Route 66 highway

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   Anybody ever take a trip over the old road?  I am thinking about, next fall, getting on it and heading south and west. Might stay In Arizona or on a beach in Southern California.  I wonder how cold it gets in California about 50' north of the US/Mexican border in Dec and January.

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200Tom1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 03 Jun 2019 Location: Iowa Points: 1222	Post Options Post Reply Quote 200Tom1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Route 66 highway Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 12:30am
	Anybody ever take a trip over the old road? I am thinking about, next fall, getting on it and heading south and west. Might stay In Arizona or on a beach in Southern California. I wonder how cold it gets in California about 50' north of the US/Mexican border in Dec and January.

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DMiller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Hermann, Mo Points: 31094	Post Options Post Reply Quote DMiller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 6:45am
	Are sections of The Mother Road in MO yet is pretty well incomplete where have to access I44 in many spots. OK has a longer length but is daunting to access gas or eateries as we found several years ago on a road trip along Rte 66. Some lengths are not very maintained at all.

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	Several parts of it remain intact and are preserved. I've beat many miles between Chicago, and OKC on it over the years and am old enough to remember the road being officially "retired" at the final completion of I-55 in Illinois back in 1976. Had driven the last section around Litchfield, IL just the week before and at it's completion, the route was officially decommissioned. Can't answer for further west however.
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Coke-in-MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 41600	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coke-in-MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 1:24pm
	Cal in winter seems warm yet at night you notice the cold . Mountain areas away from coast have big changes as sun dips . From beech weather to snow along roads is or can be a day trip in winter seasons . Had many adventures on my motorcycle out around San Diego back in early 60's when in the Navy and in that area . If you didn't leave the cities you hardly noticed it , but had long johns I would put on when riding as you would get chilled to the bone otherwise .
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Ray54 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Points: 4544	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ray54 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 5:05pm
	South of Los Angles Orange county, back before the crazies took it all over, grew orange trees. Orange trees don't do well below 28 degrees. So generally speaking it stays above freezing all year. But did I mention the crazies. I am half way between LA and SF on the inland side of coastal mountains right at 70 years and never shoveled O'l Shameless "pretty" yet.

AC7060IL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 19 Aug 2012 Location: central IL Points: 3343	Post Options Post Reply Quote AC7060IL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 8:14pm
	Some of the “original Rt 66 road” segments are still accessible here in Illinois. These segments might be short thru road (curvy brick pavement south of Chatham)or they may only be entry/exit at same points? Usually the later, have not been maintained & a bridge or two are closed/off limits, so you can enter segment, drive it to closure then turn around & drive back to entrance to exit(segments north of chroma). These old payments are interesting to inspect with their “hot tar strip sealants” inside original concrete fishers.