World's Largest Ketchup Bottle - Satellite Oddity - Collinsville, Illinois, USA.
N 38° 39.775 W 089° 58.945
16S E 240500 N 4283593
The World’s Largest ketchup Bottle - Featured on the Virtual Globetrotting Web site. The 100,000-gallon water tower was built in 1949 to resemble a Brooks Catsup bottle. Located near Historic Route 66 in Collinsville, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMN88G
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2015
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The home of the World's Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, Illinois, has the unique pleasure of being both a Route 66 community and a Route 40 National Road community. Both historic scenic byways run through town and bring visitors and tourists every day, to view this massive 170 feet tall Ketchup Bottle, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shown on the American Byways & Illinois Route 66 association plaque, as one of only official 13 visitor attractions between Chicago & St Louis along Route 66 in Illinois.
"The World's Largest Catsup Bottle stands proudly next to Route 159, just south of downtown Collinsville, Illinois. This unique 170 ft. tall water tower was built in 1949 by the W.E. Caldwell Company for the G.S. Suppiger catsup bottling plant - bottlers of Brooks old original rich & tangy catsup.
In 1995, due to the efforts of the Catsup Bottle Preservation Group, this landmark roadside attraction was saved from demolition and beautifully restored to its original appearance.
Recognized the world over as an excellent example of 20th century roadside Americana, the World's Largest Catsup Bottle regularly garners national attention and attracts visitors and tourists every day.
In August of 2002 it was named to the National Register of Historic Places." Text Source: (
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"Standing proudly next to Route 159, this unique 170-foot water tower is the world's largest catsup bottle. It was built in 1949 for the bottlers of Brooks old original rich and tangy catsup. In 1995, due to the efforts of the Catsup Bottle Preservation Group, this landmark roadside attraction was saved from demolition and beautifully restored to its original appearance." Text Source: (
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Address of Icon:
800 S. Morrison Avenue, Collinsville, IL
Route 66 Alignment 1926||1930||1940