Oklahoma, green hills to Panhandle

ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 5: OKLAHOMA
THE RIBBON ROAD outside Miami, Oklahoma, is a remnant of the solitary stretch of Route 66 that was built in 1912 (before the Route was officially designated) as a single lane. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR
THE RIBBON ROAD outside Miami, Oklahoma, is a remnant of the solitary stretch of Route 66 that was built in 1912 (before the Route was officially designated) as a single lane. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

Oklahoma, green hills to Panhandle

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BARBARA BRANNON

Oklahoma has more drivable miles of Route 66 than any other state. And “drivable,” as twenty-first-century roadies know, is all-important.

I digress for a moment here, from Oklahoma’s varied and fascinating tourist attractions— and its music legends from Woody Guthrie to Garth Brooks—to…