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Custom Oklahoma Route 66 Postcard with vintage scenes. Available at Legends’ General Store

Though all of the eight states along historic Route 66 display pride in ownership of their piece of the pavement, Oklahoma seems to do it the best. Perhaps that is as it should be, given that the Mother Road was born in Oklahoma when Cyrus Avery of Tulsa conceived of the idea to link Chicago all the way to Los Angeles. Moreover, Oklahoma has more miles of the original highway than any other state, they were the first to install historic markers along the old route, the first to have a state-sponsored Route 66 museum, and ironically, the first to lose part of the original road when I-44 barreled through, dealing a deathblow to many service businesses between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Enjoy your journey through the Sooner State.

Nine foot wide road between Miami and Afton, Oklahoma.  Kathy Weiser-Alexander

Nine-foot wide road between Miami and Afton, Oklahoma. 
Kathy Weiser-Alexander.

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Meadow Gold Sign in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Kathy Alexander

Meadow Gold Sign in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Kathy Alexander.

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Route 66 Postcard Coloring Book, available at Legends’ General Store.

About the Oklahoma 66 Road

Westbound on Route 66:

Quapaw & Commerce – Entering Oklahoma Route 66

Miami – Culture on the Mother Road

Afton – Fading Into History

Vinita – Crossroads of America

Largest McDonald’s In the World?

White Oak – Tiny Town 66

Chelsea – 1st Oil Well in Indian Territory

Foyil – More Small Town 66

Off the Path  Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park

Claremore – Home of Will Rogers

Haunted Belvidere Mansion in Claremore

Catoosa and the Blue Whale

Tulsa – Oil Capital of the World

Ghosts of the Tulsa Little Theatre

History and Haunting of the Gilcrease Museum

Sapulpa – Crossroads of America

Kellyville – Small Town America

Bristow – Queen of the Woodlands

A Haunting in Bristow

Depew – Boom to Bust Town

Off the Path  Shamrock – Oil Boom & Bust Ghost Town

Hell Raising Stroud

Davenport – Still Kickin’ on Route 66

Chandler –  Last Gunfight of the Old West

Warwick – Route 66 Ghost Town

Wellston – Small Town 66

Luther – Growing Today

Arcadia – Home of the Round Barn

Oklahoma City – An Overnight Success

Haunted Skirvin Hotel

El Reno – Home of the Oklahoma Land Rush

Calumet –  An Old Stretch of the Mother Road

Geary – Bypassed by Route 66

Bridgeport – Fording the Canadian River

Hydro – Home of Lucille’s

Weatherford Big City Amenities With Small Town Charm

Clinton – Hub City of Western Oklahoma

Foss & Canute – Beyond Glory Days

Elk City – A Step Back In Time

Sayre – Entering Cowboy Country

Off the Path – Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Erick and Texola – Gateways to Oklahoma

More Oklahoma 66

Ghostly Tales of Oklahoma Route 66

Oklahoma Route 66 Photo Gallery