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If I was to be asked, "What was the coolest thing you found on the trip?", my answer would be this section of old Route 66 that was not on the map we were using, and that no one else on the tour found. Just west of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, you can veer off to the right of the marked old route (Oklahoma Route 33), and get on this stretch of the very old Route 66 for over three miles.

I figured that I had discovered a piece of the old road because:

  1. The old power lines followed this old stretch of road instead of the highway.
  2. This old stretch of road paralleled the railroad tracks.
  3. There was an old brick bridge (pictured above) when this piece of the road started.
  4. The surface of the road was consistent with the old Route 66 (although it did not have the telltale 45-degree angle curbs).
  5. The railroad bridge that goes over this piece of road had a cornerstone of 1925, a year before Route 66 was dedicated.

Ironically, this old section of old Route 66 is designated on the map software I use at home (but did not use for the trip), so it confirmed my theory. (The map below is showing a total width of about 3.5 miles.)