The Mother Road: Historic Route 66 - Turn by Turn Road Description

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Can leave I-40 at Exit 0 to see a Ghost Town
Leave I-40 at Exit 18 (Gruhlkey Rd.)
Head East on northern service road (May be BL-40?)
Follow service road through Adrian, Vega, Wildorado, Bushland

Cadillac Ranch: On south side of I-40, West of Amarillo

Get to Indian Hill Road, turn Left onto BL-40
Follow BL-40 into Amarillo, pass underneath Amarillo Blvd.
Turn Right onto 9th Street (east)
Just before Western, turn Left onto Bushland (northeast)
Just before Belleview, turn right onto South 6th Street
Cross railroad bridge, and turn Left onto Pierce Street
At intersection with US-287, turn right onto Amarillo Blvd. (US-60 & BL-44)
Turn Right onto Road 1912
Turn Left onto Farm Market Road (#2575)
Get on frontage road, cross BL-40. Road curves towards I-40
Follow Northern I-40 frontage road east.
Cross to south frontage road at Exit 89
Follow south frontage road Through Lark, Groom

See Leaning Water Tower East of Amarillo

Follow southern frontage road to Jericho, Enter I-40 at Exit 124

Lots of unpaved sections here, "Jericho Gap" Stay on I-40 to Alanreed

Follow south frontage road east, cross I-40 to Northern frontage road
Follow into McLean

Devil's Rope Museum, Rt. 66 Display, First Phillips 66 station (restored)
Cactus Inn

At County line road (exit 146) cross I-40 to south frontage road

Rattlesnake Sign

Continue on south frontage road past Lela into Shamrock Frontage road becomes BL-40 in the city. Continue through.

U-Drop-Inn, Texan Route 66 Motel

Continue on south frontage road to Texola in Oklahoma

Description courtesy of Kelly Cash

Historic Route 66 - Texas