The Mother Road’ stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica and a big stretch winds through San Bernardino County.

Steve Doocy of "Fox & Friends" celebrates Route 66's upcoming centennial with a road trip highlighting classic cars, small businesses and the iconic highway's heritage.

A new Route 66 centennial time capsule will preserve Springfield’s stories, student reflections and historic celebration, to be opened in 2126.

The 100th anniversary celebration of the Mother Road will include the “Route 66 Big Party Bash” at The Barn Route 66 roadhouse in Newberry Springs.

As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we asked Tribune readers what the famed highway meant to them. Here is some of what they had to say, accompanied by images taken last year by staff photographer E.

Classic touring cars, hot rods and cruisers that defined Route 66 road trips will feature in Springfield's centennial kickoff parade Friday.

Ahead of the Route 66 Centennial and America’s 250th anniversary, national morning show Fox & Friends made a special stop in Tulsa to highlight the iconic roadway.

Three markers on the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail are affiliated with Route 66. The goal is to make sure that stories of the African-American experience are not forgotten.

California’s fertile farm fields once enticed thousands of Dust Bowl refugees fleeing along Route 66. It lost more than 330,000 acres of agricultural land between 2017 and 2022.

The Route 66 Musical Experience opens this week on St. Louis St. near the new Queen’s Gate 66 installation. The Visit Springfield project gives visitors a new way to experience the Mother Road as it travels through the city.