Historic Route 66 - Missouri 66
Historic Route 66 - Missouri is a State Scenic Byway in Missouri. Within Missouri it covers roughly 430 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Historic Route 66 - Missouri with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Route 66 crosses Missouri from St. Louis to the Kansas line, and it was in Springfield that the highway was officially given the number 66 in 1926. The route passes Meramec Caverns, long advertised on barns as a roadside attraction, the Gateway to the Ozarks, and a string of vintage motels, neon, and diners. Rolling Ozark country fills the southern half.
- Route 66 named in Springfield
- Meramec Caverns
- vintage neon & motels
- Gateway to the Ozarks
- St. Louis to Joplin
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.