A giant set of car keys has been installed at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and St. Louis Street in Springfield, Missouri, ...

Springfield is home to parts of three alignments of Route 66, including the original alignment from 1926 to 1930.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Springfield is marking the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a 5K run on June 6. The Centennial Route 66 5K will start at 8 a.m.

Highway officials decommissioned Route 66 in 1985 after its entire route was bypassed by modern four-lane interstate highways ...

As the nation approaches the 100-year anniversary of Route 66 in 2026, two visionary leaders are redefining how America’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, Ill., is located a few blocks north of U.S. Route 66. It’s just one of many ...

Americana fans who want to learn all about the history of Route 66 should check out this suburb of Springfield that has some ...

Illinois Route 4 is mostly a two-lane road that connects rural communities from central to southern Illinois. Its heritage, ...

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...

Springfield is marking the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a 5K run on June 6. The Centennial Route 66 5K will start at 8 a.m. at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Route 66 Experience, according to a ...