Road Trip Badges

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Started the Journey

Opened Route 66 collection

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Curious Mind

Explored first rabbit hole

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Road Scholar

Read 10 location stories

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Time Traveler

Used the decade slider

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Route Complete

Explored all 7 chapters

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History Sharer

Shared a location

ROUTE 66 ILLINOIS

Route 66 Through Illinois

The Mother Road's 301-Mile Journey from Chicago to St. Louis

Experience the complete story of Historic Route 66 through Illinois - from the "Begin Route 66" sign in Chicago's Grant Park to the legendary Chain of Rocks Bridge crossing into Missouri.

22Historic Locations

301Miles

10Still Open

1926Established

🕐 Time Travel: See Route 66 Through the Decades

Today

1930s 1950s 1970s 1990s Today

Showing all locations as they exist today