Springfield ยท Route 66 (Glenstone Avenue)

Route 66 Rail Haven

A 1938 Route 66 court of double cabins with garages, grown into an L-shaped motel by 1958; on the National Register and now a Best Western.

Route 66 Rail Haven
AbeEzekowitz / CC BY-SA 3.0
Built
1938Built 1938 and enlarged in 1950-58.
Type
Inn
Area
Route 66 (Glenstone Avenue)
Credentials
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The story

Rail Haven opened on Route 66 in 1938 as a set of double cabins with central car garages. It grew into an L-shaped motel complex with a 16-unit building and laundry (1950), an office (1953), a thirty-unit building (1957) and a pool and pool house (1958). It was listed on the National Register in 2010 and operates as a Best Western.

Good to know

  • Address: 203 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, MO
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.