Oklahoma - Route 66
Oklahoma has about 400 miles of Route 66. Oklahoma also has more miles of original alignment (path or routing) left than any other Route 66 state—in other states the interstates have obliterated entire sections. In addition, nice stretches of the original cement paving laid down in 1932-1933 in western Oklahoma still remain.
Over time, the pathway of 66 changed, especially as paving was introduced. This was done to eliminate sharp turns, bypass some smaller communities, eliminate railroad crossings, and to shift routings in major metropolitan areas to avoid traffic congestion. Of the original 2400 miles that made up Route 66, about 80-85% is still driveable. We are fortunate that, in Oklahoma, virtually all of the Route remains intact.
