GRANTS, NEW MEXICO. The Sands Motel, one block off old 66 in Grants. Special Route 66 alert: Elvis slept here!
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FIDEL, NEW MEXICO. Route 66 once had 40 or so Whiting Brothers gas
stations, and I believe there is just one still operating, in Moriarty, New
Mexico. I followed the arrow here, but found no groceries, no motel, and no gas.
NEW MEXICO ROUTE 66. A fun portion of 66 west of Mesita, near the famous Owl Rock and Dead Man's Curve. Some serious Southwestern scenery here.
The
steel truss Rio Puerco bridge has a concrete deck resting on steel
stringers, built to withstand the river below which had a habit of
washing away lesser bridges. It was completed in 1934 and carried
traffic until it was replaced in 1999. You can walk across it now, with
the busy interstate bridge on one side of you, and the calmer
replacement Route 66 bridge on the other.
