The Blue Whale on Route 66
In 1972, Hugh Davis, life long citizen of Catoosa and former curator of the Tulsa Zoo, built the one structure that has gone as far as the Port in making Catoosa famous. The unique Blue Whale, which was an anniversary gift to Hughs wife Zelta, sits along Hwy. 66, north of town on the west side of the road. The whale is 80 feet long and is made of sucker rods covered in concrete and painted turquoise blue. This unique structure, which once served as a slide and diving apparatus for kids as the local swimming hole, has become one of the best loved icons on Route 66 and has been featured in nearly every book that commemorates the history of the road.

The Blue Whale is open to the public for viewing from 8:00 am till dusk. No fishing or swimming please. RV accessible. PDF - Map & Information to Blue Whale

Blue Whale Facts:
The Blue Whale was constructed on site, by hand using:
- 2,650 ft. sucker rod
- 1,179 ft. of 2” steel pipe
- 100 ft. of 1” pipe
- 2,520 sq. ft. plastic lath
- 126 bags of concrete mix
- 19-1/2 sq. yds. Redi-mix concrete
- 19,400 lbs. crushed stone
- 15 tons of sand
- 2,454 linear fr. wood
- 20 lbs. asst. nails
- Asst. tubing & valves
- Material cost less than $3,000
- 100 hours, welding donated by friend Harold Thomas
- 2,920 hours labor, by Mr. Davis