Oklahoma Route 66

Oklahoma Route 66 Town by Town Photo Gallery

This will be an ongoing project, which will become a state by state, and town by town photo guide to Route 66.  I will be starting with Oklahoma adding one town at a time.

All images are available for sale as prints or for commercial use.

Interactive Google Map

Use the map  + – controls to zoom in and out, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views.  Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view. Click on a pushpin for more information about the Route 66 location, then click on the title to go to the location page.

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Oklahoma Route 66

Route 66 was born in Oklahoma by Cyrus Avery who spearheaded the national committee that created the US Highway System in 1926. Oklahoma has about 400 miles of Route 66 and more miles of the original alignment than any other state.

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    Claremore Oklahoma Route 66 Gallery

      Claremore Oklahoma is best know as home to Will Rogers and the Will Rogers Memorial and Museum.  The Will Rogers Hotel in historic downtown Claremore offered mineral water baths called “radium water” which were supposed to cure a number of ailments, was restored in 1997.     The 25,000-square-foot Will Rogers Memorial Museum is located on [...]

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    Arcadia Oklahoma Route 66 Gallery

    Arcadia is located 15 miles north of Oklahoma City and is home to the Famous Round Barn, which has become one of the most visited and photographed buildings on Route 66. The Round Barn in Arcadia Oklahoma was built by William Oder in 1998 and served as a home for cattle. The barn is 60′ [...]

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    Commerce Oklahoma Route 66 Gallery

    Commerce Oklahoma was originally called North Miami until 1914 when the name was changed.  Commerce is the hometown to baseball legend Mickey Mantle and the Route 66 through town has been renamed Mickey Mantle Blvd. Allen’s Fillin’ Station on the west end of Main Street on Historic Route 66 is a service station built about 1930 with [...]

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    Chelsea Oklahoma Route 66 Gallery

    Chelsea Oklahoma began as a railroad stop in 1881, and has been a farming, ranching and oil community.  Will Rogers sister Allie McSpadden lived in Chelsea as well as Gene Autry for a short time when he worked for the Frisco Railraod. Just east of Chelsea is the historic Pryor Creek Bridge which was listed [...]

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    Miami Oklahoma Route 66 Gallery

    Miami (pronounced my-AM-uh) was named for the Indian Tribe is home to the Coleman Theater which opened in 1929 and has been completely restored.  Just outside of town are the remains of what is known as the “Ribbon Road” a 9 foot wide paved stretch of old Route 66.  It is said that Oklahoma could not afford [...]

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