The City Council of Sapulpa, Okla., last week adopted a resolution that supports a proposed path for the U.S. Bike Route 66 laid out by the Adventure Cycling Association, according to a report in the Sapulpa Daily Herald.
The council’s action was expected, and other municipalities are adopting resolutions as well. But the newspaper’s report gives a glimpse the path of the route through Sapulpa and its characteristics:
Sapulpa Police Department Deputy Chief, Mike Haefner, reviewed the proposed bikeway route through Sapulpa with Chief Rick Rumsey and concur with the recommendation to support the USBR 66 route through Sapulpa along Mission Street from Frankoma Road and back west on Dewey Avenue to Ozark Trail (Old Oklahoma 66). […]
The City of Sapulpa agreed and pledged in good faith that is will not erect, remove, or significantly alter U.S. Bike Route 66, including markers and/or maps, without the authorization, consent, or approval of the Standing Committee on Highways of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, (ODOT).
The City of Sapulpa also authorized the posting of signs when available or appropriate within its right-of-way identifying the route through the community once the official designations has been made.
The signing or marking of the U.S. Bike Route 66 will offer a sizable benefit — making it easier for all Route 66 travelers to find the route. A Rutgers University study said finding Route 66 was the No. 1 complaint of travelers. Even though U.S. Bike Route 66 won’t completely follow Route 66 due to safety and logistical reasons, it will trace the Mother Road enough to reassure non-cycling travelers as well.
The Adventure Cycling Association announced in late 2010 it would research and route the best bicycle path on or near Route 66. In November, it announced maps of the Route 66 bicycle route would be available by late 2014.