Adrian, Texas, is the geometric midpoint between Chicago and Los Angeles on historic U.S. Route 66.
Adrian is positioned about 1,139 miles from each of those original endpoints. The town promotes this location with roadside signs and the slogan “When you’re here, you’re halfway there.”
The nearby Midpoint Café is one of Adrian’s best-known Route 66 attractions. It was built in 1928 and later became associated with the route’s revival as a destination for heritage travelers.
The midpoint is a mathematical measurement based on the historic route between the two cities, not a claim that Adrian is halfway between every possible eastern and western endpoint used during Route 66’s changing history. The road’s alignments and termini changed over time.