“Texas is proud to be home to part of the iconic Route 66, and I am honored to lead the effort in designating this highway as ...

A telegram sent from Springfield, Missouri, in April of 1926 is what first proposed the now historic name of Route 66.

In 1985, Oklahoma planned to join other states in casting off the U.S. 66 designation and ending a "historic era." What would become of Route 66?