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Safety Rest Areas: Gray County Westbound

(New facility opened Spring 2003)
Donley County Eastbound is the partner for Gray County Westbound
2 sets of Men's and Women's Restrooms Drinking Water Family/Assisted Restroom Handicap Access Interpretive Displays Picnic Tables Storm Shelter

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View of a picnic arbor, modeled after Native Indian's teepees
View at night from a group of picnic arbors
Aerial view of the new facility
Display exhibits inside the lobby
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View of the new Gray County Safety Rest Area
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Location
  • IH 40 - Westbound, just west of Alanreed
  • Latitude = 35.1985 Longitude = -100.7982
  • Milepost: 131

Features
  • 2 sets of Men's and Women's Restrooms
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  • Picnic Tables
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  • Air-conditioned lobby and restrooms
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  • Playground
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  • Diaper Changing stations
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  • Separate Truck and Passenger Parking
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  • Drinking Water
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  • Storm Shelter
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  • Family/Assisted Restroom
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  • Vending Machines
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  • Handicap Access
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  • Walking Trail
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  • Interpretive Displays

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    Miscellaneous
    • Newly constructed facility opened in Spring 2003
    • Facility's "Cap Rock" design gets its inspiration from the natural rock outcropping common in the area. Interpretive exhibits inside the lobby provide local information, road and weather conditions
    • Equipped with a wind turbin to supply renewable energy to the facility
    • Gray County, formed in 1876, was named for Peter W. Gray, a lawyer and politician of the Republic of Texas and Civil War eras