1926 - 1938 Alignment (Tank Farm Loop)

Route 66, Bristow, OK
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East < GO > West

The Tank farm Loop road was constructed in 1925 and a year later became part of the original alignment of Route 66, it was bypassed in 1938. This was an oil production area and there are still a few oil storage tanks and an oil pump jack located here. This road was part of the Federal Aid Project 158 paving the road from Sapulpa to Bristow. The Tank Farm Road was placed on the Nation Register of Historic Places in 2006.

The Route 66 Tank Farm Loop is about .6 miles west of the bridge over I-44.
East end GPS: 35.911011, -96.303846
West end GPS: 35.902802, -96.324405

The two alignments split here, look for this turn off to the north, the numbers on the back of the stop sign are 19 - 04 - 0900. The street name says Old Route 66.

Photo(s): 2017