Route 66 Motel Seligman, AZ

Route 66 in Arizona

(source National Park Service)

Miles: 350 (approx.)

"For  centuries, travelers and explorers have been following the 35th  parallel through Arizona. From prehistoric trails to Beale’s Wagon   Road, the railroad, the National Old Trails Road, and Route 66, the  35th parallel through Arizona has been a favored route for its mild  climate  and relatively level terrain. Passing through numerous tribal   communities and railroad towns, it is also a route of stunning natural   attractions such as the Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, painted   deserts, pine forests, and the Grand Canyon. Curio shops and exotic   animal farms once flourished along the corridor during the Route 66   years.

Preservation

After  the last segment of Route 66 in the nation was bypassed by the   interstate in Williams, Arizona in 1984, a grassroots effort rallied to   form the Arizona Route 66 Association to preserve and commemorate the route. By 1994 Arizona Route 66 was   designated an Arizona Scenic Byway, and by 2009, it became an All American Road.   The Bureau of Land Management also designated the 42-mile section of   Route 66 through their lands between Kingman and Topock as a Backcountry Byway.

The  National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program has  also  worked with more than 20 cost-share grant partners to assist  properties  including the Wigwam Motel and Joe and Aggie’s in Holbrook;  the  Hualapai Fueling Station in Peach Springs; and the Frontier Motel in   Truxton."  National Park Service