I-65 - SB - Rest Area - near Ardmore, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 34° 57.238 W 086° 53.548
16S E 509818 N 3867942
3 miles S. of the AL/TN line and only accessible south bound.
Waymark Code: WMYCCH
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
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County of rest area: Limestone County
Location of rest area: 3 miles S. of AL/TN line on I-65, near Ardmore
This is also a Welcome Center

This rest area stand out from the rest. It has the usual Blue*Star marker, but also has a huge Korean War Memorial, and copy of the Vietnam Wall (listing only names from Alabama),
AND
 S Saturn Rocket poking it's head above the trees and can be seen for miles.

Large space, and much, much more

Highway Number: I-65

Highway Access Direction: South

Rest Area Name: I-65 Welcome Center Ardmore

Facilities:
Picnic tables (some covered), barbecue pits, dog walk areas, attendant on hand to answer questions, and usual welcome center supplies.

Services:
Vending Machines,

Special Features:
Large Saturn Rocket and all sorts of markers and memorials

Text: SATURN 1B
Launch Vehicle
Developed by the space flight center Huntsville, Alabama and associated contractors Erected by the citizens of Alabama as a tribute to the men and women who made it possible for this nation to explore space for peaceful purposes Through the cooperation of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama Space and Rocket Center, State of Alabama, July 1979.



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