Interstate 44 in Missouri

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This article is about the section of Interstate 44 in Missouri. For the entire route, see Interstate 44.

Interstate 44 marker

Interstate 44
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I-44 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length: 293.183 mi[1] (471.832 km)
Existed: 1956 – present
Major junctions
West end: I‑44 / Will Rogers Turnpike near Joplin
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East end: I-70 in St. Louis
Location
Counties: Newton, Jasper, Lawrence, Greene, Webster, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Crawford, Franklin, St. Louis, City of St. Louis
Highway system
← Route 43 Route 45 →

Interstate 44 (I-44) in the U.S. state of Missouri runs northeast from the Oklahoma state line near Joplin to I-70 in Downtown St. Louis. It runs for about 293 miles (472 km) in the state.

Route description

I-44 approached by US 71 (now part of I-49) just south of Joplin

I-44 enters Missouri in Newton County at the eastern terminus of the Will Rogers Turnpike, 200 yards (180 m) south of the Kansas state line. The first interchange in Missouri is the eastern terminus of both U.S. Highway 166 (US 166) and US 400. This highway next goes through southern Joplin and then begins to run concurrently with I-49/US 71 at exit 11 just after entering Jasper County. The freeway turns to a more easterly heading (the old route of US 166), and then I-49/US 71 splits off to the north at exit 18.

I-44 next enters Lawrence County. Near Mount Vernon, the highway curves to the northeast. The section of highway to Halltown is a completely new highway, not supplanting any previous highways. At Halltown, the road curves back to due east, beginning to follow the general pathway of old US 66, which it does all the way to downtown St. Louis. I-44 then goes around the western and northern sides of Springfield, serving as the western terminus of the James River Freeway, as well as crossing both Route 13 and US 65. The Interstate Highway continues northeast, bypassing Lebanon.

In Pulaski County, I-44 enters the Mark Twain National Forest, and then leaves it to provide access to Waynesville, St. Robert, and Fort Leonard Wood, before re-entering the national forest. The freeway leaves the forest in Phelps County west of Rolla. I-44 then goes through Rolla, where it meets US 63. It continues its northeast course, passing near St. James, Cuba, Bourbon, Sullivan, and Saint Clair. At this point, it roughly parallels the Meramec River.

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I-44 west in Springfield

I-44 next goes north of Pacific before moving into St. Louis County. I-44 then bisects Eureka before serving as the southern boundary of Route 66 State Park (the former site of Times Beach, known for its dioxin contamination and its eventual demolition and Superfund cleanup[citation needed]). I-44 then runs across unincorporated land before entering Fenton and meeting an interchange with I-270 in Sunset Hills. I-44 then goes through Crestwood, Kirkwood, Oakland, Webster Groves, and Shrewsbury before entering the City of St. Louis. I-44 runs on a due east course through St. Louis until it meets I-55 south of downtown. The two highways run concurrently for about two miles (3.2 km) until I-55 turns east at an interchange with I-64 to cross the Mississippi River on the Poplar Street Bridge. I-44 then continues north through Downtown St. Louis on the former route of I-70 to its junction with that highway at the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge (however, drivers wishing to access eastbound I-70 must cross the Poplar Street Bridge via I-55 and I-64).

History

I-44 follows the general route of, and completely replaced, historic US 66 from Halltown (exit 58, the junction with a cut-off section of US 66 since renumbered as Route 96) to downtown St. Louis. From rural Joplin at exit 15 to Mount Vernon at exit 49, it largely follows a decommissioned section of US 166.

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The eastern terminus of I-44 was changed when the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge opened in February 2014, rerouting I-70 over the river along a more northern alignment. I-44 now takes the old I-70 alignment through the below-grade section of roadway in St. Louis, making the new eastern terminus a merging interchange with I-70 near Cass Avenue.[2] The eastbound lanes of I-44 join the westbound lanes of I-70, and the westbound lanes of I-44 branch off the eastbound lanes of I-70.[2]

Exit list

County Location mi[1] km Exit Destinations Notes
Newton ​ 0.000 0.000 I‑44 / Will Rogers Turnpike west – Tulsa Continuation into Oklahoma
​ 0.348 0.560 1 US 166 west / US 400 west (Downstream Boulevard) – Baxter Springs Eastern terminus of US 166/US 400
​ 3.987 6.416 4 Route 43 south – Seneca, Joplin Western terminus of concurrency with Route 43
Joplin 6.618 10.651 6 Business Loop I-44 east / Route 43 north / Route 86 – Racine, Joplin Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 43
8.817 14.190 8 Business Loop I-49 (Range Line Road) Diverging diamond interchange[3]
Jasper 11.677 18.792 11A I-49 south / US 71 south to Route FF – Neosho, Fort Smith, Fayetteville Western terminus of concurrency with I-49 / US 71
​ 11.880 19.119 11B Route 249 north to Route 66 – Joplin
​ 13.190 21.227 13 Prigmor Road (CR 190) – Joplin Opened November 2015
​ 15.483 24.917 15 Business Loop I-44 west / Route 66 west – Duenweg Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Fidelity 18.481 29.742 18 I-49 north / US 71 north / Route 59 south – Carthage, Kansas City, Diamond Eastern terminus of concurrency with I-49 / US 71; split into exits 18A (south) and 18B (north)
​ 22.497 36.205 22 CR 100
​ 26.507 42.659 26 Business Loop I-44 east / Route 37 – Sarcoxie, Reeds
​ 29.929 48.166 29 Business Loop I-44 west / Route U – Sarcoxie, La Russell
Lawrence ​ 33.517 53.940 33 To Route 97 south (CR 1010)
​ 38.498 61.957 38 Route 97 – Pierce City, Stotts City
​ 44.298 71.291 44 Business Loop I-44 east / Route H – Mount Vernon, Monett
Mount Vernon 46.930 75.527 46 Business Loop I-44 west / Route 39 / Route 265 – Mount Vernon, Aurora
​ 49.725 80.025 49 Route 174 – Chesapeake, Mount Vernon
​ 58.133 93.556 57 Route 96 – Avilla Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former US 66 west
​ 58.796 94.623 58 Route O / Route Z – Halltown
​ 61.964 99.721 61 Route K / Route PP
Greene ​ 67.011 107.844 67 Route N / Route T – Republic, Bois D'Arc
​ 68.958 110.977 69 Route 360 east (James River Freeway) to US 60
​ 70.166 112.921 70 Route B / Route MM
​ 72.472 116.632 72 Business Loop I-44 east / Route 266 (Chestnut Expressway) Former US 66
Springfield 75.480 121.473 75 US 160 (West Bypass) – Willard
77.713 125.067 77 Route 13 (Kansas Expressway) – Bolivar First diverging diamond interchange in North America, existing interchange converted in 2009[4]
80.372 129.346 80 Business Loop I-44 west (Glenstone Avenue) / Route H – Pleasant Hope
82.465 132.715 82 US 65 – Branson, Sedalia Signed as exits 82A (south) and 82B (north)
​ 84.734 136.366 84 Route 744 west
Strafford 88.917 143.098 88 Route 125 – Strafford, Fair Grove
Webster ​ 96.021 154.531 96 Route B – Northview
Marshfield 100.938 162.444 100 Route 38 / Route W – Marshfield
​ 103.000 165.762 103 Route CC Future dumbbell interchange[5]
​ 107.553 173.090 107 Sampson Road / Sparkle Brook Road
Laclede Conway 113.230 182.226 113 Route J / Route Y – Conway
Phillipsburg 118.027 189.946 118 Route A / Route C – Phillipsburg Former US 66
​ 123.011 197.967 123 County Road
Lebanon 127.207 204.720 127 Business Loop I-44 east (Elm Street, Evergreen Pkwy) / Route W / Morgan Road Former US 66
129.057 207.697 129 Route 5 / Route 32 (Jefferson Avenue) to Route 64 – Hartville, Camdenton
130.160 209.472 130 Business Loop I-44 west (Elm Street) / Route MM – Lebanon
​ 135.239 217.646 135 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls. Former US 66
​ 139.999 225.307 140 Route N / Route T – Stoutland
Pulaski ​ 145.711 234.499 145 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
​ 150.630 242.415 150 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
​ 153.411 246.891 153 Route 17 – Buckhorn
Waynesville 156.396 251.695 156 Business Loop I-44 east / Route H – Waynesville, Fort Leonard Wood
St. Robert 159.832 257.225 159 Business Loop I-44 – St. Robert, Waynesville Former US 66
161.160 259.362 161 Business Loop I-44 west / Route Y – St. Robert, Fort Leonard Wood
​ 163.836 263.668 163 Route 28 – Dixon
​ 169.086 272.118 169 Route J
Phelps ​ 172.574 277.731 172 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls. No westbound entrance
​ 176.531 284.099 176 Sugar Tree Road
Doolittle 179.447 288.792 179 Route C / Route T – Newburg, Doolittle
Rolla 184.579 297.051 184 Business Loop I-44 east (Kingshighway) / Route 72 east to US 63 south – Rolla, Salem Western terminus of Route 72; former US 66 east
185.651 298.776 185 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
186.642 300.371 186 Business Loop I-44 west / US 63 – Rolla, Jefferson City Former US 66
189.744 305.363 189 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
St. James 195.613 314.809 195 Route 8 / Route 68 – St. James Former US 66
Crawford ​ 203.388 327.321 203 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
Cuba 208.284 335.201 208 Route 19 – Cuba, Owensville
​ 210.782 339.221 210 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
​ 214.250 344.802 214 Route H – Leasburg
Bourbon 218.492 351.629 218 Route C / Route J / Route N – Bourbon
Franklin Sullivan 224.286 360.953 225 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
​ 225.831 363.440 226 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
​ 230.240 370.535 230 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
St. Clair 238.816 384.337 239 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
240.309 386.740 240 Route 47 – St. Clair, Union
​ 242.189 389.765 242 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls.
​ 247.088 397.650 247 Lua error in Module:Road_data/parser at line 24: too many expensive function calls. Western terminus of concurrency with US 50
Villa Ridge 251.485 404.726 251 Route 100 west – Washington Former US 66
Gray Summit 253.289 407.629 253 Business Loop I-44 east / Route 100 east – Gray Summit Former US 66
Pacific 256.555 412.885 257 Business Loop I-44 (Viaduct Street) – Pacific
St. Louis Eureka 261.505 420.852 261 Business Loop I-44 west / Six Flags Road – Allenton
264.459 425.606 264 Route 109 – Eureka
265.262 426.898 265 Williams Road Eastbound exit and entrance
​ 266.557 428.982 266 Lewis Road
​ 268.788 432.572 269 Beaumont Antire Road
​ 272.385 438.361 272 Route 141 – Fenton, Valley Park
Fenton 273.844 440.709 274A Bowles Avenue Signed as exit 274 westbound
274.664 442.029 274B Mraz Lane Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
275.630 443.583 275 North Highway Drive / Soccer Park Road Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Sunset Hills 275.872–
276.932		 443.973–
445.679		 276 I-270 – Memphis, Chicago
276.132–
276.844		 444.391–
445.537		 277A Route 366 east (Watson Road) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; former US 66
Sunset Hills–Kirkwood line 277.619 446.784 277B US 50 east / US 61 / US 67 (Lindbergh Boulevard) Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 50
Kirkwood–Crestwood line 278.634 448.418 278 Big Bend Road
Oakland–Webster Groves line 279.736 450.191 279 Berry Road Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Webster Groves 280.739 451.806 280 Elm Avenue
Webster Groves–Shrewsbury line 282.300 454.318 282 Murdoch Avenue / Laclede Station Road Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Shrewsbury 282.485 454.616 283 Shrewsbury Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
City of St. Louis 284.175 457.335 284A Jamieson Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
284.432 457.749 284B Arsenal Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
284.800 458.341 285 Southwest Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
285.602 459.632 286 Hampton Avenue – Forest Park, Saint Louis Zoo
286.779 461.526 287A Kingshighway Boulevard – Tower Grove Park Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
287.127 462.086 287B Vandeventer Avenue – Missouri Botanical Garden Also signed westbound for Kingshighway Boulevard
288.254 463.900 288 Grand Boulevard – Saint Louis University Hospital
289.265 465.527 289 Jefferson Avenue
289.595–
290.274		 466.058–
467.151		 290B I-55 south – Memphis Western terminus of concurrency with I-55; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
290.123 466.908 290A 12th Street / Gravois Avenue (Route 30) Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
290.296 467.186 290B Lafayette Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; former Route 755
290.591 467.661 290C Park Avenue / 7th Street
291.167–
291.528		 468.588–
469.169		 291A I-55 north / I-64 / US 40 east to I-70 east – Illinois Eastern terminus of concurrency with I-55; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former eastern terminus of I-44
291.267 468.749 291B Walnut Street – Downtown, Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
291.369 468.913 292 Lumiere Place Boulevard / Washington Avenue / Eads Bridge Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
292.146 470.163 292A Convention Plaza / Martin L. King Bridge – Illinois Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; access to IL 3, I-55, I-70, and I-64
I-70 Express Lanes Westbound entrance only
292.605 470.902 292B Broadway Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
292.919 471.407 293 Madison Street / St. Louis Avenue Eastbound exit only
293.183 471.832 I-70 west – Kansas City Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business loops

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All of I-44's business routes are in Missouri. Most of these business loops were the former US 66. Missouri also has the unusual occurrence of a business loop and business spur from the same Interstate intersecting (the Waynesville–St. Robert loop and the Ft. Leonard Wood spur).

References

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External links

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