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Find Your Park on the Mother Road

Travel Route 66 to discover America’s heritage!
NPS Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program

Watch a video about Route 66 and the NPS Route 66 Preservation Program
Welcome to Route 66

Winding from Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 connects not just east and west but the past to present
Route 66 Economic Impact Study

Learn about the influence that preservation and tourism have on the economies of cities along Route 66
Grant Project Spotlight

Poignant, fun and fascinating new perspectives of the road

Preservation Resource Center

The Route 66 Preservation Resource Center is your one-stop-shop for preservation information including technical and financial resources, and people to contact. Come on in to the center and find the information you are looking for! Read More…

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Cost-Share Grants

The National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program works with the American People to preserve the special places and stories of the historic highway. The program's cost-share grants support preservation projects in the eight Route 66 states. Read More…

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Travel Route 66

Travel Route 66 to discover America’s heritage! The year 2016 celebrates the 90th anniversary of Route 66 and the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service… so take a trip down Route 66 and Find Your Park today! Read more…

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Doing Research?

The history of Route 66 is paved with paper, postcards, photographs, maps, journals, and more. Discover the historical record of Route 66! Read more…

archival photo of Route 66 in Petrified Forest National Park

Route 66 Maps

View and download a national map of Route 66. Explore the NPS interactive map viewer! Read more...

download maps of Route 66

News and Events

Keep up to date with NPS Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program news!

April 5, 2018:
Research Route 66 Annual Meeting Convened
October 16, 2017:
Are We There Yet? Preservation of Roadside Architecture and Attractions Symposium
August 23, 2017:
2017 Cost-Share Grants Announced
August 20, 2017:
Find Route 66 National Register-listed sites!
June 25, 2017:
Sharing Our History: Hispanic Legacies of Route 66 Project
June 23, 2017:
Traveling Green on the Mother Road
May 22, 2017:
Route 66: The Road Ahead Initiative
January 4, 2017:
Route 66 and the Historic Negro Motorist Green Book
August 3, 2016:
2016 Cost-Share Grants Announced
July 7, 2016:
Grant Project Spotlight: Women on the Mother Road
July 20, 2015:
2015 Cost-Share Grants Announced
June 6, 2015:
Route 66 Hispanic Heritage Study in New Mexico
October 16, 2014:
Route 66 Strategic Roundtable Proceedings Now Available
October 16, 2014:
Visit the expanded NPS Route 66 travel itinerary!
October 16, 2014:
Petrified Forest National Park Visitor Center Named National Treasure