Southeast Kansas highlights 13.2 miles of Route 66

Southeast Kansas is putting its 13.2 miles of Route 66 in the spotlight during the highway’s anniversary year.

The stretch is the focus of a local effort to connect the historic road with community activity and events. Route 66’s anniversary is giving the southeast corner of the state a reason to call attention to the road and its place in the region.

The effort is centered on the highway itself: 13.2 miles in southeast Kansas that can serve as a shared focus for residents, visitors and local organizations during the anniversary year.

The local approach reflects the role Route 66 can play beyond transportation. Its historic identity provides a theme for community attention and event activity while linking the southeast corner of Kansas to the larger Route 66 anniversary.

The anniversary-year focus puts the Kansas segment on the public calendar and gives communities along the route an opportunity to build attention around the road’s history and local connections.