The Monitor's Harry Bruinius spent Route 66's 100th anniversary year traveling the full length of the iconic highway from Illinois to California. His journey was a deliberate effort to find and tell the stories of the road. The piece offers a personal, on-the-ground perspective on what makes Route 66 endure a century after its creation.


The Monitor’s Harry Bruinius traveled the length of Route 66, from Illinois to California, in its 100th anniversary year to find and tell stories of the road.