Route 66 Association to hold Oklahoma Hall of Fame centennial event in Clinton July 25

The Route 66 Association is hosting its biannual Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame ceremony, celebrating the 100th anniversary ...

Historic Route 66: Americana on the go

Though long bypassed by interstates, the historic "Mother Road," stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles, remained a place for drivers to "get their kicks." Today, marking its first 100 years, Route 66 ...
eTurboNewsOpinion

100 Years of Route 66: The Road That Made America Great—Can It Do It Again?

Route 66 turns 100 in 2026. Discover how America's Mother Road shaped tourism, powered small-town economies, and still ...

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

Working in concert, the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Bureau of Public Roads adopted a uniform highway numbering system and corresponding map on November 11, 1926. The ...
Forbes

EV Road Trip On Route 66—Where To Stop In Each State In 2026

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Mother Road is back in the spotlight this year as the country marks America 250 and ...
Chicago Tribune

Route 66 road trip: The last — or first — 300 miles in Illinois

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...
The San Bernardino Sun

As Route 66 turns 100, the ‘Mother Road’ still inspires nostalgia

Route 66, the iconic highway dubbed “America’s Main Street” and the “Mother Road” is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year, and 315 history-filled miles of the famed highway pass through ...
Chicago Tribune

Route 66 road trip: Meet the Mother Road’s ‘Guardian Angel’ in Seligman, Arizona

SELIGMAN, Arizona — They came suddenly and in numbers, cars and trucks weighed down with their owners’ worldly possessions. Angel Delgadillo was a boy when those hundreds of thousands of Dust Bowl ...
CNN

‘Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me’: 6 essential stops along Route 66

Route 66 is just one of the highways that features in “On The Road,” the Jack Kerouac book that introduced so many people to white-line wanderlust. More than anything written about the iconic highway, ...
The New York Times

Route 66, a ‘Linear Museum Stretched Across Eight States,’ Turns 100

Institutions large and small examine the complicated history of the iconic corridor that helped define the American road trip. By Janelle Conaway Reporting from Albuquerque This article is part of our ...
News9

US Postal Service unveils Route 66 centennial stamps

You’re standing in the middle of an empty highway, staring off into the fading, golden light of Arizona’s high desert. The soundtrack playing in your mind? Depeche Mode. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You’re ...