Hitting The Mother Road - US Route 66

Roadtripping is a common theme here at Gribblenation. And exploring and getting our kicks on Route 66 is no exception. Come along with us and explore the sights, sounds, people, places, and some absurdity as we travel down Highway 66.

Features: 

Visit some of the well-known and the lesser-known sites along 66.

Illinois	Missouri	Kansas	Oklahoma
Chain of Rocks Bridge	Route 66 State Park		Pony Bridge over South Canadian River
			Lucille’s Historic Service Station
			Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
			Timber Creek Bridge

Texas	New Mexico	Arizona	California
Conoco Tower Station & U-Drop Inn	Tucumcari	Petrified Forest National Park	Arizona State Line to Cajon Pass
Leaning Tower of Texas	Whiting Brothers Gas Station - Moriarity	Wigwam Motel - Holbrook	Cajon Pass to Pasadena
Cadillac Ranch	Old Town Albuquerque	Jack Rabbit Trading Post	Pasadena to Santa Monica
	Rio Puerco Bridge	Winslow
		Meteor City Trading Post
		Meteor Crater
		Two Guns Trading Post
		Twin Arrows Trading Post
		Walnut Canyon Bridge
		Flagstaff
		Parks
		Williams
		Ash Fork
		Seligman
		Grand Canyon Caverns
		Valentine & Truxton
		Hackberry General Store
		Arizona Route 66 Museum
		Oatman & Bloody 66

Roadtrips:

Ride along with the Gribblenation staff on various Route 66 trips over the years.

• 2010 Cross Country Road Trip Day 2 - Adam made a few stops along 66 from Oklahoma and Texas
• 2010 Cross Country Road Trip Day 3 - Albuquerque and Santa Fe
• 2010 Cross Country Road Trip Day 4 Part 1 - US 66 in Arizona
• 2010 Cross Country Road Trip Day 4 Part 2 - Petrified Forest National Park
• Challenger versus US 66 - Tom's 2016 journey along the Mother Road
• 2016 Cross-Country Road Trip Part 6 - US 66 in California
• Great Lakes Road Trip Day 10 Part 1 - Downtown Chicago and the former terminus of 66
• 2016 Fall Mountain Trip Part 23 - Old US 66 and 89 in Williams, Arizona
• 2018 Mojave Roadtrip Part 1 - US 66 in Barstow

History:

Route 66 has many stories - some of the more interesting ones involve the evolution of the route from the National Old Trail Highway to the Interstate.

• Cajon Pass (California) Highway History - A look at the evolution of highway routes at Cajon Pass.
• Arroyo Seco Parkway and Early Terminus Points of US 66 in Los Angeles
• Paper Highways - Proposed US 66 Alternate to Las Vegas
• Former CA 206 and Business US 66 in San Bernandino
• Interstate 40 and the H-Bomb - A controversial plan to use a Hydrogen Bomb to excavate the Bristol Mountains for Interstate 40 in the early 1960s.
• California State Route 66 - Former alignment of US 66 in California's Inland Empire
• Former California State Route 248 - Former US 66-99 from Pasadena to Monrovia
• The Bizarre History of the Western Terminus of US 66 in Santa Monica - US 66 never ended at the Santa Monica Pier.

Feature Map:

A visualization of all Route 66 Features - Icons include links to feature pages.