Old Trails Arch Bridge is a National Register of Historic Places. Why? The road use to be apart of route 66 going from California. This bridge was in the movie The Grapes of Wrath. After the route 66 got change to a different road they changed the bridge to a former railroad bridge but now…
Category: Route 66
Arizona: AT&SF #3759 Locomotive National Register of Historic Places (Kingman, Route 66)
This AT& SF steam engine #3759. In 1883, Kingman was established as a railroad stop, Kingman was a water stop. This “Mountain Type” coal-burning steam locomotive was built in 1927. In 1941, it was converted to use oil. It retired in 1953, having traveled over 2,000,000 miles. Passenger service from Los Angeles to Kansas City….
Arizona: Desert Power & Water Co. Electric Power Plant National Register of Historic Places (Kingman, Route 66)
This use to be the Desert Power and Water House building located in Kingman, AZ. It opened on July 31, 1907 and its the oldest reinforced concrete structure in Arizona. They used the building has a power and water for the town of Kingman. Also supplied the area mines with power to operate their hoists…
Arizona: 4/3/2024 – Kingman (Route 66)
In April of 2024, me and my family went on a awesome road trip along Route 66 in Arizona. Kingman, AZ was our first stop. The is the visitor center for all your route 66 stuff. There are two little stores and a museum upstairs. 120 W Beale Street. There also a little area that…
Missouri: Route 66
While I was in Missouri in summer of 2022, I went to a couple of places that were part of Route 66. We stopped by and looked at the Gateway Arch. You can get a stamp there for the Route 66. And also Ted Drewes was also located on Route 66. Very good Frozen Custard…
New Mexico: Route 66
In October 2022, my dad came picked me up in Arizona and we went to some parks on the way to Santa Fe, NM. At some point we drove along Route 66. One of the towns we stop in was Grant, NM. We stayed there for a couple of days. Here is the sign of…
Arizona: Route 66
In Sept. 2022, we went on a trip to Grand Canyon NP and on the way home we stopped in Williams for the night. Route 66 came through Williams, AZ. Williams was the last Route 66 town to be bypassed by the Interstate in 1984 and it maintains the nostalgia of a bygone era. The…