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 ...

National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Lee Cowan is an Emmy-award-winning journalist serving as a national correspondent and substitute anchor for "CBS News Sunday Morning." The Midpoint ...

CHANDLER, Okla. (KFOR) – The City of Chandler is preparing for a highway centennial celebration on the 4th of July, showcasing the “66 Man,” a 30-foot-tall statue installed in McClanahan Park. City ...

Around 7 a.m. Saturday, in a lot beside the shuttered Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, a strange set of cars and trucks began to gather. Three Model A’s. A couple of ’60 convertibles. A 1964 Chevrolet ...

The Route 66 Centennial “Capitol Cruise” hopes to bring thousands of classic cars to Tulsa on May 30, aiming to break a world record and celebrate 100 years on the ‘Mother Road.’ Tulsa will host a ...

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, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — With Route 66 turning 100 years old, Oklahoma is rolling out a new way for you to show your support for the Mother Road. Representative Derrick Hildebrant of Catoosa introduced ...

Friends, motorists, fellow Americans: The road ahead is far from straight. But it will take us through eight states and dozens of small towns, past Muffler Men and Patel motels, beneath the bright ...

With the automobile revolution in full swing by the 1920s, the American Association of State Highway Officials proposed a brand-new system of major interstate highways that would connect the United ...

One hundred years ago this week, a telegram was sent proposing the number “66” as a number for a new highway stretching from Chicago to L.A…. more than 2,000 miles all the way. Get your kicks on Route ...

Route 66, America’s most iconic highway, is celebrating its 100th anniversary, with revved-up parties and events stretching across the eight states it traverses. But be aware: There are tricks to ...

It was created to connect us, a 2,448-mile gateway to vast lands that previously existed only in the collective imagination. Each mile promised freedom and escape, opportunity and adventure. Route 66, ...