Albuquerque officials don't like the vibe that the east end of Central Avenue (aka Route 66) exudes. So they say they're going to take steps to make it friendlier to residents and travelers, reports KOB-TV. After listening to hundreds of concerns, a complete overhaul in the area is coming with the establishment of new bike … Continue reading Albuquerque doesn’t like ‘freeway feel’ of east end
Category: Highways
Funding application for replacing Mojave bridges sent today
San Bernardino County is filing an application today with the U.S. Department of Transportation for a grant to rebuild several dozen wooden trestle bridges in California's Mojave Desert. The Daily Press in Victorville reported yesterday that the county was applying for a $52 million grant to replace 130 of those bridges. But the Redlands Daily … Continue reading Funding application for replacing Mojave bridges sent today
County seeks grant to restore wooden Route 66 bridges
The Desert Dispatch reports that San Bernardino County in California is seeking a federal grant to restore old bridges on the National Old Trails Road -- an early alignment of Route 66. The county applied for a $52 million stimulus grant to replace 130 bridges that were built between 1929 and 1931 on the old … Continue reading County seeks grant to restore wooden Route 66 bridges
An obscure alignment of Route 66 in Flagstaff
The Arizona Daily Sun today posted an article about the Mike's Pike street in Flagstaff, Ariz. -- a neighborhood which can boast itself of carrying an original alignment of the Mother Road. The Sun reports: It goes largely unnoticed by the thousands of motorists traveling along Milton Road, yet its history is hardly without lore. … Continue reading An obscure alignment of Route 66 in Flagstaff
A cruise through Hooker Cut
Here's something you don't see on YouTube all that often -- the 1940s Hooker Cut alignment of Route 66 near Devil's Elbow, Mo. The videographer says this four-lane alignment of Route 66 is "abandoned," although that's not true. It's still used by local motorists, although it certainly isn't seeing the traffic volume it saw 50 … Continue reading A cruise through Hooker Cut
That’s re-certifiable
Kevin Klowden of the Milken Institute wrote in an opinion piece today on the Fox & Hounds Daily blog, proclaiming that one way to stimulate a flagging U.S. economy is to reinvest in Route 66 and thus boost tourism. That sounds good at first glance. But then Klowden veers in this direction -- he wants … Continue reading That’s re-certifiable
Notes from the road
A few weeks ago, while geocaching near Route 66 in Riverton, Kan., we found out about the strange story of May D. Knotts. According to a geocaching site, May D. Knotts was said to have been hanged from an old oak tree in 1904 after it was discovered that she was a witch. Knotts, who … Continue reading Notes from the road
Making tracks
Dave Bakke of the Springfield State Journal-Register takes a closer look at the set of turkey tracks that were left on a section of original Route 66 near Nilwood, Ill., between 1926 and 1930. Those turkey tracks wouldn’t be the attraction they are if not for Bob Donaldson. Bob moved into his house right on … Continue reading Making tracks
What happened to the Texola monument?
A few days ago, I received an e-mail from Corkey Mayberry of Park Hills, Mo., asking me to solve a mystery. In September 1955, he and his wife were on a Route 66 trip. The couple stopped to have their picture taken at a sizable stone monument in Texola, Okla., marking the spot of the … Continue reading What happened to the Texola monument?
Take the byway that’s the best
Here's a nicely compact video about the Route 66 National Scenic Byway in New Mexico: