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Historic Route 66 corridor west of Amarillo
Stop 9 of 13 · Potter County
Bushland on Texas Route 66
A rural Route 66 corridor community west of Amarillo that marks the transition from the city's roadside attractions back into open Panhandle farm country.
Route order
#9
County
Potter County
Stop type
community
Why it belongs
The Route 66 story here
The Texas Historical Commission's Route 66 documentation includes Bushland among the communities and rural resources along the historic highway west of Amarillo. Its value on a road trip is continuity: this is part of the old transportation landscape between Amarillo and Vega.
A complete Texas Route 66 road trip works because the famous landmarks are connected by places like this one. The route was a transportation system before it became a nostalgia trail: service stations, cafes, motels, bridges, commercial blocks, grain elevators and roadside advertising all developed around motorists moving across the Panhandle. Reading the communities in sequence gives the road more meaning than jumping directly from one photo stop to another.
On the ground
What to look for in Bushland
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Wide-open agricultural landscape and surviving roadside fabric
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A useful geographic waypoint between Cadillac Ranch and Wildorado/Vega
Plan the stop
Before you pull off the highway
- Treat Bushland as a drive-through waypoint unless you have a specific historic-resource stop from the THC survey.
- Use Amarillo or Vega for the strongest concentration of traveler services.
- Do not enter private or abandoned roadside structures.
Source desk
Verify the historic record and current access
TexasDefined uses preservation and transportation authorities for the historic corridor. Hours, business operations, construction, private-property access and road conditions can change after publication, so use these sources and current local information before departure.
Previous stop
← Amarillo
The major urban anchor of Texas Route 66, with a National Register historic district, classic roadside dining, museums and Cadillac Ranch on the western edge of town.
Next stop
Wildorado →
A small western Panhandle community on the historic corridor, preserving the spacious, agricultural character of Route 66 between Amarillo and Vega.