This is a table of mileposts for the revised US66 alignment as it was in 1939 after the first major changes to the original US66 routing of 1926. The most important differences between both versions are:

1) Glenarm - Divernon - Litchfield Bypass of SR4 (IL)

2) Realignment between Granite City (IL) and Gray Summit (MO) 

3) Elimination of the Santa Fe Loop (NM) 

4) Opening of the Querino Canyon Bridge (AZ)

5) Bypass of Goffs Rd (A)

6) Westbound Extension to Santa Monica (CA)

... plus minor improvements & repairs all along the way

You won't be able to drive it thru, but you can reach almost every part of the road somehow. Sometimes it's necessary to use later or even earlier alignments. 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 287
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 2,0 into Joliet 37,0
Joliet US52 3,0 don't get lost ! - "Rialto Theater" 40,0
Elwood 8,5 48,5
Wilmington 7,5 Gemini Giant at "Launching Pad" 56,0
Braidwood 5,0 1950's icons in front of the "Polka Dot" 61,0
Braceville 3,5 later 4-lanes were reduced to original 2-lanes 64,5
Gardner 4,0 68,5
Dwight 9,5 historic "Shell Service Station" 78,0
Odell 8,0 historic "Standard Oil Service Station" 86,0
Cayuga 5,5 1st "Meramec Caverns Barn" advertising 91,5
Pontiac  5,5 97,0
Chenoa 10,0 107,0
Lexington 8,5 "66 Memory Lane" 115,5
Towanda 9,0 Dead Man's Curve 124,5
Normal US51 5,5 130,0
Bloomington 2,0 US51 and US66 share thru town 132,0
Shirley 7,0 139,0
Funks Grove 4,0 Maple Syrup (also cross RR westbound !!!) 143,0
McLean 5,5 "Dixie Trucker's Home" 148,5
Atlanta 5,5 "Tall Paul" at "66 Memory Park" 154,0
Lawndale 3,5 157,5
Lincoln Court Hs 6,5 Lot of Abe Lincoln memories 164,0
Lincoln S 1,5 165,5
Broadwell 7,0 "Pig Hip's" Restaurant Museum 172,5
Elkhart 4,0 176,5
Williamsville 6,0 "Die Cast Auto Sales" 182,5
Sherman 5,0 Sandhill Rd !! 187,5
N. Grand / 9th 9,0 196,5
S. Grand / 6th 3,0 "Cozy Dog" 199,5
6th Street Bridge 5,0 Lake Springfield 204,5
Glenarm  4,0 straight on W Frontage Rd 208,5
Divernon 4,0 "Lincoln Coverd Wagon" 212,5
Farmersville 8,5 straight on W Frontage Rd 221,0
Waggoner 5,5 "Our Lady of the Highways" shrine 226,5
Litchfield 15,0 The "Ariston" 241,5
Mt. Olive 7,5 "Soulsby's Service Station" 249,0
Staunton I-55 4,5 "Henry's Rabbit Ranch" 253,5
26/30 Convergence 4,0 257,5
Xit33 3,5 261,0
Hamel 3,5 "Scotty's Bar" (and Golfclub) 264,5
Edwardsville 8,5 273,0
Xit4 9,0 lock your doors ! 282,0
Chain of Rocks Br 5,0 "escape from NY" movie location - a MUST 287,0
Missoouri distance commentary 321
I-70 Xit245 Florissant 7,0 294,0
I-70 / I-64 Jct 6,0 300,0
I-44 Intersection 1,0 3.5 miles ahead "Ted Drewes Frozen Custard" 301,0
I-44 / I-270 Jct 12,5 313,5
Eureka 12,0 Times Beach - "Route 66 State Park" 325,5
Allenton 3,0 "Jensen Point" 328,5
Pacific 6,0 "Red Cedar Inn" 334,5
Gray Summit 4,0 "Gardenway" and "Tri County" 338,5
Bourboise Xing 7,0 You're on Cty Rd AT 345,5
St. Clair 7,5 use Cty Rd AH from I-44 Xit242 353,0
Stanton 10,0 to get there, use the Interstate :-(( 363,0
Sullivan 5,5 S frontage Rd is old US66 368,5
Bourbon 6,5 stay on Cty Rd ZZ 375,0
Hofflins 8,5 stay on Cty Rd ZZ 383,5
Cuba 3,5 "Wagon Wheel" 387,0
Fanning 4,0 stay on Cty Rd ZZ and KK 391,0
St. James 9,0 "Johnnie's Bar" is a must ! 400,0
Dillon 6,0 use Interstate 44 untiil Xit189 406,0
Rolla 5,0 "Totem Pole" Trading Post (S. Frontage Rd) 411,0
Arlington 12,5 stay on S Frontage Rd - you must turn 423,5
Hooker 7,5 famous "Hooker Cut" is not on original US66 431,0
Devil's Elbow 1,5 use Teardrop Rd to get there 432,5
Morgan Heights 2,0 stay on Cty Rd Z 434,5
Waynesville 7,0 change to MO17 W 441,5
Laquey 9,0 leave MO17 for Cty Rd AA - AB 450,5
Hazelgreen 7,5 Gasconade Rv Bridge on S Frontage Rd 458,0
Sleeper Xit135 6,5 change to N Frontage Rd at Xit135 464,5
Lebanon 7,0 "Munger Moss Motel" 471,5
Caffeyville 6,5 "Kendall's" Trading Post 478,0
Phillipsburg 5,5 change onto Cty Rd CC 483,5
Conway 4,5 stay on CC 488,0
Niangua Jct 7,5 "Abbylee Court" - stay on CC 495,5
Marshfield Xit100 6,5 Old Service Station - Cty Rd OO 502,0
Xit96 5,5 507,5
Strafford 7,0 turn S on MO125 - W on Cty Rd YY 514,5
Springfield Glenstone 8,5 Glenstone S - St. Louis W 523,0
Public Square 4,0 try to find College W 527,0
Xit72 (RR Xing) 5,5 stay on MO266 532,5
Halltown 13,5 lot of antiques stores 546,0
Spencer 4,5 look for MO96 W 550,5
Albatross 8,0 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 558,5
Phelps 3,5 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 562,0
Rescue 4,0 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 566,0
Log City 4,5 lot of old 66 establishments along MO96 570,5
Avilla 4,0 Mining Museum beyond Avila 574,5
Carthage Court Hs 11,0 "Boot's" 585,5
Carterville Main 9,5 595,0
Webb City US71 1,0 don't get lost ! 596,0
Joplin Main/SR43 6,5 trouble? - look for MO66 W 602,5
State Line 5,0 have a drink at the "Stateline Bar" 607,5
Kansas distance commentary 13
Galena 0,5 608,0
Riverton 6,0 KS Route66 Association 614,0
Baxter Springs  4,0 pittoresque historic downtown 618,0
State Line 2,5 620,5
Oklahoma distance commentary 397
Quapaw 4,0 624,5
Commerce US69 6,5 historic Ice Parlor 631,0
Miami SR10 5,0 1928 "Coleman Theater" 636,0
Narcissa 6,0 "Ribbon Rd" alias "Sidewalk Highway" 642,0
Xit302 (Vo-Tech) 4,0 stay on "Sidewalk Hwy" 646,0
Afton 4,5 1929 Bridge with pedestrian walkways 650,5
Dead Man's Corner 5,5 ..  on old Ozark Trail 656,0
Vinita 10,0 one of the oldest OK towns 666,0
US69 Jct 3,5 "Pepsi" Plant right there 669,5
White Oak 3,0 672,5
Chelsea 11,5 very old bridges 684,0
Bushyhead 7,0 old gas station 691,0
Sequoyah 6,0 from Foyil visit "Totem Pole Park" on OK28A 697,0
Claremore 6,0 Will Rogers is everywhere 703,0
Verdigris 7,0 "Twin Bridges" on the way to Catoosa 710,0
Catoosa 5,0 "Blue Whale" - 1913 Ozark Trail Bridge 715,0
Lynn Lane 3,5 718,5
Tulsa Mingo 4,5 stay on 11th into downtown 723,0
Tulsa Downtown 7,0 old Arkansas River Bridge (1916) 730,0
Oakhurst 7,5 1921 Rock Creek Bridge 737,5
Sapulpa 7,5 "Diamond Cafe" 745,0
Kellyville 8,5 lot of abandoned alignments 753,5
SR48 10,5 lot of abandoned alignments 764,0
Bristow 4,5 stunning old bridges 768,5
Depew 7,5 lot of abandoned alignments 776,0
Stroud 11,5 The "Rock Cafe" - Old Ozark Trail 787,5
Davenport 7,5 Old Ozark Trail 795,0
Chandler Manvel 7,0 Phillips brick Service Station 802,0
Warwick 7,5 old service station 809,5
Luther 12,5 Wellston was bypassed 822,0
Arcadia 8,0 The "Round Barn" 830,0
Edmond University 9,0 Memorial Cemetary 839,0
OKC Capitol 11,5 Lincoln - Classen - 39th - OK66 850,5
Bethany 8,5 1924 Lake Overholser Bridge 859,0
Yukon 7,0 866,0
El Reno Shepard 11,5 "Rainman" slept the in the former "Big 8" 877,5
US270 12,0 not signed - go straight 889,5
Bridgeport S 15,0 "Pony Brodge" over Canadian River 904,5
"Grapes of Wrath" movie location
Hydro 11,5 "Lucille's" 916,0
Weatherford 7,5 Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford 923,5
Clinton 17,0 Oklahoma Route 66 Museum 940,5
Foss 14,0 954,5
Canute 7,0 961,5
Elk City  7,5 National Route 66 Museum 969,0
Doxey 11,5 on old Ozark Trail 980,5
Sayre 6,0 "Grapes of Wrath" movie location 986,5
Erick 24,0 100th Meridian Museum 1010,5
Texola State Line 7,0 Jail - have a dink at "Waterhole No. 1" 1017,5
Texas distance commentary 175
RR Xing 5,0 1022,5
Shamrock 6,0 "U-drop Inn" 1028,5
Lela 5,5 1034,0
McLean 14,5 "Devil's Rop & Route 66 Musum" 1048,5
Alanreed 7,5 S Frontage Rd bypass of Jericho Gap 1056,0
Jericho 10,0 S Frontage Rd bypass of Jericho Gap 1066,0
Boydston 6,0 S Frontage Rd bypass of Jericho Gap 1072,0
Groom 6,0 "Leaning Water Tower" & "Largest Cross" 1078,0
Lark 7,5 grain elevators 1085,5
Conway 8,0 grain elevators 1093,5
Yarnall 8,5 veer NW at I-40 Xit85 for US60 W 1102,0
Amarillo 18,0 downtown jungle or straight on Beltline 1120,0
Bushland 14,0 wind generator research farm 1134,0
Wildorado 8,0 cattle feeding ranch 1142,0
Vega 13,0 "Dot's Mini Museum" 1155,0
Adrian 14,0 "Midpoint Cafe" 1169,0
Glenrio State Line 23,0 leave the superslab for a lot of miles 1192,0
New Mexico distance commentary 380
Endee 4,5 ... once ago it had "clean restooms" 1196,5
Bard 8,5 don't drive the road after rainfall 1205,0
San Jon 5,5 abandoned roadside establishments 1210,5
Tucumcari US54 24,0 a shadow of itself - but worth to visit 1234,5
Montoya 22,0 boot hill 1256,5
Newkirk 11,0 met some gs and cats there 1267,5
Cuervo 8,5 turn SW until NM156 (very rough road !!!!!!) 1276,0
SR156 Jct 10,0 W toward Santa Rosa 1286,0
US84 Jct 11,0 cross I-40 to the N for Santa Rosa 1297,0
Santa Rosa US54 3,0 "Blue Hole" and closed "Club Cafe" 1300,0
US84 Jct 16,0 a right will lead to the 1926 Santa Fe Loop 1316,0
Palma 30,0 1346,0
Clines Corner 8,0 a tourist trap :-(( 1354,0
Longhorn Ranch 15,0 pittoresque ghost town on S Frontage Rd 1369,0
Moriarty 8,0 1377,0
Edgewood 8,0 look out for women in black ! 1385,0
Sedillo 6,0 NM306 (right from Xit181) was US66 1391,0
Zuzax 4,5 cross I-40 (tunnel) for S Frontage Rd 1395,5
Tijeras 3,5 you can see 3 different alignments in parallel 1399,0
Xit167 8,0 change to NM333 (Central Avenue) 1407,0
ABQ 4th 8,0 "Crossroads" with 1937 alignment 1415,0
Rio Puerco Bridge 12,5 to get there 1st use S Frontage Rd (US66) - 1427,5
cross I-40 to the N (tunnel) - reach the Bridge
via N Frontage Rd (US66) - from here you MUST
use I-40 until Xit126 for Correo (tricky signage)
Correo 15,0 cross RR for a pothole / washboard road 1442,5
rejoin with original 1926 alignment
Mesita 11,5 cross I-40 for N frontage Rd 1454,0
Old Laguna 5,0 "Owl Rock" and "Dead Man's Curve" 1459,0
Laguna 2,5 1461,5
Cubero 8,0 where Ernest Hemingway wrote his "Old Man .." 1469,5
San Fidel 4,5 skeleton fake :-)) 1474,0
McCartys 5,0 Lava fields all around 1479,0
RR Xing 7,5 Lava fields all around 1486,5
Grants 5,5 old mining town 1492,0
Bluewater 8,0 "Swap meet" 1500,0
Prewitt 6,5 "Tomahawk Bar" 1506,5
Thoreau 11,0 original alignment N of the RR tracks 1517,5
Iyanbito 16,0 original alignment N of the RR tracks 1533,5
Gallup 15,5 no beverages on Sunday - "El Rancho Hotel" 1549,0
Manuelito 16,5 1565,5
Lupton State Line 6,5 lot of trading posts like "Chief Yellowhorse" 1572,0
Arizona distance commentary 406
Allentown 7,5 S Frontage Rd - Cty Rds 9404 - 7240 (sandy) 1579,5
Querino 7,5 washboard Rd thru Navajo Nation 1587,0
1930 steel bridge (very pittoresque)
Sanders 11,5 "Burnham TP" - 1923 Bridge - cross I-40 1598,5
Chambers 5,5 reach Chambers on N Frontage Rd 1604,0
Navajo 9,0 I-40 until Navajo - C7385 westbound (very rough) 1613,0
Painted Desert 17,0 .. you better should use I-40 until Holbrook 1630,0
from Xit303 go back on S Frontage to "Rocky's"
Goodwater 11,5 old Trading Post was torn down 1641,5
Holbrook 24,0 lot of history - try "Romo's" for lunch 1665,5
"Wigwam Motel"
Geronimo 7,0 tourist trap 1672,5
Joseph City 4,0 "Ella's Frontier" W of town 1676,5
Manila 5,0 ... Here IT IS: "Jackrabbit's" Trading Post 1681,5
Havre 6,0 old alignments (S of Xit264) undriveable 1687,5
Cottonwood Wash 5,0 old alignments (NW of Xit264) undriveable 1692,5
Minnetonka 2,5 indian bar E of Xit257 (recommended) 1695,0
Winslow 4,0 "The Corner" - "La Posada" - etc. etc. 1699,0
Leupp Corner 10,0 old "Hopi House TP" site 1709,0
Sunshine Overpass 7,0 "Meteor City" on your way - Red Gap Ranch Rd. 1716,0
Rimmy Jims 3,0 no trespassing onto US66 S of Xit233 1719,0
visit Meteor Crater
Two Guns 4,0 it's cursed, but open and worth a visit 1723,0
Canyon Padre 11,0 "Twin Arrows" abandoned trading post 1734,0
Winona 7,5 back on N Frontage Rd to Canyon Padre (rough) 1741,5
"Forrest Gump's" Walnut Creek Bridge
Cosnino Rd into Flagstaff was dedicated 1947
as US66 !!!!!
US89 Jct 10,5 turn right for Grand Canyon, left for Flagstaff 1752,0
Flagstaff 6,0 everything you want & The "Museum Club" 1758,0
Riordan Overpass 6,0 join I-40 westbound 1764,0
Bellemont 5,5 leave I-40 1769,5
several alignments S of Xit185
"Easy Rider" movie location on 1931 alignment E
49 Hill 4,5 drive N Frontage RD westound (Brannigan Park) 1774,0
Parks 2,5 "General Store" - go straight 1776,5
Davenport Lake 8,0 at Xit171 use Deer Farm Rd (tricky !!!) 1784,5
Williams 7,0 Rodeo - Airport - Edison - 2nd for the RR depot 1791,5
Pine Springs 6,0 south of Devil Dog Xit157 1797,5
Monte Carlo 9,0 old alignments E of closed cafe (very rough) 1806,5
1930s straight eastbound (very rough - deadend)
Ashfork 3,5 "Copper State Motel" - join I-40 until Xit139 1810,0
S Frontage Rd eastbound for Partridge Creek Br
AZ66 westbound for about 160 miles fun
Crookton Overpass 16,0 watch for old alignments 1826,0
Seligman 8,5 home of The Deldadillo Family 1834,5
Peach Springs 38,0 indian capital 1872,5
Truxton 9,5 "Frontier Motel" 1882,0
Crozier 6,5 old US66 inside the canyon abandoned 1888,5
Valentine 2,5 "Indian" and "Non-Indian" Schoolhouses 1891,0
Hackberry 7,5  "General Store" 1898,5
Hualapai 10,5 1909,0
Kingman Depot 15,0 "Powerhouse" - historic downtown 1924,0
old 66 runs as "Old Trails" E of RR (deadend)
Sitgreaves Pass 24,5 the hairpins are not so hard as rumors about 1948,5
Oatman 4,0 wild burros - lot of entertainment 1952,5
Topock State Line 25,5 "Easy Rider" movie location  1978,0
white pipeline bridge once carried US66 traffic
California distance commentary 326
US95 Jct 10,0 leave I-40 at "5 mile Rd" Xit for Needles 1988,0
Needles 5,5 "El Garces" Harvey House 1993,5
Goffs Road Jct 10,0 northbound on "US95" Xit 2003,5
South Pass 17,0 leave I-40 westbound at "Mtn Springs" Xit 2020,5
Essex 14,0 the last "town" in the USA which got TV 2034,5
Danby 9,0 old service station 2043,5
Cadiz Jct 12,5 "Grafitti Wall" - all the way 2056,0
Chambless 1,0 "Roadrunner Restaurant" (abandoned) 2057,0
Amboy 12,0 "Roy's Cafe" - Amboy crater 2069,0
Bagdad 7,5 only one tree is left 2076,5
Siberia 7,5 only foundation are left 2084,0
Ludlow 12,0 a real small town with a hotel 2096,0
Pisgah Overpass 11,0 watch the trains - Pisgah crater nearby 2107,0
Newberry Springs 20,0 "Bagdad Cafe" movie location 2127,0
Daggett 12,0 vintage route establishments 2139,0
Barstow 8,5 RR depot and Route66 museum 2147,5
Lenwood 5,0 desert along the underground Mojave River 2152,5
Hodge 6,0 desert along the underground Mojave River 2158,5
Helendale 9,5 "Bottle Tree Ranch" - lot of old gas stations 2168,0
Oro Grande  10,0 "Lost Hog Saloon" - lot of old gas stations 2178,0
Mojave River Bridge 2,0 a gorgeous classic !!! 2180,0
Victorville 3,5 "Route 66 Museum" 2183,5
Millers Corner 9,0 2192,5
Cajon Summit 6,0 "Summit Inn" - starting point for Cajon Pass 2198,5
Cajon  6,5 E frontage Rd was US66 (short stretch) 2205,0
Cosy Dell 2,5 W frontage Rd thru Cajon Canyon 2207,5
Devore 7,0 stay between I15 and I-215 for Cajon Bvd 2214,5
Kendall Xit Kendall Dr is City 66 into San Bernardino 2214,5
Muscoy 2,0 many vintage motels 2216,5
San Bernardino 7,5 Mt. Vernon - 5th - Foothill westbound 2224,0
"Wigwam Motel" in Rialto
Fontana 7,0 2231,0
Cucamonga 9,0 lot of vintage Road establishments 2240,0
Claremont 7,0 lot of vintage Road establishments 2247,0
Glendora 7,0 try to stay on Foothill rather then Alosta ! 2254,0
Monrovia 10,0 try to stay on Foothill rather then Huntington ! 2264,0
Pasadena 11,5 Colorado - Arroyo Seco Bridge - Figueroa  2275,5
Los Angeles Downtown 11,0 enter downtown thru Chinatown 2286,5
Santa Monica 17,0 Sunset - Sta Monica Bvd - Lincoln E to Olympic 2303,5
THE ENDPOINT IS NOT AT OCEAN BVD !!!!!!!!