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Current St. Louis Metro Drive Information as of 08 Sep 2025
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Start City
Collinsville, IL
Finish City
Belleville, IL
Date
Sunday 28th Sep 2025
Meeting Time
07:30
Distance
125
Meet at 07:30
Start Place: The Sandwich Shop Diner
The time and place you will meet all other drivers.
Time between meeting and drive start - 00 hour 30 minutes.
Start engines at 08:00
Start Place: The Sandwich Shop Diner
The time the drive will start.
Drive Finish (Approx 16:00)
Finish Place: Belleville, IL Area
The place where the drive will finish.
Additional Information
Distance - 125 miles
7:30-8 - Meet & Greet – The Sandwich Shop Diner 216 W Main, Collinsville, IL 62234
Our sponsors have generously provided 50 hot breakfast sandwiches and coffee. Get yours while their hot! Restrooms available.
7:50 – Brief Opening remarks.
8:00 - Start your engines! We have to be prompt, our 9am stop at the bridge is a timed entry.
8:20 – It’s Electric, Neon Sign Park - 1300 19th Street Granite City, IL
Area Neon signs and murals local to the area on Route66. Great photo opportunity.
No Restrooms
8:45 – Glimpse of “Rusty” Sledgehammer Muffler Man – 614 Niedringhaus, Granite City, IL
A tribute to every “blue-collar worker”. This is a drive-by, no parking available for groups.
No restrooms
9-11:00- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge – Madison/Granite City, IL
It’s hard to forget a 30-degree turn midway across a mile-long bridge more than 60 feet above the mighty Mississippi. For more than three decades, the bridge was a significant landmark for travelers driving Route 66. We have secured a special use permit to travel roundtrip from IL side to MO and back. National Register of Historic Places
Porta-potty restroom available on Missouri side, no restrooms on Illinois side.
11:00-12 – Travel via Poag Road, through Edwardsville, IL to Hamel, IL for a sponsor provided lunch.
12 -2 Lunch! Weezy’s – 108 Old Route66, Hamel, IL Lunch and awards provided by our generous Sponsors!
To keep timely and things moving, we have arranged the following menu items:
Burger and fries, drink of choice
BBQ Pulled Pork and fries, drink of choice
Grilled Chicken on Ciabatta and fries, drink of choice
Grilled Chicken Salad
On Route 66,opened as “Tourist Haven” in 1938.
Restrooms available
2:30- 3 - Time permitting - Soulsby's Gas Station 710 W 1st St. in Mount Olive, IL 62069
Shell Station built in 1926, on Old Route66. National Register of Historic Places. No restrooms
3 – 4 – Return to Belleville area via Route 4 through Lebanon, IL – Avoids 159 stop and go traffic
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