Here's a video I made about the old Ozark Trail alignment of Route 66, west of Sapulpa, Okla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQfAYLI9BWY This 3.3-mile section of highway (map here) predates Route 66, and it served as the Mother Road from 1926 to 1952. Highlights include the 1921 Rock Creek Bridge, ruins of the Tee Pee Drive-In theater, a … Continue reading Ozark Trail cruise
Category: Bridges
Security cameras installed at Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
After a rash of break-ins of parked cars at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis and Madison, Ill., in recent years, local police finally have installed security cameras at the old Route 66 site to deter criminals. According to Fox Channel 2 in St. Louis: Madison Police Chief Steven Shelby says … Continue reading Security cameras installed at Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Grant awarded to start preservation of Route 66 State Park bridge
Landmarks Association of St. Louis was given a $3,500 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation as seed money for a long-term preservation plan for the closed and deteriorating Route 66 bridge at Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo. According to the news release from the Landmarks Association: The master plan for the … Continue reading Grant awarded to start preservation of Route 66 State Park bridge
Pony Bridge
Here's something I filmed for a project last year. It's the historic Pony Bridge on old Route 66 near Bridgeport, Okla. The bridge was built in 1933 and is nearly 4,000 feet long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOvJIm0Qfws
A road trip in 1961
The YouTube description of this video: This clip opens with my mom holding a little home made sign that says "California, here we come, Hugh, Ag and Jeff". This was the first day of our trip west in 1961. We left from Caseville and traveled historic Route 66 the first few days. By late afternoon … Continue reading A road trip in 1961
Oklahoma Route 66 bridges will be placed on endangered list
Preservation Oklahoma is set to list Route 66 bridges and other of the historic highway's resources as one of Oklahoma's Most Endangered Historic Places in 2011, according to a news brief today in the Tulsa Beacon. Preservation Oklahoma's list will not be announced until tomorrow. But according to the newspaper, the endangered list will include: … Continue reading Oklahoma Route 66 bridges will be placed on endangered list
“Old Highway”
This is a music video posted recently on the Route 66 News Facebook page by the Lori Locke Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlMQTKAaKNo I like the song and the video. My only reservation is that I'd wished they'd used a different sound with the electric guitar.
So what happens to Carthage’s Whee Bridge?
The Carthage Press in Carthage, Mo., posted a transcript of a question-and-answer session at a Carthage Emerging Leaders meeting with City Administrator Tom Short. Most of the questions dealt with an upcoming Carthage Capital Improvements Tax initiative that will be voted on Tuesday. A few questions dealt with the eventual fate of Carthage's Oak Street Bridge, … Continue reading So what happens to Carthage’s Whee Bridge?
Bad news, good news at Bird Creek Bridge hearing
Those attending a public hearing Thursday night at the Catoosa Community Center in Catoosa, Okla., heard bad news and good news regarding the historic but decrepit Bird Creek Bridge that carried Route 66. The bad news is the westbound 1936 bridge will be gone in a matter of months and replaced by a nondescript $5.4 million … Continue reading Bad news, good news at Bird Creek Bridge hearing
Rancho’s plans for Foothill Boulevard
The City of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has just posted a computer animation video of its plans to dress up Foothill Boulevard (aka Route 66), including the Pacific Electric Trail overpass. The pedestrian bridge is particularly impressive. 12/28/2010 UPDATE: The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports that this project will be finished in late 2011.