A television program, "Inside NAU," by the Northern Arizona University Network takes a look at Route 66. The Mother Road goes through the university's backyard in Flagstaff. Among the people interviewed is Angel "The Angel of Route 66" Delgadillo and NAU archivist (and Route 66 News reader) Sean Evans. https://youtu.be/SDmHWTnN4YU Unlike history professor Michael Amundson, I don't … Continue reading Northern Arizona University’s report on Route 66
Category: Highways
Route 66 Interpretive Plaza in Tulsa is finished
Travelers on Route 66 in Tulsa now have a new, short side trip to check out -- the Route 66 Interpretive Plaza near 11th Street and Mingo Road. The sign in a median at that intersection that directs you to the plaza and the two Route 66 alignments in Tulsa was finished months ago. However, … Continue reading Route 66 Interpretive Plaza in Tulsa is finished
Resident wants big Route 66 design on Joplin intersection
A Joplin, Mo., resident wants to embed a large Route 66 design onto the roadway of the intersection of St. Louis Avenue and Broadway in Joplin, according to the Joplin Globe. Retired firefighter Steve Lea is leading the effort, and says residents have offered to contribute money for it. An assistant Public Works director and … Continue reading Resident wants big Route 66 design on Joplin intersection
Interstate project will restore portion of Route 66
An upcoming project to revamp a busy interchange of Interstate 15 and Interstate 215 in the San Bernardino, Calif., area will restore a long-closed portion of Route 66, reported the Highland Community News. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved an agreement with the California Department of Transportation about the interchange. The … Continue reading Interstate project will restore portion of Route 66
Another tour of Cajon Pass
BackroadsWest.com continues its excellent series about Route 66 in Southern California with this virtual tour of the newer Route 66 alignment through Cajon Pass: https://youtu.be/TM1_qzRnWbM The video about the 1914 alignment of Cajon Pass can be viewed here. A two-part video series about Route 66 from Victorville to Barstow is here. UPDATE: Mike Ward informs … Continue reading Another tour of Cajon Pass
Significant changes likely coming to Arroyo Seco Parkway
https://youtu.be/flhd7Jr-3qE A number of significant changes are probably coming to the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway (aka Pasadena Freeway, aka Route 66) in the Los Angeles area, reported LA Curbed. The proposals come from the California Department of Transportation, so it's not just idle speculation. A summarized list: Reducing the speed limit from 55 to 45 … Continue reading Significant changes likely coming to Arroyo Seco Parkway
An early image of La Bajada Hill
Take a look at the above photo. It's a photograph of a circa-1922 Dodge Bros. Touring Car at La Bajada Hill, southwest of Santa Fe, N.M. Date of the image is unknown, but likely before Route 66 was certified in 1926. The back of the photo read: Ma and Dad. This is at the top … Continue reading An early image of La Bajada Hill
Several Scenic Byways grants go to Route 66
About 125 grants from the National Scenic Byways Program were announced Thursday, with several of them going to Route 66 projects. The following is a Route 66-related list of the grant award, where it's going, and a description from the Federal Highway Administration of its purpose: --- $267,038, Kingman, Ariz., Historic Route 66 Kingman Pedestrian Crossing … Continue reading Several Scenic Byways grants go to Route 66
A virtual tour of old Cajon Pass
Backroads West, which recently posted excellent videos about Route 66 from Victorville to Barstow in California, has just posted a new clip about the pre-Route 66 alignment of the Cajon Pass. https://youtu.be/w05830KU78o Much of the road shown in the video dates to 1914 -- more than a decade before U.S. Highway 66 was commissioned.
New Rancho freeway signs point to Route 66
Interstate 15 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., this week received new signs -- in both directions -- that direct motorists to Foothill Boulevard, aka historic Route 66. According to the Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif: "It's my intent to again let the people know that this is part of Route 66," said Edward Dietl, vice president of … Continue reading New Rancho freeway signs point to Route 66