This is a table of mileposts for the original US66 alignment of 1926, You won't be able to drive it thru, but you can reach almost every part of the old road somehow. Sometimes it's necessary to use later alignments (i.e. in NM and AZ). Please refer to the atlas slides and other available literature.

The given distances between the listed mileposts are treated to be averages. They are based on old AAA maps and own field measurements and are stated without any garantees.

 

Illinois distance

commentary

301
Jackson 0,0 one way eastbound - use Adams 0,0
Ogden 2,5 veer southwest 2,5
Western 1,0 junction Ogden/Western/Roosevelt 3,5
Cicero 3,0 IL50 (Cicero) intersection 6,5
Berwyn 3,0 Joliet - Lawndale - Joliet Rds 9,5
Summit 2,0 detour over 55th - East St. 11,5
US20 6,0 stay on Joliet - change onto I-55 17,5
SR83 5,0 "Del Rhea's" Chicken Basket 22,5
Xit269 4,0 leave I-55 26,5
Romeoville 4,0 congested area ! 30,5
State Prison 4,5 remember "Jake & Elwood Blues" 35,0
RR Xing 2,0 into Joliet 37,0
Joliet US52 3,0 don't get lost ! - "Rialto Theater" 40,0
E of Elwood 8,0 Mississippi Rd 48,0
Elwood 2,0 50,0
Wilmington 7,5 Gemini Giant at "Launching Pad" 57,5
Braidwood 5,0 1950's icons in front of the "Polka Dot" 62,5
Braceville 3,5 later 4-lanes were reduced to original 2-lanes 66,0
Gardner 4,0 70,0
Dwight 9,5 historic "Shell Service Station" 79,5
Odell 8,0 historic "Standard Oil Service Station" 87,5
Cayuga 5,5 1st "Meramec Caverns Barn" advertising 93,0
Pontiac  5,5 98,5
Chenoa 10,0 108,5
Lexington 8,5 "66 Memory Lane" 117,0
Towanda 9,0 Dead Man's Curve 126,0
Normal US51 5,5 131,5
Bloomington 2,0 US51 and US66 share thru town 133,5
Shirley 7,0 140,5
Funks Grove 4,0 Maple Syrup (also cross RR westbound !!!) 144,5
McLean 5,5 "Dixie Trucker's Home" 150,0
Atlanta 5,5 "Tall Paul" at "66 Memory Park" 155,5
Lawndale 3,5 159,0
Lincoln Court Hs 6,5 Lot of Abe Lincoln memories 165,5
Lincoln S 1,5 167,0
Broadwell 7,0 "Pig Hip's" Restaurant Museum 174,0
Elkhart 4,0 178,0
Williamsville 6,0 "Die Cast Auto Sales" 184,0
Sherman 5,0 Sandhill Rd !! 189,0
"Shea's" 4,5 Service Station Museum 193,5
Springfield Capitol 4,5 stay on old SR4 - follow the brown shields 198,0
Chatham 11,5 look for snakes beneath "Schuster Bridge" 209,5
Thayer 11,5 red brick pavement N of Thayer 221,0
Virden 3,0 224,0
Girard 5,0 229,0
Nilwood 4,0 "Turkey Tracks" SW of Nilwood 233,0
Carlinville 8,0 nice public square 241,0
Gillespie 13,0 drive Deerfield loop for Gillespie 254,0
Benld 2,5 how to pronounce it ? 256,5
Staunton 5,5 "Henry's Rabbit Ranch" 262,0
Hamel 11,0 "Scotty's Bar" (and Golfclub) 273,0
Edwardsville 8,5 281,5
Xit4 9,0 lock your doors ! 290,5
McKinley Bridge 10,0 closed - will be reopened in 2007 300,5
Missouri distance

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317
St. Louis Downtown 3,0 Cross the River with I-270 fo Riverview S 303,5
Forest Park E 2,0 lookout for Manchester Rd W (IL100) 305,5
Kirkwood 9,5 boring 315,0
Manchester 7,0 boring 322,0
Ballwin 1,5 boring - at Grover veer W onto Old 66 323,5
Pond 7,0 330,5
Foxcreek 2,0 cross IL100 - later Cty Rd OO for 2 miles 332,5
Gray Summit 10,5 "Gardenway" and "Tri County" 343,0
Bourboise Xing 7,0 You're on Cty Rd AT 350,0
St. Clair 7,5 use Cty Rd AH from I-44 Xit242 357,5
Stanton 10,0 to get there, use N Frontage Rd from St.Clair 367,5
Sullivan 5,5 S frontage Rd is old US66 373,0
Bourbon 6,5 stay on Cty Rd ZZ 379,5
Hofflins 8,5 stay on Cty Rd ZZ 388,0
Cuba 3,5 "Wagon Wheel" 391,5
Fanning 4,0 stay on Cty Rd ZZ and KK 395,5
St. James 9,0 "Johnnie's Bar" is a must ! 404,5
Dillon 6,0 use Interstate 44 untiil Xit189 410,5
Rolla 5,0 "Totem Pole" Trading Post (S. Frontage Rd) 415,5
Arlington 12,5 stay on S Frontage Rd - you must turn 428,0
Hooker 8,0 famous "Hooker Cut" is not on original US66 436,0
Devil's Elbow 1,5 use Teardrop Rd to get there 437,5
Morgan Heights 2,0 stay on Cty Rd Z 439,5
Waynesville 7,0 change to MO17 W 446,5
Laquey 9,5 leave MO17 for Cty Rd AA - AB 456,0
Hazelgreen 7,5 Gasconade Rv Bridge on S Frontage Rd 463,5
Sleeper Xit135 7,5 change to N Frontage Rd at Xit135 471,0
Lebanon 7,0 "Munger Moss Motel" 478,0
Caffeyville 6,5 "Kendall's" Trading Post 484,5
Phillipsburg 5,5 change onto Cty Rd CC 490,0
Conway 4,5 stay on CC 494,5
Niangua Jct 7,5 "Abbylee Court" - stay on CC 502,0
Marshfield Xit100 6,5 Old Service Station - Cty Rd OO 508,5
Xit96 5,5 514,0
Strafford 7,0 turn S on MO125 - W on Cty Rd YY 521,0
Springfield Glenstone 12,0 Glenstone S - St. Louis W 533,0
Public Square 4,0 try to find College W 537,0
Xit72 (RR Xing) 5,5 stay on MO266 542,5
Halltown 13,5 lot of antiques stores 556,0
Spencer 4,5 look for MO96 W 560,5
Albatross 8,0 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 568,5
Phelps 3,5 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 572,0
Rescue 4,0 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 576,0
Log City 4,5 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 580,5
Avilla 4,0 Mining Museum beyond Avila 584,5
Carthage Court Hs 11,0 "Boot's" 595,5
Carterville Main 9,5 605,0
Webb City US71 1,0 don't get lost ! 606,0
Joplin Main/SR43 6,5 trouble? - look for MO66 W 612,5
State Line 5,0 have a drink at the "Stateline Bar" 617,5
Kansas distance commentary 13
Galena 0,5 618,0
Riverton 6,0 KS Route66 Association 624,0
Baxter Springs  4,0 pittoresque historic downtown 628,0
State Line 2,5 630,5
Oklahoma distance

commentary

432
E of Quapaw (Division) 3,0 old Ozark Trail 633,5
Quapaw  2,5 636,0
Commerce US69 6,5 historic Ice Parlor 642,5
Miami SR10 5,0 1928 "Coleman Theater" 647,5
Narcissa 7,0 "Ribbon Rd" alias "Sidewalk Highway" 654,5
Xit302 (Vo-Tech) 4,0 stay on "Sidewalk Hwy" 658,5
Afton 5,0 1929 Bridge with pedestrian walkways 663,5
Dead Man's Corner 5,5 ..  on old Ozark Trail 669,0
Vinita 10,0 one of the oldest OK towns 679,0
US69 Jct 3,5 "Pepsi" Plant right there 682,5
White Oak 3,0 685,5
Chelsea 11,5 very old bridges 697,0
Bushyhead 6,5 old gas station 703,5
Sequoyah 6,5 from Foyil visit "Totem Pole Park" on OK28A 710,0
Claremore 6,0 Will Rogers is everywhere 716,0
Verdigris 7,0 "Twin Bridges" on the way to Catoosa 723,0
Catoosa 5,5 "Blue Whale" - 1913 Ozark Trail Bridge 728,5
Lynn Lane 3,5 732,0
Tulsa Mingo 4,5 northbound - Admirals Place W - Lewis S 736,5
Tulsa 2nd 7,0 beautiful neighborhood 743,5
Tulsa Downtown 2,5 old Arkansas River Bridge (1916) 746,0
Oakhurst 7,5 1921 Rock Creek Bridge 753,5
Sapulpa 7,5 "Diamond Cafe" 761,0
Kellyville 8,5 lot of abandoned alignments 769,5
SR48 11,5 lot of abandoned alignments 781,0
Bristow 4,5 stunning old bridges 785,5
Depew 7,5 lot of abandoned alignments 793,0
Stroud 12,5 The "Rock Cafe" - Old Ozark Trail 805,5
Davenport 9,0 Old Ozark Trail 814,5
Chandler Manvel 7,0 Phillips brick Service Station 821,5
Warwick 7,5 old service station 829,0
Wellston 3,0 bypassed in 1933 832,0
Luther 10,5 842,5
Arcadia 8,0 The "Round Barn" 850,5
Edmond University 9,0 Memorial Cemetary 859,5
OKC Capitol 11,5 Lincoln - Classen - 39th - OK66 871,0
Bethany 8,5 1924 Lake Overholser Bridge 879,5
Yukon 7,0 886,5
El Reno Shepard 11,5 "Rainman" slept the in the former "Big 8" 898,0
US270 12,0 not signed - turn right at the ruins 910,0
Calumet 4,5 original alignment followed the sections 914,5
Geary 14,0 left at US270 / US281 Jct 928,5
Bridgeport N 7,0 very dirt road to the 1921 truss bridge site 935,5
Bridgeport S 2,0 old "Harvey House" site 937,5
Hydro 11,5 "Lucille's" 949,0
Weatherford 8,0 Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford 957,0
Clinton 17,5 Oklahoma Route 66 Museum 974,5
Foss 15,0 989,5
Canute 7,0 996,5
Elk City  7,5 National Route 66 Museum 1004,0
Doxey 15,0 on old Ozark Trail 1019,0
Sayre 6,0 "Grapes of Wrath" movie location 1025,0
Erick 29,0 100th Meridian Museum 1054,0
Texola State Line 8,0 Jail - have a dink at "Waterhole No. 1" 1062,0
Texas distance

commentary

186
RR Xing 5,0 1067,0
Shamrock 6,0 "U-drop Inn" 1073,0
Lela 5,5 1078,5
McLean 14,5 "Devil's Rop & Route 66 Musum" 1093,0
Alanreed 10,0 old Jeicho Gap (undriveable) 1103,0
Jericho 12,5 old Jeicho Gap (undriveable) 1115,5
Boydston 7,0 1122,5
Groom 6,0 "Leaning Water Tower" & "Largest Cross" 1128,5
Lark 7,5 grain elevators 1136,0
Conway 8,0 grain elevators 1144,0
Wasburn 12,0 grain elevators 1156,0
Amarillo US60 19,0 downtown jungle 1175,0
Bushland 14,0 wind generator research farm 1189,0
Wildorado 8,0 cattle feeding ranch 1197,0
Vega 13,0 "Dot's Mini Museum" 1210,0
Adrian 14,0 "Midpoint Cafe" at Milepost 1224 1224,0
Glenrio State Line 23,5 leave the superslab for a lot of miles 1247,5
New Mexico distance

commentary

487
Endee 4,5 ... once ago it had "clean restooms" 1252,0
Bard 8,5 don't drive the road after rainfall 1260,5
San Jon 5,5 abandoned roadside establishments 1266,0
Tucumcari US54 24,0 a shadow of itself - but worth to visit 1290,0
Montoya 22,0 boot hill 1312,0
Newkirk 12,0 met some gs and cats there 1324,0
Cuervo 9,0 turn strictly S until NM156 (gravel but good) 1333,0
SR156 Jct 5,5 W toward Santa Rosa 1338,5
US84 Jct 12,0 cross I-40 to the N for Santa Rosa 1350,5
Santa Rosa US54 4,0 "Blue Hole" and closed "Club Cafe" 1354,5
Dilia 29,5 you must use US84 at Xit256 1384,0
Apache Springs 13,0 1397,0
Romeroville 12,5 Sidetrip to Las Vegas, NM 1409,5
Tecolote 5,5 gorgeous bridge ruin (difficult to find) 1415,0
Bernal 5,5 rough road S of I-25 (for cars only !!!!) 1420,5
San Jose 9,5 1921 Pecos Bridge ruin 1430,0
Ilfeld 5,5 1435,5
Rowe 7,5 1443,0
Pecos 7,0 visit Pecos National Monument 1450,0
Glorieta 6,0 civil war battlefield site 1456,0
Canoncito 5,5 Santa Fe Trail Marker 1461,5
Santa Fe Plaza 14,0 spend lot of time (and money) there 1475,5
Algodones 37,0 oriinal alignment went over Bajada Hill 1512,5
Bernalillo 7,5 Coronade State Monument on US550 W 1520,0
Alameda 7,5 1527,5
ABQ Central 16,5 "Crossroads" with 1937 alignment 1544,0
Armijo 3,0 1547,0
Pajarito 7,0 1554,0
Isleta 3,5 beautiful indian pueblo 1557,5
Peralta 5,5 1563,0
Los Lunas 4,0 ready for NM6 ??? 1567,0
Rio Puerco 16,5 look for old alignment S of NM6 1583,5
Suwanee 13,5 cross RR for a pothole / washboard road 1597,0
Mesita 13,0 cross I-40 for N frontage Rd 1610,0
Old Laguna 5,0 "Owl Rock" and "Dead Man's Curve" 1615,0
Laguna 3,0 1618,0
Cubero 8,0 where Ernest Hemingway wrote his "Old Man .." 1626,0
San Fidel 4,5 skeleton fake :-)) 1630,5
McCartys 5,0 Lava fields all around 1635,5
RR Xing 7,5 Lava fields all around 1643,0
Grants 5,5 old mining town 1648,5
Bluewater 12,0 "Swap meet" 1660,5
Prewitt 6,5 "Tomahawk Bar" 1667,0
Thoreau 11,5 original alignment N of the RR tracks 1678,5
Iyanbito 16,5 original alignment N of the RR tracks 1695,0
Gallup 16,0 no beverages on Sunday - "El Rancho Hotel" 1711,0
Manuelito 16,5 1727,5
Lupton State Line 6,5 lot of trading posts like "Chief Yellowhorse" 1734,0
Arizona distance

commentary

401
Allentown 7,5 S Frontage Rd - Cty Rds 9404 - 7240 (sandy) 1741,5
Sanders 9,5 "Burnham TP" - 1923 Bridge - cross I-40 1751,0
Chambers 5,5 reach Chambers on N Frontage Rd 1756,5
Navajo 9,0 I-40 until Navajo - C7385 westbound (very rough) 1765,5
Painted Desert 17,0 .. you better should use I-40 until Holbrook 1782,5
from Xit303 go back on S Frontage to "Rocky's"
Goodwater 12,5 1795,0
Holbrook 24,0 lot of history - try "Romo's" for lunch 1819,0
"Wigwam Motel"
Geronimo 7,0 tourist trap 1826,0
Joseph City 4,0 "Elaa's Frontier" W of town 1830,0
Manila 5,0 ... Here IT IS: "Jackrabbit's" Trading Post 1835,0
Havre 6,0 old alignments (S of Xit264) undriveable 1841,0
Cottonwood Wash 4,0 old alignments (NW of Xit264) undriveable 1845,0
Minnetonka 2,5 indian bar E of Xit257 (recommended) 1847,5
Winslow 4,0 "The Corner" - "La Posada" - etc. etc. 1851,5
Leupp Corner 10,0 old "Hopi House TP" site 1861,5
Sunshine Overpass 7,0 "Meteor City" on your way - Red Gap Ranch Rd. 1868,5
Rimmy Jims 3,0 no trespassing onto US66 S of Xit233 1871,5
visit Meteor Crater
Two Guns 4,0 it's cursed, but open and worth a visit 1875,5
Canyon Padre 14,0 "Twin Arrows" abandoned trading post 1889,5
Winona 7,5 back on N Frontage Rd to Canyon Padre (rough) 1897,0
"Forrest Gump's" Walnut Creek Bridge
US89 Jct 10,5 turn right for Grand Canyon, left for Flagstaff 1907,5
Flagstaff 6,0 everything you want & The "Museum Club" 1913,5
Riordan Overpass 6,0 join I-40 westbound 1919,5
Bellemont 6,5 leave I-40 1926,0
several alignments S of Xit185
"Easy Rider" movie location on 1931 alignment E
oldest 66 is N Frontage Rd to the east
49 Hill 5,5 drive N Frontage RD westound (Brannigan Park) 1931,5
Parks 2,5 "General Store" - original US66 abandoned 1934,0
Davenport Lake 8,0 original US66 crosses I-40 from S to N 1942,0
at "Deer Farm"
Williams 7,0 Rodeo - Airport - Edison - 2nd for the RR depot 1949,0
Pine Springs 6,0 south of Devil Dog Xit157 1955,0
Monte Carlo 9,5 old alignments E of closed cafe (very rough) 1964,5
closed "County Line Cafe" on S Frontage Rd
Ashfork 3,5 "Copper State Motel" - join I-40 until Xit139 1968,0
S Frontage Rd eastbound for Partridge Creek Br
AZ66 westbound for about 160 miles fun
Crookton Overpass 16,0 watch for old alignments 1984,0
Seligman 7,5 home of The Deldadillo Family 1991,5
Peach Springs 37,0 indian capital 2028,5
Truxton 9,0 "Frontier Motel" 2037,5
Crozier 6,5 old US66 inside the canyon abandoned 2044,0
Valentine 2,5 "Indian" and "Non-Indian" Schoolhouses 2046,5
Hackberry 8,0 S of 1930s alignment - rejoin at "General Store" 2054,5
Hualapai 11,0 2065,5
Kingman Depot 15,0 "Powerhouse" - historic downtown 2080,5
old 66 runs as "Old Trails" E of RR (deadend)
Sitgreaves Pass 24,5 the hairpins are not so hard as rumors about 2105,0
Oatman 4,0 wild burros - lot of entertainment 2109,0
Topock State Line 25,5 "Easy Rider" movie location  2134,5
white pipeline bridge once carried US66 traffic
California distance

commentary

314
US95 Jct 10,0 leave I-40 at "5 mile Rd" Xit for Needles 2144,5
Needles 5,5 "El Garces" Harvey House 2150,0
Goffs Road Jct 10,0 northbound on "US95" Xit 2160,0
Arrowhead Jct 6,5 if you won't go for gamblin stay with the RR 2166,5
Goffs 14,0 Schoolhouse and "General Store" 2180,5
Essex 17,0 the last "town" in the USA which got TV 2197,5
Danby 9,0 old service station 2206,5
Cadiz Jct 12,5 "Grafitti Wall" - all the way 2219,0
Chambless 1,0 "Roadrunner Restaurant" (abandoned) 2220,0
Amboy 12,5 "Roy's Cafe" - Amboy crater 2232,5
Bagdad 7,5 only one tree is left 2240,0
Siberia 7,5 only foundation are left 2247,5
Ludlow 12,0 a real small town with a hotel 2259,5
Pisgah Overpass 11,0 watch the trains - Pisgah crater nearby 2270,5
Newberry Springs 20,0 "Bagdad Cafe" movie location 2290,5
Daggett 12,0 vintage route establishments 2302,5
Barstow 8,5 RR depot and Route66 museum 2311,0
Lenwood 5,0 desert along the underground Mojave River 2316,0
Hodge 6,0 desert along the underground Mojave River 2322,0
Helendale 9,5 "Bottle Tree Ranch" - lot of old gas stations 2331,5
Oro Grande  10,0 "Lost Hog Saloon" - lot of old gas stations 2341,5
Mojave River Bridge 2,0 a gorgeous classic !!! 2343,5
Victorville 3,5 "Route 66 Museum" 2347,0
Millers Corner 9,0 2356,0
Cajon Summit 6,0 "Summit Inn" - starting point for Cajon Pass 2362,0
Cajon  5,5 E frontage Rd was US66 (short stretch) 2367,5
Cosy Dell 1,5 W frontage Rd thru Cajon Canyon 2369,0
Devore 7,0 stay between I15 and I-215 for Cajon Bvd 2376,0
Muscoy 2,0 many vintage motels 2378,0
San Bernardino 7,5 Mt. Vernon - 5th - Foothill westbound 2385,5
"Wigwam Motel" in Rialto
Fontana 7,0 2392,5
Cucamonga 9,0 lot of vintage Road establishments 2401,5
Claremont 7,0 lot of vintage Road establishments 2408,5
Glendora 7,0 try to stay on Foothill rather then Alosta ! 2415,5
Monrovia 10,0 try to stay on Foothill rather then Huntington ! 2425,5
Pasadena 11,0 Colorado - Fair Oaks - Huntington - Broadway 2436,5
Los Angeles Downtown 11,5 enter downtown thru Chinatown 2448,0
US66 went further to Santa Monica not before 1936 :-))