German Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Good article in Hemings stating that the National Park Service is supporting the effort to get National Historic Trail designation for Route 66. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/11/16/national-park-service-throws-support-behind-route-66-national-historic-trail-status/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna1 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 https://www.visitarizona.com/events/history-and-heritage/31st-annual-route-66-fun-run A great way to Cruise it if you never have, I'm already registered and have my room for 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Draper Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 In theory this sounds like a no-brainer, but you know how government is. I wonder what "National Trail" status would mean for maintenance of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 That looks like a fun trip! I'm going to see if we can schedule that, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Route 66 got it's name known, primarily from the Grapes of Wrath book and movie, then followed up with the Route 66 TV series. Route 6 was much more involved in the development of the US than 66, but far lesser known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badbobs95 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 hours ago, HOXXOH said: Route 66 got it's name known, primarily from the Grapes of Wrath book and movie, then followed up with the Route 66 TV series. Route 6 was much more involved in the development of the US than 66, but far lesser known. You're just a smarty-pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 hours ago, badbobs95 said: You're just a smarty-pants! I just read a lot. I've also traveled all but about 700 miles of the original 3652 miles of Rt 6 in the Vette. Here's a couple links. http://www.getawaymavens.com/us-route-6/ and http://www.heritagedocumentaries.org/Route6/story.html to keep you entertained. While US Route 66 was created out of several other highways and tended to have revisions often in it's history, it was decommissioned in 1984, US Rt 6 still remains mostly true to it's original alignment. This is a pic of the only remaining section of the original "ribbon road" in OK, that wasn't overlaid by US Rt 66 and then again later by IS-40 and IS -44. http://www.visitmiamiok.com/group-tours/ribbon-road/ If you haven't had enough of Rt 6 and Rt 66, then google Rt 666 for more fun and facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Let's try to get a group together for that Route 66 run in May - ACE 66! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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