From the January 29, 2023, Edwardsville Intelligencer "Route 66 Monument sign erected across from Lincoln Middle School" by Charles Bolinger.
The next part of the Route 66 Celebration was installed in Edwardsville Friday after public works crews installed a 12.5 foot tall Route 66 Monument sign on the east side of Illinois Highway 157 across from Lincoln Middle School. This road, of course, was an alignment of historic Route 66.
This is to provide "Instagrammable" moments for travelers as is a mural on the side of a building at South Main and East Vandalia streets that was put up last year.
The mural and monument are all part of Edwardsville's celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road which will take place in 2026.
Another part of the effort will be tom open a Route 66 tourism museum at the southeast corner of West and St. Louis streets.
Edwardsville, a Town That Knows Its Route 66 Heritage. --RoadDog
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