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Historic Route 66 - Missouri 66

Historic Route 66 - Missouri is an All-American Road in Missouri. Within Missouri it covers roughly 310 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.

Designated for its historic and cultural qualities

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Places to stop along Historic Route 66 - Missouri

  1. Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

    The 1929 bridge with a 22-degree bend that once carried Route 66 into St. Louis, now open to walkers and cyclists.

  2. Gateway Arch

    The 630-foot stainless steel arch on the riverfront, with a tram to the top and a museum of westward expansion below.

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  3. Route 66 State Park

    A park on the site of Times Beach, a town abandoned after dioxin contamination, with a visitor center in a 1935 roadhouse.

  4. Meramec Caverns

    A large show cave near Stanton, promoted for decades with barn-roof signs along Route 66.

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  5. Devil's Elbow Bridge

    A 1923 steel truss bridge over the Big Piney River at a sharp river bend, on an old alignment of the road.

Where to Stay along Historic Route 66 - Missouri

8 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Historic Route 66 - Missouri.

Rolla, MODoolittle Acres RV Park & CampgroundBook a site →Newburg, MOCamp Elim RV Park & CampgroundBook a site →Cuba, MOMeramec Valley Campground & RV ParkBook a site →Rolla, MOOzark Farms Family Campground & RV ParkBook a site →Cahokia, ILCahokia RV ParqueBook a site →Eureka, MOYogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort: Eureka, MissouriBook a site →Steelville, MOLucky Clover Lakeside River ResortBook a site →Joplin, MORivers Bend Family ResortBook a site →Hotels & motelsNear Richland, MOSearch stays →Renting an RV?Near Richland, MOSee RV rentals →Harvest Hosts20% offPark free overnight at farms and wineriesSee membership →

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What is an All-American Road?

All-American Roads are the top tier of America's National Scenic Byways. To earn the title a road has to be a destination in its own right — offering features so exceptional, across several intrinsic qualities (scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational), that they can't be found anywhere else.

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