In partnership with The Road Ahead Partnership. With support from the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Along Route 66, the Case
for National Designation

Location
California to Illinois

Period
1926–Present

Published
2026

It’s still possible to follow Route 66, but not without gaps. After 100 years, only a handful of places persist. Read together, they form a record of a landscape that hasn’t fully decided whether it’s past or present.

Stuff on Route 66