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Robinson Grain Elevators

Route 66, Conway, TX
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Two sets of Robinson Grain Elevators are located on Route 66 just past Hwy. 207 in Conway. Grain elevators at this location date back to 1914. They stand beside the abandoned roadbed of the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway.

This section of Route 66 (Farm Road 2161) is the longest and best preserved section of Route 66 in Texas. Starting at Hwy. 207 in Conway it runs west for 7.2 miles and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

It became part of Route 66 in 1930 and was paved that same year. The Mother Road wasn't realigned until the 1970s by which time even small American cars were 6 feet wide and some were nearly 7 feet wide and trucks could approach 8 feet wide. The pavement is only 19 feet 2 inches wide and the shoulders are only 2 feet 10 inches wide. Not much room to pull over if you had a flat tire or other car trouble.

Photo(s): 2012