Historic Route 66 in New Mexico

Glenrio 9 If you are looking for a ghost town on Route 66 this is it! It's the home of several well known ruins on the Mother Road ... read more

Endee 2 This dry weather stretch of the 1926 - 52 road takes you through Endee with only a couple of ruins more or less left standing, but the drive is ... read more

San Jon 7 I-40 Exit 356 Route 66 followed Main Avenue in San Jon for 56 years from 1926 to 1982 when I-40 opened a few blocks to the north ... read more

Tucumcari 22 Located between Amarillo and Albuquerque, Tucumcari played host to countless road weary travelers on the Mother Road ... read more

Montoya  6 I-40 Exit 321 or 311 In wet weather start at exit 311. Exit 321 is a DRY weather ONLY option. There are several ruins including the Richardson ... read more

Newkirk 5 I-40 Exit 300 Going west from Montoya cross I-40 and follow the 1936/64 route on the south frontage road and cross over again after ... read more

Santa Rosa 15 I-40 Exit 277 This town must have been hopping in the heyday of 66, today many of the vintage motels struggle to stay open, often with ... read more

NOTE: West of Santa Rosa at Exit 256 the original 1926 Alignment turns and goes northwest to Santa Fe, I-40 is the 1937 alignment between here and Albuquerque.

Milagro 66, Flying C Ranch & Clines Corners These three roadside business all have their own place on Route 66, but this is a pretty rural stretch of road and they don't easily fit into any "town", so here they ... read more

Moriarty, Edgewood & Barton 17 Known as both the "Crossroads of Opportunity" and "The Little City With A Big Heart". Be sure to see the Lewis Antique Auto & Toy Museum and the Whiting Brothers Station ... read more

Albuquerque 15 Formerly Sam's 66 Service Station built in the 1940s in the Art Deco style. Cool styling and good food ... read more

Note: I-40 Exit 126 takes you to the 1926 Alignment at Correo.

Mesita 2 About where the 1926 and 50s alignments of Route 66 met. To go west on Route 66 take the first left turn on the north side of I-40 at Exit 117, to goe east ... read more

Budville 5 Budville sits just west of I-40 Exit 104 to Route 66 / Hwy. 124. The little community has an interesting history ... read more

Cubero 4 The Cubero Loop is an old alignment of Route 66, it starts at the east end of Budville and ends at back at NM 124 at the Villa Cubero Trading Post ... read more

San Fidel 5 Several interesting sites here including the old Acoma Curio Shop , White Arrow Garage and some Whiting Brothers ruins ... read more

McCartys New Mexico is the "Land of Enchantment" and McCartys has its share from a 1933 church to Lava Flows ... read more

Grants 14 Grants is about 78 miles west of Albuquerque and was bypassed by I-40 in the 1970s. Santa Fe Avenue is the original alignment of Route 66 here ... read more

Milan 3 Right next to Grants this town was named for Salvador Milan, a rancher that owned much of the land where the town was built ... read more

Bluewater & Prewitt 5 Bluewater is about 9.5 miles west of Milan and Prewitt is another 9 miles west on the original Route 66, now known as NM Hwy. 122 ... read more

Thoreau 4 The 1935 to 1960s alignment of Route 66 is right next to I-40 here. The earlier Route 66 (1st Street) is 1/2 mile north on 371 but you need to loop around a bit ... read more

Continental Divide 4 Hwy. 122 at I-40 Exit 47 The Indian Market at Continental Divide is located at State Highway 122 (I-40, exit 47) ... read more

Gallup 14 1000 E. Route 66 Many of the guest rooms in this vintage hotel are named for the movie stars that stayed at the hotel ... read more

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