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Santa Fe Loop (1926 Alignment)
The Santa Fe Loop takes you through the towns, and parts of Albuquerque,
that were bypassed by the 1937 realignment from Santa Rosa straight through
to Correo using the bits and pieces left of the old road and the rest
on I-25.
 Dillia
& Romeroville
Find where the 1926 alignment connected, Dilia is pretty much a
ghost town, Romeroville has an interesting Historic Scenic Marker
... read more |
 Bernal
The store and the Santa Rita de Cascia Chapel and cemetary make
up most of what there is to see in Beral ... read
more
|
 San
Jose
From the I-25 north frontage road turn south on B41D go under I-25
and follow the road to town.
B41D: GPS: 35.403462, -105.477919. ... read
more |
 Rowe
& Pecos
The old E. T. Padilla Grocery - Victory Bar stand vacant in the
old railroad town of Rowe, but the Pecos National Historic Park
is nearby ... read more |
 Santa
Fe
There's a ton of history in Santa Fe from the Plaza to the Govenors
Palace to the La Fonda Hotel ... read
more |
 Albuquerque
The 1926 - 1937 alignment of the Mother Road ran north and south
through Albuquerque crossing the later 1937 alignment at Central
Avenue ... read more |
 Los
Lunas & Correo
It seems strange, but until about 1936 you had to take the long
way around to go west from Albuquerque, that meant going south to
Los Lunas then northwest to Correo ... read
more |
 Stay tuned,
there's more to come! |
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About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.
Glorieta
& Canoncito
LaBajada
Hill to Bernalllio