jim & Dan's Excellent Route 66 Maps & Photos
• Kruzin the Mother Road
• Larry's Route 66 Trip Photos
• Legendary Route 66
• Louisa's Great American Road Trip
• Martin's Route 66 Gallery & Essay
• The Mother Road: Historic Route 66 - Cars
• New Jersey Students Bicycle Historic Route 66
• On Route 66!
• On the Web You Can Still Get Your Kicks on Route 66
• Our Big 1997 Trip
• Parsa's Virtual Route 66 Roadtrip
• Photographic Images from Historic Route 66
• Resolute's Follow Historic Route 66
  
• Return to Route 66 Road Tour
• Riding Route 66
• RoadsidePhotos.com: Route 66
• Road Trippin' U.S.A.'s Route 66
• Road Trips
• Roadside Peek's Route 66
• Route 66 - America's Highway - Virtual Photo Tour
• Route 66 by Herman Van Den Boom
• Route 66 for Fun and Sun
• Route 66 (Greg's)
• Route 66 - In Fiction, Poetry & Real Life
• Route 66 Memories
• Route 66 Patrol
• Route 66 Photos Group
• Route 66: 2000 Miles / Route66trip.com
• Route 66 Unraveled
• Shadows of Old Route 66
• Signs of Life on Route 66
• 6t6kix Route 66
• The Story of Route 66: Goatfolks
• Thunderbirds of Route 66
• The Trip Out West
• US Route 66 Photography :: Indexed by Location

                       Web Rings

• Historic Route 66 Facts and Photos Webring
• Historic Route 66 NetRing
• Historic Route 66 Web Ring
• Historic Route 66 WebRing
• Kicks on 66 WebRing
• Route 66 Webring
• US Highway / Route 66 WebRing

  Here is a page of links to Web sites about other Highways and Roads.

BOOKS, MAPS, AND VIDEOS

Here is a list of books, maps, and videos about Historic Route 66 that are currently available.

Play the song "Route 66" written by Bobby Troup and sung by Nat King Cole.

 

Here are my Route 66 postcards produced for National Postcard Week.