Route 66 Centennial Celebrates 100 Years of Engineering History

Route 66 celebrates its 100-year anniversary in 2026 with live events, history lessons, music, restorations and more. While AsphaltPro Magazine can only brush the surface of what this civil engineering landmark has meant to the asphalt industry, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)—along with historians and automotive afficionados—is striving to highlight the incredible importance of this highway on the economic development of our nation.

Visit the official Route 66 Centennial website for events, birthday party club membership (both free and paid levels) and to see how ASCE is honoring the Mother Road through its National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Program, which is designed to recognize historically significant civil engineering projects, structures, and sites, whether they are local, national, or international.

The website states: “Designating Route 66 a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, places it in the distinguished company of the Hoover Damn, the Panama Canal, the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and more. With the designation secured, a series of dedicatory plaques will be installed in each state through which Route 66 runs.”

Here’s the events link: https://www.route66centennial.org/index.php/calendar/upcoming-events-all