Historical Marker Program

Historic Route 66 Ribbon Road – Sidewalk Highway

Ottawa County
Location: one mile north of Narcissa on US 69
Coordinates: 36.815554, -94.926830
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Unknown
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Transportation

Completed in 1922 as Federal Highway Project No. 8, this stretch of old Route 66 between Miami and Afton is nine feet wide and extends approximately fifteen miles. It was taken out of service in 1937.

Route 66

Oklahoma County
Location: on OK-66 in Arcadia, across from Round Barn
Coordinates: 35.661999, -97.325868
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Transportation

Whether motorists called Route 66 the Ozark Trail, the Will Rogers Highway, Main Street America or the Mother Road, all remember Arcadia's Round Barn. The well-known landmark was built in 1898 by W. H. Odor. After the route was designated a national highway in 1926, improvements were made to the 1917 roadbed. The original road between Edmond and Arcadia was constructed by convict labor. The highway through Arcadia was paved in 1929. Many Arcadia businesses catered to travelers' needs with gasoline stations, cafes, lodging facilities and a grocery and general store.