Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Route 66 stretches across eight states, including Utah (Getty Images/iStockphoto) And with 2026 being the route's 100th birthday, ...

The Mother Road is back in the spotlight this year as the country marks America 250 and celebrates Route 66’s 100th anniversary. The roughly 2,400-mile route from Chicago to Santa Monica remains the ...

The 2026 race will celebrate Route 66's centennial with a medal inspired by the marathon's 2009 design and a course featuring ...

The Mother Road. America’s Highway. The Main Street of America. The Will Rogers Highway. Route 66 goes by many names, but no matter how travelers refer to it, there’s one constant everyone seems to ...

It's something that should be on every American's bucket list: driving Route 66. And there's no better time than now to get out and explore the country's motoring heritage and history. However, the ...

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...

Route 66, America’s most iconic highway, is celebrating its 100th anniversary, with revved-up parties and events stretching across the eight states it traverses. But be aware: There are tricks to ...

Historic Route 66 celebrates its 100 th anniversary in 2026. While the so-called “Mother Road” defined classic Americana–tourist kitsch, neon signs, roadside motels–most of its mid-century fame has ...

Route 66 is the quintessential American road trip — a 2,500-mile odyssey across eight states from Chicago to Santa Monica. And with 2026 being the route's 100th birthday, this year is the perfect time ...