Route 66 News

The old Jefferson Highway was the first transcontinental road to traverse the North American continent from north to south, and possibly the first dedicated international highway in the world.

Patrons of the Miami Public Library can journey through history today. The library, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Humanities Council, is featuring "Journey Stories," a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit that explores the mobile nature of Americans - why they move, how they move and what that says about them.

An old gas station gets restored to it's former glory and gains new purpose in Baxter Springs, Kansas.

The Summit Inn Cafe has survived the years and remains a favorite spot of Route 66 buffs.

Some Kiski Area High School students say the boring videos in driver education class made them fall asleep, not learn safe driving.

Andrew Gates, a community relations officer for MoDOT, sent me an e-mail today expanding on the dire condition of the bridge and other matters.

For decades, Bob Waldmire lived on the 'Mother Road,' wandering the remnants of Route 66 in his orange VW bus and selling his intricate, India-ink artwork from Santa Monica, Calif., to Pontiac, Ill.

Santa Monica, Calif.: John Steinbeck called it the 'Mother Road.' The Rolling Stones made it a global icon.

"If all politics is local, then so are the solutions." Your home. Your Life. Your Independence.

Police in Westmoreland County arrested a man on suspicion of driving drunk while he was behind the wheel of a lawn tractor on Route 66.

The National Candy Company Factory building in St. Louis. The Gravois Avenue viaduct is in the foreground.

A 63-year-old Export man was charged with driving under the influence after a trooper spotted him driving a John Deere lawn tractor on Story Road, allegedly on his way to a bar to buy beer.

A few years ago, Route 66 signs were stenciled along the highway, including one in Duarte and several in Glendora.

It starts by the chilly shores of Lake Michigan and heads south-west through eight States, three time zones and almost 2,500 storied miles of middle America until it deposits weary motorists beneath the palm trees of California's sun-drenched Pacific coastline.

Route 66 enthusiasts unveil replica of the long-lost "End of the Trail" sign at the Santa Monica Pier on the historic highway's 83rd anniversary.

You can still get your kicks, but they'll have to stop at the Santa Monica Pier.

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One of the beauties of the multi-channel cable/satellite world we now enjoy is the chance to go back to see the shows that we remember as kids.

We all need a safe harbor, a place to linger over a cup of coffee or wedge of pie.

No one was injured when a truck driven by Brian Hileman, 45, of Vandergrift, collided with a school bus, driven by Christina Pepple, 34, of Kittanning, at the intersection of Route 66 and Pleasantview Drive at 8:07 a.m. Wednesday.