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Will Rogers Archway | |
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Established | 1957 |
Street address | 767 Will Rogers Turnpike |
City | Vinita |
County | Craig County |
State | Oklahoma |
Postal/ZIP Code | 74301 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 36°37′24″N 95°08′53″W / 36.62331°N 95.14803°W |
The Will Rogers Archway, originally named the Glass House Restaurant and still nicknamed "The Glass House", [1] [2] is a 29,135-square-foot (2,706.7 m2) [3] service station that spans the Will Rogers Turnpike section of Interstate 44 (I-44) near Vinita, Oklahoma. Previously operating as a McDonald's restaurant, it was notable as the first bridge restaurant opened over a U.S. highway [4] and as an example of a U.S. roadside restaurant. When it was solely a McDonald's, it was the world's largest McDonald's before the current largest McDonald's in the world located in Orlando, Florida was built.
The archway also features a Kum & Go (previously a Phillips 66) [5] gas station.
The building and service plaza closed on June 4, 2013, for a $14.6 million renovation. [6] At its grand reopening on December 22, 2014, it was renamed from "Glass House Restaurant" to "Will Rogers Archway", [7] although the renaming was actually officiated in August 2014. [2] McDonald's still operates in the archway post-renovation, but it is now joined by a separate Subway franchise in the building. [2]
At the front of the west anchor stands a statue of Will Rogers. The building contains a small Will Rogers museum. [8]