LARGEST -- World's Largest Truck Stop - Iowa 80 Truck Stop
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Hikenutty
N 41° 37.059 W 090° 46.904
15T E 684812 N 4609702
This massive truck stop is the largest in the World. It occupies over 200 acres north of the town of Walcott, Iowa and is home to the Trucking Hall of Fame.
Waymark Code: WM1ZB3
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2007
Views: 229
This truck stop opened in 1964 before the interstate system was even finished. Over the years it grew into the monster location that is now the largest truck stop in the world. It features the typical truck stop amenities, gift shop, showers, restaurant and lots of truck pumps, as well as a 30,000 sf truck equipment store and the Trucking Hall of Fame. It is also the location of the widely attended Truckers' Jamboree - focusing on the professional trucking industry.
It was in 1994 with a $4,000,000 expansion that the truck stop officially became the largest in the world. The Website claims the following amenities:
"The truckstop boasts the Iowa 80 Kitchen, it's new 300-seat restaurant with a 50-ft. salad bar, one-of-a-kind Truckers Warehouse Store, 24 private showers, Dolby Surround Sound® movie theater, Driver's Den, Game Room, Embroidery Center , Barber, Dentist, TA Service Center, Truckomat, CAT Scale, Fuel Center, Wendy's Restaurant and Dairy Queen in the Food Court and a Blimpie located in the Fuel Center."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Their claim, and also press releases of them being featured on History Channel and Jeopardy as largest.
Location of coordinates: Main entrance
Web Site: [Web Link]
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