Mount Vernon, Missouri: 66-Foot-High Highway Marker
A giant-size replica of the stone directional obelisks that once dotted the Ozark Trail, a highway that was replaced by Route 66. Built in March 2023.
- Address:
- 1501 E. Mt Vernon Blvd, Mount Vernon, MO
- Directions:
- I-44 exit 46. Turn east, and you'll see the big marker on the right.
- Hours:
- Lit at night.
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The new Ozark Trails Travel Center opened April 25, 2023, and has an homage to the early roads in the region with a huge replica of a destination and distance marker, like those found along the Ozark Trail. The gigantic oblique has four sides, with mileage information to several states.
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The marker is 66 feet high, in reference to you-know-what nearby road.