The Bagdad Cafe on historic Route 66 in California faces an uncertain future after its longtime owner's death as America's Mother Road turns 100. Read More

Travel California's Route 66 and experience haunting ghost towns with historic landmarks, deserted highways, and reminders of classic desert journeys. Read More

The Missouri Department of Transportation held a meeting to get public feedback on a $7 million project to widen Highway 60 between Springfield and Republic. Read More

One person was hospitalized yesterday following a collision between a car and a semi-truck on Interstate 39 near Route 64. Read More

Sure, there's Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah's '?Lakeshore Drive,'? America's '?Ventura Highway'? and The Beatles' '?Penny Lane,'? but is there anything even close to '?(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66?'? The Mother ... Read More

The Ariston Cafe on old Route 66 is the oldest continuously operating restaurant on the historic highway, serving customers since 1924. Read More

ROUTE 66 is one of the most famous highways in the world but more than 100 years on from its grand opening, the road is now home to dozens of ghost towns and rotting relics. Rotting wooden signs, ... Read More

Route 66 is iconic, legendary, and historic; but it's the journey, not the destination, that draws people to it. The cross-country highway route, from Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier, is also ... Read More

The Jefferson Highway Association and Missouri Route 66 Association held an event in Joplin on Saturday to celebrate the centennial of Route 66 and the shared history of the two converging highways. Read More

A massive Route 66 sign now tops a new bridge in Kingman, marking progress on the highway project easing the Phoenix-to-Vegas drive. Read More

A new book by historian Tom Emery helps celebrate the centennial of Route 66 with a fresh look at life along the storied highway as it runs through central Illinois. Read More

Tulsa is marking its ninth annual 918 Day this Saturday with a free passport challenge that sends locals hunting for stamps at 13 Route 66 landmarks scattered across the city, timed to the highway's ... Read More

Oklahoma City installed a Route 66 centennial marker Thursday near the Will Rogers Theatre, one of four markers planned for locations across the city as the highway approaches its 100th anniversary. Read More

Occoquan Road (Route 906) between Horner Road (Route 639) and Old Bridge Road (Route 641) will be closed to through traffic from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday to demolish a portion of the ... Read More

The right two lanes on Interstate 70 westbound are closed near US 68 due to a crash involving multiple semi-trucks. Read More

This year marks the centennial of U.S. Route 66. The highway was designed to originate in Chicago and run for 2,448 miles across eight states before concluding in Santa Monica, California. This was ... Read More

Filmmaker John Paget is creating a documentary series that explores the unique stories and communities along Route 66, aiming to inspire viewers to seek human connections and explore the historic ... Read More

We continue our series reflecting on 100 years of Route 66 - particularly the 300-or-so miles of it that span the 21st state. However, Route 66 goes well beyond the borders of Illinois passing through ... Read More

The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa features the world's tallest gas pump, a 66-foot structure designed to resemble those found along the historic highway during its heyday. Read More

Few stretches of pavement are as deeply intertwined with American car culture as Route 66. Even decades after it officially disappeared from the U.S. Highway System, the Mother Road remains synonymous ... Read More

U.S. Highway 66 was established in 1926, which makes the upcoming New Year its 100th anniversary. Read More

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they received a report of a serious collision at the intersection of Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 around 12:15 p.m. One person died. Read More

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they received a report of a "serious multi-vehicle collision" at the intersection of Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 around 12:15 p.m. Read More

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they received a report of a serious collision at the intersection of Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 around 12:15 p.m. Read More

CENTRE WELLINGTON - A serious multi-vehicle crash at Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22 closed the collision-prone intersection on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the scene at about ... Read More

Wellington County OPP is responding to a collision on Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22, just outside Cox Creek Cellars between Fergus and Guelph. The intersection is closed in all directions. Highway ... Read More

The Interstate 24 Exit 7 westbound on-ramp at U.S. 62 / Alben Barkley Drive reopened on Wednesday afternoon, September 9. Read More

Westbound Interstate 24 on-ramp at U.S. 62 / Alben Barkley Drive is blocked on Wednesday afternoon, September 9. Read More

As well as inspiring millions of visitors each year to journey down the iconic highway, Route 66 has also influenced countless artists. Read More

From the Pacific Coast Highway to the Natchez Trace Parkway, these nine historic U.S. highways offer scenic drives, small-town charm, and road trip history beyond Route 66. Read More

The 2026 race will celebrate Route 66's centennial with a medal inspired by the marathon's 2009 design and a course featuring longer stretches of the historic highway. Read More

The mother road celebrates 100 years, but Black travelers didn't always experience freedom on the interstate ... Read More

One person died following a crash Friday evening in Overland Park. Read More

Director John Paget discusses his new film, '?Route 66 - The Main Street of America,'? and the people and places that have shaped the iconic highway over the past century. Read More

STAUNTON - Route 676 (Charlie Town Road) near Port Republic in Rockingham County will be closed to through traffic for about three weeks beginning Monday, April 8. This closure allows the Virginia ... Read More

DPS investigates a crash in the eastbound lanes on Interstate 10 at milepost 155. Read More

DPS investigates a crash in the eastbound lanes on Interstate 10 at milepost 155. Read More

Crews clean up Highway 6 after a tractor trailer collision spills fuel, causing a full closure. Charges pending. Read More

OPP are investigating after a tractor-trailer carrying steel, travelling northbound on Highway 6 North near Concession 12 East, struck a construction barrier blocking the northbound lanes. Read More

The highway is closed from Freelton Road to Concession 11 E., according to a social media post from Ontario Provincial Police. Read More

A 21-year-old man is dead after a pickup truck left Highway 6 and rolled multiple times early Saturday morning near Moosehorn. Lundar RCMP responded to the single-vehicle rollover in the RM of ... Read More

A milestone has been reached in reconfiguring the Interstate 70 / U.S. Route 63 interchange in Columbia, with the opening of the first new 'direct connect' ramp over the weekend. Read More

A tractor-trailer collision and diesel fuel spill has closed part of Highway 6 in Flamborough. All lanes in both directions are closed between Concession 11 East and Freelton Road for the clean-up. Read More

Route 66 inherited bridges ranging from repurposed 19th-century railroad structures to ambitious steel and concrete spans built for early automobiles. As traffic grew, Ford Model A-era dimensions gave ... Read More

Santa Monica's Route 66 Song Contest offers $10,000 to songwriters with original songs celebrating the historic highway. Deadline: September 13. Read More

A historian revisits Route 66 for its centennial, exploring what's been lost, preserved and transformed along the legendary highway. Read More

A historian revisits Route 66 for its centennial, exploring what's been lost, preserved and transformed along the legendary highway. Read More

Route 66 Highway" to Fun lets kids pedal past pint-sized versions of St. Louis landmarks for the Mother Road's anniversary. Read More

The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum will open two new exhibitions Sept. 18, including David Malcom Rose's Route 66-inspired "The Lost Highway." ... Read More

Plan your trip before you're in your car - 17 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Hamilton on Aug. 18, 2026: Nightly Highway 6 northbound between Parkside Drive and East ... Read More

Long before the interstate system crisscrossed the country, Route 66 defined the great American road trip. One of the more recognizable pieces of that history still stands in west St. Louis County; a ... Read More

Along Route 66 in New Mexico, a deadly stretch of highway known as Deadman's Curve became infamous for horrific crashes and countless fatalities over the years. Located near the small town of Budville ... Read More

At least one person is dead after a crash involving at least two vehicles on Highway 6. Here's what we know. Read More

The exhibition includes historically relevant architectural artifacts, some of which have never been publicly displayed before, according to St. Louis Magazine. Among the featured pieces is a salvaged ... Read More

Route 66 traveled more than 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles, yet Petrified Forest National Park was the only national park along the Mother Road. Today, much of the old highway through the ... Read More

America's most famous road doesn't officially exist. Look for Route 66 on a modern highway map and you'll find a ghost - decommissioned in 1985, its shield signs taken down, its number reassigned to ... Read More

U.S. Route 66, often called the "Mother Road," was a legendary highway that once connected Chicago to Santa Monica, passing through eight states and some incredible landscapes in between. During its ... Read More

The Odeon Theatre in Tucumcari will be part of a 2,400-mile rollout for "Route 66: The Main Street of America," a full-length documentary about the highway during its centennial ... Read More

According to the Botanical Gardens, the Route 66 theme pays tribute to the highway that helped define the American road trip and has deep roots in Oklahoma history. Read More

The National Museum of Transportation is drawing visitors from around the world with a special Route 66 exhibit timed to the highway's centennial. Read More

The 2026 Illinois State Fair will honor Route 66's centennial by spotlighting the historic highway as the grand marshal of the Twilight Parade, with festivities including classic car showcases and ... Read More

Route 66 will serve as honorary grand marshal of the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade as Illinois marks the highway's 100th anniversary. Read More

Motorists travelling on Highway 6 south of Melfort can expect delays this fall as the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways completes rehabilitation work on the bridge crossing the Barrier ... Read More

A single vehicle carrying five people crashed Wednesday night near the intersection of Highway 66 and Westminster Road in Arcadia, Oklahoma, injuring everyone inside. Two of the occupants were in ... Read More

The City of Tulsa has selected designs from 21 artists to wrap 34 traffic control boxes along the city's 28-mile Route 66 corridor as part of ongoing beautification efforts on the historic Mother Road ... Read More

Why settle for just one destination when you can spend your vacation cruising down Route 66? The famed highway-which turns 100 this year-passes through bustling cities, natural landmarks, and quirky ... Read More

Route 66 was established in 1926, when the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads first introduced the federal highway system. In its early days, the road, running alongside major railway lines, was "rough and ... Read More

A busy southwest Missouri highway is closing beginning Monday. Read More

Nightly Highway 403 eastbound between Main Street West and Main Street West, Hamilton: one right lane closed from Aug. 12 at 10 p.m. until Aug. 14 at 5 a.m. Nightly Highway 6 nort ... Read More

To mark the road's 100th anniversary, a Times journalist rode the length of it to see what's become of America's most storied highway. Read More

The Marlin Volunteer Fire Department said northbound Highway 6 has been reopened after being completely shut down due to a crash. Read More

A man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 611 in Mount Pocono on Thursday night, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Po ... Read More

Pennsylvania State Police are alerting drivers to a new traffic pattern at the intersection of Route 54 and Route 642 because of ongoing construction.Police sa ... Read More

MOUNT POCONO BOROUGH, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE / WYOU) - Police are investigating a crash that took place on Friday, that left a pedestrian with serious injuries. The victim of the crash, a 46-year-old man ... Read More

This year marks the 100th anniversary of America's most celebrated highway, Route 66. Wisconsin is not on the storied road, but that's OK, because we've got our own 66, and it's actually 10 years ... Read More

A Cumberland County highway maintenance crew will pave a section of Route 641 in North Newton Township next week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced. The work will cover 1.56 ... Read More

Loved ones are remembering Tristan Bedient and Kate Aldrich after the two were killed in a head-on crash along Route 6 in Dartmouth Friday. Read More

The Route 66 Neon Sign Park in St. Robert, Missouri, is precisely that kind of place, a luminous celebration of America's highway heritage that transforms a simple roadside stop into an unforgettable ... Read More

FOX 2 News continues to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a visit to two of the most iconic stops anywhere along the famed highway that stretches from Illinois to California: Ted Drewes ... Read More

As the old song says, get hip to this timely tip: 2026 marks the centennial year of one of our country's most storied roads, the '?highway that's the best,'? which took drivers motoring West: none other ... Read More

Though she lives only four hours from the end of Route 66, Krista London found herself wishing she could attend the highway's historic centennial celebrations in a state over a thousand ... Read More

From a young Marine's radiator disaster to pilgrimages ending on the Santa Monica Pier, historic U.S. Route 66 is a 2,400-mile neighborhood packed ... Read More

A vehicle fire on Route 6 in Barnstable shut down several lanes of traffic Friday morning. Read More

The Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame ceremony will move to a larger venue this year as organizers celebrate the highway's 100th anniversary and honor a special Centennial inductee. Read More

Haredi protestors from the "Black Color" hotline rushed to intervene following a day of protests. The matter was referred to the military police. Prosecutors rejected the soldier's claim that he acted ... Read More

A crash on Route 66 involves at least four vehicles. Sky 4 flew over the scene in Westmoreland County. Read More

As communities across Illinois prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Route 66, Lincoln is unveiling a new attraction designed to tell the story behind America's most famous highway. Read More

The Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame ceremony will move to a larger venue this year as organizers celebrate the highway's 100th anniversary and honor a special Centennial inductee. Read More

The findings arrive as the historic highway, which turns 100 this year, continues to draw millions of travelers despite ... Read More