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Lincoln Covered Wagon1750 5th St., Lincoln, IL 62656Phone: 
The wagon was blown over on Jan 26, 2014 by a wind that was estimated to be in the range of 50 miles per hour. It had to be restored very carefully to its previous condition because it is in the Guiness Book of World Records as being the worlds largest covered wagon. How big is it you ask? It's 40 feet long, 12 feet wide, 25 feet tall and weighs 10,000 pounds. The front and rear wheels are 110 and 12 feet tall respectively. Honest Abe himself is 12 feet tall.
Photo(s): 2015
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David
Bentley of Pawnee, IL built the wagon and statue using steel and Illinois
Oak wood in 2001. and later sold it. A local philanthropist named Larry
Van Bibber purchased the wagon and donated it to the Abraham Lincoln
Tourism Bureau of Logan County in 2007. 
There
is a Route 66 Interpretive Exhibit along side the covered wagon.
Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.