As described in the updated, expanded 2022 book Drive-Ins of Route 66, now available in paperback and Kindle versions, there were 116 drive-ins within three miles of Route 66 when it was active.

Here is a list of those drive-ins, plus two more (in parentheses) that were erroneously included in the book's first edition.

Illinois

Countryside
Romeoville
Springfield
Litchfield
Mount Olive
Pontoon Beach
East St. Louis

Missouri

Jennings
Bridgeton
Sappington
Valley Park
Sullivan
St. Robert
Marshfield
Springfield
Springfield
Carthage

Kansas

Baxter Springs

Oklahoma

Claremore
Davenport
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Elk City

Texas

Amarillo
Amarillo
Amarillo
Amarillo
Amarillo

New Mexico

Tucumcari
Santa Rosa
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque

Arizona

Holbrook
Kingman

California

Victorville
Victorville
San Bernardino
Montclair
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
 
 

 

 

 

For more details on these drive-ins, plus more stories of Route 66, check out Drive-Ins of Route 66, now available in paperback and Kindle versions.