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U.S. Bike Route 66

In 2008 the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved a National Corridor Plan for Bicycling Routes that was developed by the Task Force on US Bicycle Routes. Route 66 from Illinois to California is one of the nationally significant corridors in the plan.

In July 2022, Oklahoma was approved for the U.S. 66 Bike Route designation.

BikeOklahoma, the state bike advocacy organization thinks that having Route 66 designated as a U.S. bike Route has the following benefits:

Elevate Oklahoma in the Governor’s goal of making Oklahoma a “Top Ten State”.
Help communities along Route 66 increase their tourism income as more cyclists ride on Route 66
Benefit cyclists with better maps and signage as they travel along Route 66

There is no cost to apply for a road to be designated as a U.S. Bike Route. Signage may be constructed and added as desired by the adjacent communities and jurisdictions along the route.

The process to apply requires the communities and jurisdictions along the route to approve this designation, and then the department of transportation sends the completed application to AASHTO, the organization responsible for numbering highways.

The Route 66 map

A committee of ODOT and cycling advocates have worked in 2021 and 2022 to get the approval for each jurisdiction who has an interest in Route 66. The approval is for allowing U.S. Bike Route 66 to travel through their jurisdiction.

The map to the right shows the status as of March 1, 2022

All jurisdictions along Route 66 have given their approval.