Route 66 in the News

Route 66 on Most-Endangered List

2007-06-06 19:33:41

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Route 66 which runs through Oklahoma is on a list of the world's 100 most endangered architectural and cultural monuments released Wednesday. The New York-based World Monuments Fund included historic U.S. Route 66 on its list. The fabled east-west highway that runs about 2,400 miles through eight states is flanked by eccentric, deteriorating attractions.

This year's list of the 100 most endangered sites includes 59 countries.

The United States is home to more listed sites than any other country at seven, including types of development such as "Main Street Modern" public buildings that symbolized progress after World War II.

There are six sites listed in Peru and five each in India and Turkey.

~Associated Press, via KOTV.com