Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas, Old Route 66 Signs. (original) (raw)

Historical Marker
SW Sixth Avenue (between Georgia and McMasters Street), Amarillo

Route 66 in Amarillo

Commonly called the "Main Street of America" and also the "Mother Road," Route 66 became the first paved transcontinental highway in the U.S. spanning from Chicago to Los Angeles; the route in Texas crossed 7 panhandle counties over 177 miles. Route 66 was popular with automobile tourists. The road was important in the development of Sixth Street and the San Jacinto area in Amarillo, which was the only large urban city on the Texas route. In 1994 the area was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and has become the focus of local preservation efforts.
(1996)

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