bridge restaurants

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A bridge restaurant is an indoor restaurant built like a bridge over freeways. It provides access from both sides of the road without the need to cross the road using a footbridge or a tunnel. The construction also attracts the attention of motorists. Most bridge restaurants have service stations attached to them, like the Illinois Tollway Oasis restaurants in suburban Chicago, Illinois and the McDonald's Glass House (now Will Rogers Archway) on Will Rogers Turnpike in Vinita, Oklahoma.

Here are some examples of "bridge" restaurants:

Illinois Tollway Oasis, Lake Forest, Illinois:


Will Rogers Archway, Vinita, Oklahoma (pre-renovation):


Will Rogers Archway, Vinita, Oklahoma (post-renovation):