A formal dedication ceremony will take place at Birthplace Plaza at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and St. Louis Street - marking the precise time and location where the telegram proposing the ...

Springfield's claim to be the birthplace of the Mother Road means it has been selected as the host city for the kickoff of ...

A new tribute to Route 66 opens Thursday with an exhibit called “Through The Windshield, Missouri’s Route 66.” ...

A Missouri State professor details the little-known connection as the next African-American Heritage Trail marker is set to ...

The most iconic road trip in the world has to be the USA’s Historic Route 66. The Mother Road originally stretched west from Chicago in Illinois to Santa Monica in California, a 2,448-mile (3,940 km) ...

To celebrate its lasting legacy on travel, commerce and American culture, Route 66 centennial events are planned all across ...

Little Big Town, Chris Janson, Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts, Gretchen Wilson, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and the Haygoods ...

Springfield will host the National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration April 30-May 2, 2026, marking the 100th ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. ROBERT, Mo. – A new roadside attraction ...

The Route 66 centennial celebration will kick off April 30 in Springfield with a live broadcast of the TODAY show and concert ...

The Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration is coming up in a few months in Springfield to celebrate 100 years of the historic highway. According to the Route 66 Kickoff ...

There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s no more iconic US highway than Route 66. After all, it officially opened in 1926 as a 2,400-mile ...