Route 66 travelers who visit Sapulpa, Oklahoma, in 2026 will have a chance to take home an actual piece of the Mother Road.
Sapulpa’s Great Route 66 Giveaway marks one of three Sapulpa Main Street projects honoring the 100th anniversary of U.S. Highway 66, which Congress approved on Nov. 11, 1926. The other two:
- Sapulpa Main Street and the Sapulpa Historical Society will release two books in 2026 on the historic highway and its impact on their city.
- Sapulpa Main Street will launch an annual collectible oilcan series in 2026 with Gasoline Alley Classics, one of the hottest tourist stops on America’s Main Street. New limited-edition cans will debut each following year.
In Sapulpa’s Great Route 66 Giveaway, held in cooperation with the Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce and the city government, Sapulpa Main Street will give away three authentic pieces of the Mother Road during each week of 2026. That works out to one prize a day on three randomly chosen days each week, the places and times announced the previous week on SMS’s Facebook page. If two or more people are present, the winner will be chosen at random.
Route 66 enthusiasts who fear their trips may not align with a scheduled giveaway can register to reserve a time to pick up their own certified piece of historic roadway. With that prized rock—which will range in size from a child’s fist to a softball—these Route 66 voyagers will receive a free tour of the Sapulpa Historical Museum, one of the best of its kind in the nation, along with a Sapulpa Main Street certificate providing savings that day at participating Route 66 venues. Details for scheduling a stop will be announced on the Sapulpa Main Street Facebook page.
SMS collected these chunks of Route 66 pavement during the City of Sapulpa’s 2025 downtown revitalization project, which tore up and replaced five blocks of Dewey Street, the Mother Road’s original path through this southwestern Tulsa suburb. Each piece comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Recognizing how winter and severe weather may limit or detour tourist stops, any unawarded chunks will be saved for distribution during Sapulpa Main Street’s Route 66 Blowout and the year-end Route 66 Christmas Chute. During that beloved two-month event, Sapulpa Main Street will give away all remaining pavement pieces.
Sapulpa Main Street is a 36-year-old business support organization for its namesake city’s historic downtown. You may learn more about this nonprofit and its many engaging activities at sapulpamainstreet.com
The Sapulpa Historical Society collects, preserves, and exhibits the amazing history of its hometown. Besides its city museum, this nonprofit also operates downtown Sapulpa’s Waite Phillips-Barnsdall Filling Station Museum, the Sapulpa Fire Museum, and the Midtown Mini Storage. You may learn more about this organization at sapulpahistory.org
The Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce supports Creek County and its many members through a wide variety of economic development programs. You may learn more about this vibrant nonprofit at sapulpachamber.com
You may learn more about the 127-year-old City of Sapulpa at sapulpaok.gov
