McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hambur ...
is a
restaurant that spans the
Will Rogers Turnpike
The Will Rogers Turnpike is a freeway-standard toll road in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The highway begins as a continuation of the Creek Turnpike in Tulsa, continuing northward from the I-44/ US-412 interchange there ...
section of
Interstate 44 (I-44) near
Vinita, Oklahoma
Vinita is a city and county seat of Craig County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,743, a decline of 11.22 percent from the figure of 6,469 recorded in 2000.
History
Vinita was founded in 1870 by Elias C ...
. It is notable as the first
bridge restaurant A bridge restaurant or restaurant bridge is a restaurant, usually indoors, built like a bridge over a road, mostly over freeways or motorways. It usually provides access from both sides of the road without the need of crossing the road by tunnel or ...
in the world and as an example of a U.S. roadside restaurant. It was the world's largest McDonald's before the current largest McDonald's in the world located in
Orlando, Florida was built.
It shares the space with a
Phillips 66 gas station.
The building and service plaza closed on June 4, 2013, for a $14.6 million renovation. At its grand reopening on December 22, 2014, it was renamed from "Glass House Restaurant" to "Will Rogers Archway".
At the front of the west anchor stands a statue of
Will Rogers. The restaurant contains a small Will Rogers museum.
Gallery
Image:VinitaMCD Stairs.jpg, Stairwell inside of the west anchor
Image:VinitaMCD Inside1.jpg, Inside the McDonald's looking northwest
Image:VinitaMCD Inside2.jpg, Looking toward the counter on the east side of the restaurant
References
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McDonald's buildings and structures
Buildings and structures in Craig County, Oklahoma
Restaurants in Oklahoma
Landmarks in Oklahoma
Rest areas in the United States
Restaurants established in 1957
1957 establishments in Oklahoma