How to get to
Roxana, Illinois
from St. Louis and all points north, east, south and west

Sometimes referred to as "The town that Shell built," the grounds for a refinery was bought by Roxana Petroleum in 1917 with operations beginning a year later. Bunkhouses were used to house the men that worked at the refinery and goats were used to keep down the weeds between the storage tanks. The town of Roxana was platted northwest of the refinery and incorporated in 1921. It is believed that the name of the town is derived from Roxanne, the name of the wife of the owner of Royal Dutch Shell. Visitors interested in the history of the refineries can visit the Shell History Museum (formerly known as the Wood River Refinery Museum) which is located on Route 111.

FROM St. Louis (Forest Park)
Take I-64 West to I-170
Take I-170 North to I-270
Take I-270 East across the Mississippi River to IL-3
Take IL-3 North to Roxana

FROM St. Louis County (Kirkwood)
Take I-270 North and then East across the Mississippi River to IL-3
Take IL-3 North to Roxana

FROM Chicago, Peoria, Springfield and points north

Take I-55 South toward St. Louis
Take IL-140 West towards Alton
Take IL-111 South to Roxana

FROM Effingham, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and points east

Take I-70 West toward St. Louis
Take 1-270 West
Take IL-111 North to Roxana

FROM Cairo, Memphis and points south

Take I-55 North to I-255 near St. Louis
Take I-255 North to I-270
Take I-270 West to IL-111
Take IL-111 North to Roxana

FROM Columbia, Springfield, Kansas City and points west

TTake I-70 or I-64 or I-44 East toward St. Louis to I-270
Take I-270 East across the Mississippi River to IL-3
Take IL-3 North to Roxana

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