U.S. Route 66 in Texas

U.S. Highway 66
Will Rogers Highway
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length179 mi (288 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)–June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26)
Major junctions
West end US 66 at the New Mexico state line in Glenrio
Major intersections
East end US 66 at the Oklahoma state line near Texola
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDeaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Donley, Wheeler
Highway system
SH 65 SH 66

U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) in the state of Texas extended across the Texas Panhandle from its designation in 1926 to its decommissioning in 1985. From the New Mexico state line in Glenrio to Amarillo in Potter County, US 66 was directly located along the historic Ozark Trail, an auto trail that stretched from St. Louis, Missouri to Las Vegas, New Mexico.