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.
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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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OLD TACOSCA DRIVE IN THEATER AMARILLO TEXAS tx page-11 on
Jul 20, 2024 at 3:31:20 pm
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This drive in theater will reopen around July 26, 2024 after being closed for about a year, say the new owners. Its about a mile north of 66 on US 287
BUMP on
Jul 09, 2024 at 4:08:57 pm
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The famous Pony Bridge between El Reno and Bridgeport, OK reopened after a year-and-a half restoration yesterday evening!
IGNORE (UNTIL 9- 9-24) any references to a "detour" on OK pages-25 and 26. You can once again follow the "boxed" directions to drive across the river here and admire all 38 yellow "pony" trusses, which were repainted and installed on the new bridge deck!
On the east side is a new parking area, with interpretive panels and a great view of the beautiful bridge.
Way to go, ODOT (and the OK Historical Society, Oklahoma Route 66 Association, and all the contractors involved for finishing early (originally they forecast the reconstruction to last "thru 2025" so ignore that!).
This bridge will carry 66 into the centennial and beyond!
CHAIN OF ROCKS BRIDGE on
Jun 23, 2024 at 10:07:43 pm
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I have been waiting on reports about the safety of the new visitor center parking for the Missouri side of the Chain of Rocks bridge.
last week someone reported their car broken into and belongings stolen (they had left items in plain view).
So,be careful and you might still want to use the ILLINOIS parking area (and even there, don't leave belongings in plain sight).
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Jun 03, 2024 at 1:52:00 am
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Bump NM page 3
The dirt option is still CLOSED between Glenrio and San Jon at a county bridge that washed out. Evidently there is not a CLOSED sign until you get to the bridge. Driving down the construction road thru the wash is NOT recommended.
KINGMAN AZ I-40 construction alert thru October of 2024 on
May 27, 2024 at 4:07:14 pm
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Starting this week, there will be lane and size restrictions on interstate 40 on a 14 mile section thru October.
The zone is between mileposts 33 and 47 on I-40, west of Kingman. There will be only one lane each direction from 3 am to 8 pm. A 14 foot width limit is in effect.
If you follow old 66 as directed in the EZ 66 Guide from Kingman to Oatman you will avoid this. But NOT if you are driving a big RV or pulling a trailer ( see info on size limit over the mountain pass to Oatman in the EZ 66 Guide on AZ page-24).
NM page-13 on
May 21, 2024 at 9:04:29 pm
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eastbound directions, should say LEFT onto Old Las Vegas Hwy
SPRING WEATHER on
Apr 26, 2024 at 3:08:06 pm
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keep informed on the weather with the app of your choice.
Spring brings severe weather to 66 from Illinois west thru Texas. BUT ALSO SNOW IN NORTHERN AZ
Bug Ranch on
Apr 25, 2024 at 12:47:27 pm
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Bug Ranch has expanded and moved to the RV park just west of the Big Texan in Amarillo on the I-40 north frontage road. ONLY paint the cars...NOT the sidewalks, etc!
McCOOK ILLINOIS DETOUR on
Apr 20, 2024 at 11:32:12 pm
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Currently, East Ave, the north-south street that connects 55th St to Joliet Rd is closed. From McCook, continue on 55th St, past East Ave, westbound all the way to La Grange Rd (US 45) and turn LEFT, then rejoin Joliet Rd west. Eastbound reverse.
Arizona road conditions on
Apr 06, 2024 at 12:46:08 pm
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Check ahead on http://az511.gov
For current closures and conditions