Rand McNally, a publisher of popular and widely distributed road maps, announced today that its 2011 edition of its road atlas will include the marking of Route 66 and other historic roads. Among several updates that will be included in the atlas are: The addition of specialty highway shields to show historic and scenic routes … Continue reading Rand McNally adds Route 66 to its 2011 atlas
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Let me answer
KTVI-TV in St. Louis proclaims that a few folks are confused by the new "Historic Route 66 Byway" signs posted along Manchester Road in the St. Louis region. A merchant claims that Watson Road is the original Route 66. He named his transmission business because of that. "Watson Road here is the original Route 66," … Continue reading Let me answer
Plan your bicycle route on Google Maps
Today, Google announced it added bicycle routes to its Google Maps site in addition to walking, public transit, and driving routes. Bicycle routes by Google Maps is still being beta-tested, and users can make suggestions for changes if they find an error or overlooked bike trail. Here's a demonstration of the technology: According to Wired: … Continue reading Plan your bicycle route on Google Maps
Site touts historical spots in New Mexico
StoppingPoints.com, an online guide to historical places in the United States, recently added New Mexico to its database, according to a news release. The New Mexico StoppingPoints guide displays and pinpoints nearly 1,200 markers within the state, including properties in the National Register of Historic Places. Most markers are grouped and mapped by city, county, … Continue reading Site touts historical spots in New Mexico
National Park Service launches Route 66 site
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is already under the auspices of the National Park Service. But the NPS recently launched a Route 66 "Discover Our Shared Heritage" travel itinerary site that should prove useful to novice travelers and be informative to researchers. Funded in part by American Express and the World Monuments Fund, the … Continue reading National Park Service launches Route 66 site
Buried treasure
This is a pretty good idea. Joshua Noble, director of tourism at the Kingman (Ariz.) Chamber of Commerce, has created dozens of geocaches around the city to help attract visitors, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. And it sounds like the project will expand well beyond Kingman's borders ... Over the last several weeks, Noble said … Continue reading Buried treasure
More about the historic stretch near Springfield
Route 66 News was the first to have this story a few days ago, but the Springfield (Ill.) Journal-Register has elaborated about an old stretch of Route 66 south of Lake Springfield being designated to the National Register of Historic Places. According to the nomination, the Springfield road was typical of two-lane, access highways in … Continue reading More about the historic stretch near Springfield
Notes from the road
It's a busy weekend for many roadies. First, the Arizona Route 66 Association's 22nd annual Fun Run begins Friday. The Kingman Daily Miner has a schedule and a preview. Second, the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor celebration in northern Illinois is Saturday and Sunday. The Pontiac Daily Leader also has a preview. The Bloomington … Continue reading Notes from the road
GPS 66 site launched
Drew Knowles, author of the "Route 66 Adventure Handbook" and the "Route 66 Quick Reference Encyclopedia" and proprietor of the Route 66 University site, has launched the interactive and open-source GPS 66 site. He described it "as the closest thing yet to an online tour of Route 66, including precise GPS-based mapping, eyewitness commentary, and … Continue reading GPS 66 site launched
Book review: “Drive the Broadway of America”
It's not about Route 66. It's not a book in the traditional sense. But Jeff Jensen's "Drive the Broadway of America" (self-published, 223 pages, $30, including shipping) should greatly please Route 66ers and entice roadies to new two-lane adventures. Jensen's book, subtitled "The U.S. 80 and the Bankhead Highways Across the American Southwest," is the … Continue reading Book review: “Drive the Broadway of America”