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Rest area 106

US 61/151 - Grant County

Photograph of rest area number 106

Location

  • at US 61 and 151/WIS 11 and 35 interchange south of Kieler in Grant County
  • GPS Coordinates: N 42° 31.261'  W -90° 37.029'

Features

  • 29 car and 18 truck parking stalls
  • men's and women's restroom
  • family/assisted restroom
  • diaper changing facilities
  • handicapped accessible
  • telephones plus TTY
  • picnic area and tables
  • drinking water
  • weather information
  • pet exercise area
  • recycling areas
  • vending machines

Facts

  • situated at the west end of the interchange, accessible from all directions
  • rest area opened in 1993
  • Frank Lloyd Wright "Prairie Style" inspired building design
  • 6-sided theme carried throughout the building and site
  • converging, cantilevered deck reminiscent of the "Infinity Room" at the House on the Rock
  • view towards the Mississippi River and restored prairie from the deck

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Last modified: April 30, 2009


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