We all know everything is bigger in Texas. Did you know there’s a Texas-sized shovel in Creedmoor (~15 miles south of Austin) to prove it?
This “World’s Largest Garden Spade,” as Guinness World Records describes it, is 40 ft tall and 7 ft wide. It’s kind of a large, hidden gem of sorts. Here’s how the 5,000-pound yard tool made its way to the Austin area…
Not to be confused with the “World’s Largest Electric Shovel ” — aka “Big Brutus” — in Kansas, this non-electric giant tool lives at Garden-Ville off of FM 1327 , on the same property as the Texas Disposal Systems Landfill.
Before planting roots in the Austin area in 2014, the shovel was briefly in San Antonio , so that locals there could see the humongous shovel in person.
Chris Anderson — a welder and artist who created the shovel — designed the tool using all recycled materials . The handle of the shovel is even made out of a telephone pole from Texas Disposal Systems.
Next time you find yourself in the Creedmore area, make time to visit this enormous roadside attraction. Don’t forget to post your pictures using #ATXtoday for a chance to be featured on our Instagram page .
Keep Austin weird, y’all.