Old restaurant sign at route 66 near chambless with marble mountains in distance.
Route 66 near chambless with marble mountains in distance.
The highway is now mostly replaced with several streets in los angeles state route 66 sr 66 interstate 15 i 15 and i 40.
Man selling afghan bread at open market bazaar.
Route 66 chambless chambless at cadiz road is one of the few shady spots along 66.
Route 66 was aligned along the n o t.
Due to the abundance of questions about this area on route 66 facebook groups i decided to write up a summary of what is signed for travelers on the affected roads.
Old tourist cabins are boarded up the restaurant and gas station abandoned the roadrunner cafe closed for good.
Tuareg nomads with camels in sand dunes of sahara desert arakou.
Road in 1926 and after crossing the broad desert valley to the sw of danby it crossed the bristol or iron mountains through summit dropping down into the basin where chambless was located in 1932 when the road was paved.
Chambless at one time was a busy roadside stop and rest area.
As many route 66 travelers will know there has been a long term closure of a section of route 66 in the eastern mojave desert in california.
From its beginning in chicago route 66 headed south through illinois and missouri and a small section of southeast kansas.
From there it turned in a more westward direction through oklahoma and texas with the final stretches in new mexico and arizona before its.
Amboy to chambless from ludlow route 66 finally parts company with the interstate and heads into the desert back country start of the emptiest most scenic and atmospheric section in california for the next 75 miles the old highway encounters only occasional settlements the majority of which are abandoned and with long straight undeveloped stretches in between.
Highlights of california route 66.
Map showing approximate route 66 location from needles to santa monica california.
Route 66 near chambless with marble mountains in distance mojave desert photographic print by witold skrypczak.