• U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System.
  • Plan an historic Route 66 road trip from start to end or drive a stretch of the Mother Road with maps, top sights, and history of the route.
  • The Ancient Roots of Route 66. The United States Expands West. The Automobile, a new age. Birth of the US Highway System. Route 66 is Born.
  • Contact Us. ... Route 66 had its official beginnings in 1926 when the Bureau of Public Roads launched the nation’s first Federal highway system.
  • I'm Ashley Thompson. And I'm Caty Weaver. Join us next week for a special report on Chicago, Illinois where Route 66 begins its journey west.
  • At 630 feet high, St Louis’s Gateway Arch is the tallest arch in the world. On our Route 66 tours, we’ll whisk you to the top to take in views across the city and beyond.
  • At Exit 354 it will be necessary to join the interstate. At the Allantown exit, Route 66 follows the north frontage road, but the road is gravel, or stay on I-40 to US 191.
  • Some of today's journey is on I-40, which parallels the old Route 66 in many places. We always drive the segments of the Mother Road where it still remains.
  • Considered by many to be the original road trip, Route 66 traverses the USA’s heartland – across fields in the Midwest, over the Mississippi River and through...
  • US Route 66, also called US 66 or Route 66 and known as the Will Rogers Highway, Main Street of America or Mother Road, was one of the original highways of the...