Official Midpoint Route 66
Adrian, TX | 287 Miles
Established in 1926, U.S. Route 66 served the needs of an increasingly mobile nation, funneling travelers from Chicago to California on a mostly cobbled-together network of existing state and local roads, lined with a variety of kitschy “tourist traps” designed to attract passing motorists.
The “Mother Road,” or “America’s Main Street,” as it came to be known, was eventually supplanted by the arrival of interstate highways, but nostalgia buffs enjoy riding it today. A sign marking the road’s midpoint – where it’s 1,139 miles in either direction to Los Angeles or Chicago – sits 50 miles west of Amarillo, Texas, in the town of Adrian, right across the road from the Midpoint Cafe, known for its burgers and its “ugly crust” homemade pies.
Originally published in 2022.
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