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Centralia Facilities and Services

Satellite Imagery Overlay | In Town Cue Sheets and Map | Main Lodging | Dinner | Supported Hotel
Swimming Pool | Bike Shop | Laundry | Grocery Stores | Hospital | Amtrak Train Station
Long Term Parking | Greyhound Bus Station | Taxicabs


Satellite Imagery Overlay

Click Here for all supported facilities, services, and in town cycling routes in Centralia overlaid on satellite imagery.


In Town Cue Sheets and Map

Click Here to download the in town cue sheets and map for Centralia.


Main Lodging and Swimming Pool

Centralia Recreation Complex
115 East Second Street
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 532-3214
Swimming pool hours: open until 6:00 pm
0.3 miles from the supported hotel
Click Here for the main lodging site map

The facility is air conditioned.

Please be aware that the main lodging site in Centralia is located directly next to train tracks. In the past people have been woken up at night from trains going past.


Dinner

Downtown Lounge
235 S. Locust St.
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 533-5099
Hours: 6:00 am - 2:00 am
0.3 miles from the main lodging site
0.3 miles from the supported hotel

Dinner is a very easy walk from both the main lodging site or supported hotel so you can leave your bike at either location and not need to lock it up during dinner.


Supported Hotel

America's Best Value Inn
200 E. Noleman St.
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 533-1300
Check in time is at 3:00 pm.
0.3 miles from the main lodging site

Standard room: $54.95 plus tax
Deluxe room: $56.65 plus tax

Call to make a reservation under the "Bicycle Illinois" room block. The room block will be held until June 29th, 2009.

Deluxe rooms have a microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker, standard rooms do not. All rooms are non-smoking.

The hotel has a swimming pool but no whirlpool, and does not have laundry machines available.

Click Here to inform us of your supported hotel baggage delivery service needs after you have initially registered.


Bike Shop

The Cyclery and Fitness Center
114 S. Poplar
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 532-2453
Hours: Normally closed on Mondays, but the owner Randy will be on call via his personal cell phone which will be distributed directly to participants only.
0.3 miles from the main lodging site
0.3 miles from the supported hotel

Click Here for our mechanical support services policies and procedures.


Laundry

Broadway Laundry
230 W. Broadway
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 532-5111
Hours: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
0.3 miles from the main lodging site
0.6 miles from the supported hotel

All laundry loads must be completed by 10:00 pm


Grocery Stores

Schnucks
1129 W. Broadway St.
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 532-4449
Hours: 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
1.1 miles from the main lodging site
1.4 miles from the supported hotel

Wal-Mart
1340 West McCord
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 533-1700
Hours: 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
1.5 miles from the main lodging site
1.8 miles from the supported hotel

There is no 24-hour grocery store in Centralia. The nearest 24 hour Wal-Mart is in Salem, IL.


Hospital

St. Mary's Good Samaritan
400 N. Pleasant St.
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 436-8000
1.6 miles from the main lodging site
1.6 miles from the supported hotel

Click Here for our medical support services policies and procedures


Amtrak Train Station and Long Term Parking

108 East Broadway
Centralia, IL 62801
(800) USA-RAIL (872-7245)
Click Here for additional station information including station and service hours, ticketing hours, and checked baggage service.
0.1 miles from the main lodging site
0.5 miles from the supported hotel

The station is unstaffed and opens 30 minutes before train departures/arrivals. There are no ticket sales at the station.

For the most current train schedules between Chicago and Carbondale Click Here to access Amtrak's "Illinois Service" web page and click on "Chicago - Carbondale" under "Schedules".

There is no charge for long term parking in Centralia.

Click Here to inform us of your long term parking plans.


Greyhound Bus Station
There is no Greyhound Bus Station in Centralia.


Taxicabs

City Cab
(618) 533-4203

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