🏟️ The Cross at the Crossroads

The Cross at the Crossroads is a large roadside Christian cross sculpture off the intersection of Interstate 57 and Interstate 70 in Effingham, Illinois, United States. The cross measures 198 feet (60 m) tall and 113 feet (34 m) wide. Surrounding the cross on the ground are monuments for each of the Ten Commandments. Completed in 2001, the project cost more than $1 million to build. According to the Cross Foundation, the organization responsible for the cross's construction and maintenance, roughly 20 million people drive past the cross each year.