Will Rogers Archway | |
Established: | 1957 |
Street-Address: | 767 Will Rogers Turnpike |
City: | Vinita |
County: | Craig County |
State: | Oklahoma |
Postcode: | 74301 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 36.6233°N -95.148°W |
The Will Rogers Archway, originally named the Glass House Restaurant and still nicknamed "The Glass House",[1] [2] is a 29135square feet[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]