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Tulsa, Oklahoma: East Meets West: Father of Route 66

Where the horse-drawn wagon meets the motor car, at a symbolic mid-point on Route 66. Sculpture by Robert Summers unveiled in 2012.

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Squashed grasshopper.

East Meets West: Symbolic Route 66 Midpoint

Make sure to look at the car grill.

[Josh Marick, 11/19/2012]

It's one of the more amusing details in the sculpture.

East Meets West: Father of Route 66

Address:
760 W. 13th St., Tulsa, OK
Directions:
I-244 exit 4B. Drive east on US Hwy 64, stay to the right, then quickly take the 13th St. exit. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto 13th St. Drive a half-mile until the street ends at a parking lot. Follow the trail from the parking lot, across the pedestrian bridge, to the sculpture.
Admission:
Free
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