The National Trust for Historic Preservation is backing grants, storytelling projects and federal legislation to protect the Mother Road, including several efforts in Oklahoma.

Few travel experiences feel as deeply American as a road trip, and no road carries the weight of legend quite like 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 ...

Historic Route 66 across Missouri – a road trip through the Heart of America - Looking for authentic Midwest vintage charm, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FOYIL, Okla. (KFOR) — More than a ...

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, ...

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 ...

To mark its 100th birthday celebrations next year, Lindsay Sutton travels part of the historic Route 66 and discovers wave ...

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 ...

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 ...