Flagstaff Auto Museum

Here is very early unpaved Route 66 near Lebanon, Missouri circa 1926. This is now East Elm in Lebanon, MO. We have people ask us questions about how much Route 66 was paved in its early days and this quote should help a little.
"December 15,1929 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Route 66 was paved in Illinois and Kansas. About 2/3 of the route in Missouri was paved. The highway was completely unpaved in Texas. Just 64 miles of the 1,221 miles between New Mexico and California was paved."
This photo and verbiage in quotes are courtesy of Joe Sonderman.