EZ UPDATES

For readers of the EZ 66 Guide for Travelers, I have provided free online updates to help keep your Route 66 experience as current as possible. As you might imagine, Route 66 is constantly undergoing changes, some good, others not so. Businesses open and close, roads are re-routed and street names change.

Please check back here just before your trip for the latest info. Entries are dated as to when they were added.

If you wish to purchase your own copy of the EZ Guide, please go here.

EZ 66 readers have been helpful in keeping me keep the guidebook updated in between my own road trips, so if you discover something that needs to be addressed while on your journey, please let me know!

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OK page-14 on Jan 29, 2015 at 6:25:51 pm [Print]
Yesterday the historic Rock Creek bridge west of Sapulpa (Ok page-14) was reopened to traffic. RV ALERT! There is a 7 foot 2 inch height limit, enforced on either side by heavy, dangling beams. So if your vehicle is taller than that, do not try to drive the OZARK TRAIL SIDE TRIP. Westbound, you can carefully park east of the bridge on a short stub of old pavement, but do not block the open street. From the east, if you drive your over height vehicle, you will have to carefully back and turn around before reaching the bridge. I'd just visit it on the eastern side.

Mo page-23 on Jan 23, 2015 at 4:49:27 pm [Print]
This is a very sad update. Gary Turner, famed owner of Gary's Gay Parita Sinclair at Pars Springs Jct has passed away. He was a friend to the route and an ambassador to the world. We'll all sure miss him.

IL page 16 on Jan 16, 2015 at 12:08:36 am [Print]
The Salt creek bridge south of Lincoln, Illinois has been reopened. Yay! No more detour.

new phone on Jan 13, 2015 at 5:42:55 pm [Print]
My new phone number is: 4oh5 24oh 7659 (just substitute 0 for oh...trying to confuse the phone number collecting web 'bots).

My old 903 cell number will go to voicemail, but I don't check it everyday. And my old 405 number will soon vanish.

Tucumcari, NM on Jan 05, 2015 at 5:05:49 pm [Print]
Tucumcari has several great Route 66 motels, including the Blue Swallow, Safari and Historic 66 Motels (all of which are in the EZ Guide).

Lately restoration has been underway on yet another, the Roadrunner Lodge Motel
at 1023 Highway 66 Tucumcari, NM 88401
575 282 RT66.

They are gradually adding new rooms and reviews are good. So there's not much reason to stay at a chain motel in Tucumcari!

IL page-9 on Dec 04, 2014 at 10:10:25 pm [Print]
I've been waiting for some more feedback about the Braidwood Motel in (wait for it) Braidwood, Illinois. Here's what a reader says: "Speaking of motels one of our most surprising visits was to the Braidwood motel in Braidwood Illinois. We could not believe the price was just $39 yet it looked as sparkling as units costing much more per night. The owners were very friendly and accommodating. The room was small yet everything was clean and comfortable. It is across the tracks from Polkadot in drive-in."
So it sounds pretty good to me.

OK page-18 on Nov 20, 2014 at 4:01:41 am [Print]
The SIDE TRIP, a "half mile dead end spur on private property" about one mile west of Luther is now blocked by a locked gate.

RV ALERT: 1926-1930 OPTION on Oct 26, 2014 at 9:15:01 pm [Print]
The 1926-1930 OPTION between Springfield and Staunton is routed on many narrow roads with narrow bridges and 90 degree corners. You may need to stay on modern IL 4 in your BIGGER RV for most of this (the section along Snell Rd should be OK if no weight limit is posted). See the map on IL page-18. Or take the Post 1930 OPTION.

RV ALERT Galena KS KS page-1 on Oct 26, 2014 at 9:10:39 pm [Print]
The entry westbound into Galena from Joplin uses a narrow road that crosses a weight-limited viaduct (I do not know the current limit). I would advise BIG RVs to stay on the 4-Lane thru Galena (see the map). Main St is not so long that you could not park somewhere suitable and walk to Cars on the Route.

RV ALERTS on Oct 26, 2014 at 9:08:09 pm [Print]
To clarify...the RV ALERTS in the EZ 66 Guide are there only to warn RVers about sections of 66 that I know are NOT suitable for RVs (especially the bigger ones). The ABSENCE of an RV ALERT in the text or directions elsewhere does NOT indicate any status as to a road's suitability for an RV.

Unfortunately, those with BIGGER and heavier bus or truck based RVs may encounter bridges with load limits, or uncomfortably narrow and LOW OVERPASSES on 1920s-30s roads in areas. As the EZ 66 is not a specialized guide aimed at RV travel, I have not vetted all of Route 66's many alignments to seek out such issues. But to be helpful, where there is an issue that I am aware of (Oatman, Santa Fe, etc), then I post it as an alert.

If drivers of big RVs will report on any sections of 66 that gave them problems, I will be happy to post the info on this website, and consider it for eventual publication in the actual book.

In the meantime, I'll post a few problematic areas.