Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2022-12-01 — Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act: Bill text would add the ~2,400-mile Chicago-to-Santa Monica corridor to the National Trails System as a historic trail administered by Interior, with an explicit bar on condemning private land for the designation. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-21 — Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act: S2887 (119th Congress), the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, received hearings before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks (2026-07-21), advancing designation of the historic route into the National Trails System under NPS administration. (novelty: 2)