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The two RV Gypsies
drove part of the Original Route 66 road
7 E Huntington Drive
Arcadia Oklahoma
October 11, 2022

In 1922 the road entering Arcadia from the east became OK Hwy 7, and in 1922 was still an unpaved road. But four years later, the U.S. government created Route 66 using OK Hwy 7 (from Miami Oklahoma to Oklahoma City), and suddenly this section near Arcadia became part of Route 66. Below is an original segment of Route 66 built in 1926, paved in 1928 and 29, and part of the Mother Road until 1952, when it was bypassed. There are two markers, one at each tip of the segment, both pictured below at the beginning and the end of the road segment, which the two RV Gypsies drove.
National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places part of Original Route 66 road  

It is an "S" shaped segment of road only 0.9 miles long but it has a long history.

In the days before Route 66 was created, the only highway "network" in the area was the "Ozark Trails" system. It began as a private organization that promoted better roads and prompted counties, towns and states to help build them.
By 1915-1918, the Ozark Trail roads had linked Oklahoma City to the northeastern part of the state (Miami OK) with a reliable dirt surfaced roadway.

Oklahoma state then improved on this primitive highway and converted it into Oklahoma State Highway Number 7. With federal support some sections of OK-7 were paved in the early 1920s (such as the Nine foot wide Ribbon Road between Afton and Miami.
part of Original Route 66 road
part of Original Route 66 road
  
Historic Oklahoma US 66 route sign
part of Original Route 66 road
  

Below: After driving the "S" shaped segment of road only 0.9 miles long, Karen Duquette got out of the car to pose with the sign
Karen Duquette at the National Register of Histori Places sign
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