Route 66 traffic became so saturated and unsafe in the postwar era that Oklahoma built a turnpike between Tulsa and Joplin, Missouri in 1957, the route's first major bypass.

Formerly a gas station for Route 66 travelers, the building became a dental office in 1965, after Route 66 bypassed Edwardsville. The Illinois Department of Transportation purchased the site in ...

Immortalised in dozens of blockbuster classics since its opening in 1926, Route 66 symbolises freedom, top-down adventure and ...

Route 66 was the lifeblood for small desert towns, and many like this were bypassed by the new interstate system adopted in 1956. (Courtesy of Mark Landis) Expand ...

Williams sits less than 40 miles to the west of Flagstaff and has the unique distinction as the final stop in Arizona to be bypassed by I-40 after a hard-fought court battle. In the 30 years since ...

Moving on to Williams—the last town on Route 66 to be bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1986—you’ll find a haven for neon lovers. Plus, many of the buildings along Route 66 in Williams were ...

At 98, Angel Delgadillo’s entire life has played out along what John Steinbeck called “the mother road.” And the historic road likely wouldn’t exist today without him.

Formerly a gas station for Route 66 travelers, the building became a dental office in 1965, after Route 66 bypassed Edwardsville. The Illinois Department of Transportation purchased the site in ...

An estimated 9,000 cars once passed through Seligman every 24 hours, Delgadillo said, until Interstate 40 bypassed it and other towns along Arizona's Route 66 corridor. The time, he said, was ...