Route 66 was widened to four lanes and bypassed Waynesville in the late 1950s. Many of its midcentury businesses have been demolished or merely changed ownership.

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 ...

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) ...

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

Despite being bypassed by the interstate decades ago, there are still countless things to see and do along Route 66 in Arizona.

Get your kicks on a Route 66 road trip—this 2,448-mile journey from Chicago to Santa Monica is a trip down memory lane of our nation's history.

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.

Formerly a gas station for Route 66 travelers, the building became a dental office in 1965, after Route 66 bypassed Edwardsville.