dent The most famous road in America was commissioned U.S. Highway 66 on November 11, 1926. Stretching some 2400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, through eight states to the Pacific Ocean in California, Route 66 meandered over 300 miles in ten counties in the state of Missouri, going through downtown Springfield on its journey.
dent Springfield played many important roles in the forming and the promotion of “The Mother Road,” but its most important was playing host to a meeting on April 30, 1926, between highway officials of Missouri and Oklahoma who had gotten together to decide on the official number for the new highway. They sent a telegram from Springfield to the powers in Washington, D.C. stating that they preferred the number sixty-six.

dent Thus, Springfield, Missouri, the town from which the first recorded reference to the road “Sixty-Six” was sent, became the officially recognized Birthplace of Route 66.This book presents an in-depth analysis of the “Birthplace” issue.
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dent Route 66 conjures up memories of a different time in America. Birthplace of Route 66 – Springfield, Mo is a new book by author C.H. Skip Curtis that examines that nostalgia generated by “The Mother Road.” Featuring a travel guide with over 200 vintage postcards and photographs of Route 66 in the Springfield area, and over 20 stories of people who lived and worked along the Old Road, this 188-page book takes a comprehensive look at America’s most famous highway. The stories, both humorous and heartwarming, ring familiar wherever the reader is. But there are also tales that are unique to Springfield, from John Woodruff, first president of the U.S. 66 Highway Association, to Red’s Giant Hamburg, the home of the first hamburger joint with drive-up window service.

dent Birthplace of Route 66 – Springfield, Mo will show you that you can still “get your kicks” on Route 66.

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