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| Interstate 44 begins and heads south through the exchange with the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge and Tucker Boulevard to Broadway (Exit 292B). Succeeding exits connect with Convention Plaza and 7th Street from the I-44/55 overlap. 05/07/18 |
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| Passing below flyovers associated with the two-wye interchange where I-70 turns east to East St. Louis, Illinois. 05/07/18 |
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| A two lane ramp (Exit 292B) follows from the freeway mainline onto Broadway south. Ensuing Exit 292A in one half mile links I-44 with America's Center Convention Complex and the Martin Luther King Bridge (unsigned Missouri 799) to East St. Louis, Illinois. 05/07/17 |
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| The I-70 Express Lanes partition with their ramp for Broadway south (Exit 292B) ahead of their merge onto I-44 west. 05/07/18 |
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| Both ramps from the freeway and Express Lanes elevate to meet the southbound roadway as Broadway splits into a one way couplet to Biddle Street. 04/13/13 |
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| The freeway takes a viaduct from Biddle Street south to Washington Avenue. Exit 292A leaves the elevated roadway next for Martin Luther King Bridge (historic U.S. 40-50-66) east to Illinois and Laclede's Landing Boulevard to the Riverfront. 05/07/18 |
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| Construction underway between 2013 and October 2015 expanded Exit 292A to include access to Conventional Plaza west to Broadway and the Dome at America's Center (former home of the St. Louis Rams). 05/07/18 |
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| The freeway viaduct spans Washington Avenue at the Eads Bridge west end just ahead of the below grade section of Interstate 44 between Downtown St. Louis and the Gateway Arch. I-44 west merges with I-55 south in one half mile. 05/07/18 |
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| Interstate 44 westbound narrows to two lanes beyond the Pine Street overpass. An off-ramp formerly departed nearby for Memorial Drive south. This exit was removed during the CityArch2015 project. 05/07/18 |
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| The CityArchRiver project added a lid (Park Over the Highway) above Interstate 44, extending the Arch Grounds west to Luther Ely Smith Square between Chestnut and Market Streets. Memorial Drive was removed from both sides of the freeway here. 05/07/18 |
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| Interstate 44 emerges from the below grade section by Jefferson Expansion National Memorial ahead of the Poplar Street Bridge (PSB). I-55 south combines with I-44 west for a one mile overlap south from the Poplar Street Bridge to the Soulard neighborhood. 05/07/18 |
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| Interchange sequence sign posted at the exchange joining the Poplar Street Bridge with Interstate 44. The Poplar Street Ramp project from 2014 to 2017 reconfigured the interchange here. The former mainline ramp of I-70 onto the PSB east was removed, and flyovers from the PSB to I-44 were replaced and expanded. 05/07/18 |
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| A two lane flyover carries the I-55 southbound mainline from the PSB onto I-44 west. I-64/U.S. 40 follow on overpasses linking the PSB with the double deck freeway west through Downtown West and Midtown. There is no access to either direction of I-64 from I-44 west. 05/07/18 |
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| I-44 west and I-55 south elevate along a pair of four lane viaducts from Gratiot Street to ramps with 7th Street at Exit 290 C and Park Avenue. 05/07/18 |
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| Exit 290 C departs I-44/55 south for 7th Street at LaSalle Park and the Kosciusko neighborhoods. 7th Street leads north three blocks to Route 100, which begins from below the freeway viaduct and follows Chouteau Avenue west to Midtown and The Gate District. Exit 290 B follows as the continuation of I-55 south. 05/07/18 |
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| I-44 west and I-55 south partition just beyond the Lafayette Avenue overpass. The freeway expands to five lanes with the addition of lane from 7th Street to Exit 290 A for 12th Street at Gravois Avenue (Route 30 west). I-44 west vacates the city through the Lindenwood Park and Ellendale communities to Webster Groves and Fenton. 05/07/18 |
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| 12th Street south from Downtown, and Gravois Avenue southwest from I-44, are historic alignments of both U.S. 66 and City U.S. 66. Gravois Avenue (Route 30) winds southwest through the Soulard, Fox Park and Benton Park West neighborhoods to Chippewa Street, where Historic U.S. 66 turns west to St. Louis Hills and Lindenwood Park. 05/04/12 |
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| I-44/55 part ways at a directional T interchange (Left Exit 290 B). The exchange includes ramps to Truman Parkway from the north, which are leftover from the unconstructed Route 755 (North-South Distributor) freeway. I-44 west from I-55 was the final route of U.S. 66 before it was decommissioned in 1985. I-44 reaches Springfield in 208 miles while I-55 follows the Mississippi River 108 miles south to Cape Girardeau. 05/07/18 |
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| Exit 290A loops onto Tucker Boulevard south ahead of its split into Gravois Avenue (MO 30) west to Benton Park and 12th Street south to Soulard. There is no access to Tucker Boulevard north from I-44 west, and original plans for the North South Distributor Freeway (MO 755) included only access from Interstate 44 east and 55 north. 05/07/18 |
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| Three lanes of Interstate 44 west pass under Mississippi Avenue as a ramp joins the freeway from 18th Street south at Lafayette Avenue. A diamond interchange (Exit 289) follows for Jefferson Avenue. 05/07/18 |
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| Jefferson Avenue constitutes a multilane boulevard north from Exit 289 to The Gate District and Lafayette Square and south from I-44 between Fox Park and McKinley Heights. The street merges with Broadway (former U.S. 67 Alternate) at Dutchtown and the east end of Missouri 366 (Chippewa Street). 05/07/18 |
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| Interstate 44 travels through The Gate District of St. Louis to a diamond interchange with Grand Boulevard (Exit 288). 05/07/18 |
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| The first westbound shield of Interstate 44 appears between the Nebraska and Compton Avenue overpasses. The freeway travels below grade to Grand Boulevard. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 288 joins Interstate 44 west with Lafayette Avenue at Louisiana Avenue. Grand Boulevard heads north to Midtown. Southward the boulevard continues to Shaw, Tower Grove Park and Dutchtown. 05/07/18 |
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| Louisiana Avenue travels north to Terry Park and Park Avenue while Lafayette Avenue provides the connection with Grand Boulevard north to St. Louis University. 05/07/18 |
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| Interstate 44 elevates above the adjacent street grid of Tiffany, Shaw and McRee Town to the Exit 287 diamond interchange with Vandeventer Avenue. 05/04/12 |
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| Signed as Exits 287B/A, a single ramp connects Interstate 44 west with Vandeventer Avenue at McRee Avenue. Vandeventer Avenue angles southwest from Midtown and Central West End to Kingshighway Boulevard (former U.S. 67) at Southwest Avenue and the Southwest Garden community. McRae Avenue stems west from the ramp end directly to Kingshighway Boulevard, which carried U.S. 67 south to Gravois Avenue (Missouri 30) at Bevo Mill and north by Forest Park to Bircher Boulevard at Penrose Park. 05/04/12 |
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| A half diamond interchange (Exit 287A from I-44 east) joins Kingshighway Boulevard with Interstate 44 west beyond this reassurance marker. 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 again drops below grade through The Hill neighborhood, passing under a pedestrian bridge, Edwards Street and Mackind Avenue along this stretch. 05/04/12 |
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| The eight lane freeway rises again to span Sublette Avenue on the 0.75 mile approach to a diamond interchange (Exit 286) with Hampton Avenue. 05/04/12 |
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| Hampton Avenue leads northward from Exit 286 to the Cheltenham and Clayton-Tamm neighborhoods before ending at I-64/U.S. 40 and Wells Drive in Forest Park. South from Interstate 44, Hampton Avenue continues to St. Louis Hills and Germania Street at Missouri 30 (Gravois Avenue) by Princeton and Boulevard Heights. 05/04/12 |
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| Southwest Avenue meanders west from Kingshighway Boulevard through Southwest Gardens and Clifton Heights to cross paths with Interstate 44 at Exit 285 in one half mile. Arsenal Street (Exit 284B) follows close by to connect I-44 with the Lindenwood Park community of west St. Louis. 05/04/12 |
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| Industrial frontage continues along the north side of Interstate 44, lining both a Burlington Northern Railroad and the Des Peres River. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 285 consists of a westbound off-ramp to Southwest Avenue and an eastbound loop ramp from Southwest Avenue. Southwest Avenue west connects Interstate 44 with Missouri 100 (Manchester Avenue) west into historic downtown Maplewood. 05/04/12 |
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| A split diamond interchange (Exit 284B) joins Interstate 44 west with Arsenal Street west to Ellendale and east to Lindenwood Park. Return access is made via Jamieson Avenue south, which is Exit 284A from I-44 east. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 283 departs in one mile for Shrewsbury Avenue in the city of Shrewsbury. Elm Avenue joins Interstate 44 with Webster Groves at Exit 280. 05/04/12 |
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| Crossing the Des Peres River, a 9.3 mile long, mostly canalized, waterway through urban settings through St. Louis. The river is an essential part of the sewer and storm water management system of St. Louis. 05/04/12 |
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| A flyover carries a Metrolink line above Interstate 44 as westbound travelers exit the city of St. Louis for St. Louis County. 05/04/12 |
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| Shrewsbury Avenue stems south from Big Bend Boulevard to cross paths with Interstate 44 at a westbound loop ramp (Exit 283) and eastbound on-ramp. The avenue serves residential areas southward to Shrewsbury City Hall. 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 continues to parallel a Burlington Northern Railroad line by Webster University to the diamond interchange (Exit 280) with Elm Avenue. 05/04/12 |
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| Attached to a pedestrian bridge linking a separate segments of Selma Avenue is an interchange sequence sign listing the distances to Elm Avenue (Exit 280), Berry Road (Exit 279) at Oakland and Big Bend Road (Exit 278) at Kirkwood. 05/04/12 |
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| Elm Avenue originates in a residential area south of Deer Creek. The road bisects the city of Webster Groves south to Missouri 366 (Watson Road) at Rock Hill Road. Berry Road (Exit 279) lines the western city limits between Big Bend Road and Algonquin Lane. 05/04/12 |
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| One half mile ahead of the half diamond interchange (Exit 279) with Berry Road at the Rock Hill Road in Webster Groves. 05/04/12 |
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| Berry Road leads north two miles from Interstate 44 through Glendale to Missouri 100 (Manchester Road) near Rock Hill and Warson Woods. Southward the road ends at parallel Big Bend Boulevard, which crosses paths with I-44 in one mile at a diamond interchange (Exit 278). 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 270 appears for the first time on this interchange sequence sign posted at Sappington Road in the city of Oakland. 05/04/12 |
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| Big Bend Road, which parallels Interstate 44 west from Maplewood, lines the Oakland and Crestwood city line to Exit 278. The arterial pushes west from I-44 to a commercialized junction with U.S. 61/67 (Lindbergh Boulevard) and St. Louis Community College in Hazelwood. Interstate 270 meets Interstate 44 in two miles at Exit 276. 05/04/12 |
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| U.S. 50-61-67 combine along Lindbergh Boulevard south from Exit 277B to Sunset Hills, Green Park and Mehlville. Lindbergh Boulevard carries U.S. 61/67 north from Kirkwood to Huntleigh and Ladue, where U.S. 61 turns west onto I-64/U.S. 40 as the Avenue of the Saints. 05/04/12 |
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| One quarter mile out from the diamond interchange (Exit 277B) with Lindbergh Boulevard. Heavy retail development lines both sides of Lindbergh Boulevard through both Kirkwood to the north and Sunset Hills to the south. The arterial sees a diamond interchange with Missouri 366 (Watson Road) nearby, which is the old U.S. 50 & 66 west from St. Louis. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 277B departs Interstate 44 west for Lindbergh Boulevard. U.S. 61 follows all of Lindbergh Boulevard, which encircles the St. Louis suburbs north to Bridgeton, Hazelwood and Florissant and south to Mehlville near the confluence of Interstates 55, 255 and 270. Historically Lindbergh carried shields for U.S. 50 Bypass, U.S. 66 Bypass, U.S. 67 Bypass and Missouri 140. U.S. 50 west meanwhile joins Interstate 44 for a 30.2 mile overlap to Exit 247, east of Union. 05/04/12 |
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| The right lane of Interstate 44 west leaves for Interstate 270 (Exit 276) at the Geyer Road overpass, just beyond the merge of U.S. 50 west. All traffic interests for I-270 north to Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights and Bridgeton and I-270 south to Sunset Hills and Mehlville utilizes the same ramp from the I-44 mainline. 05/04/12 |
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| The advent of traffic from Lindbergh Boulevard expands Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 to five lanes ahead of the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 276) with Interstate 270. Flyover ramps replaced two original loop ramps between the two freeways. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 276 departs Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 west for Interstate 270. I-270 comprises a commuter route through the western and northern suburbs while also allowing traffic to bypass St. Louis for points west to Kansas City (via I-70) and north to Chicago (via I-55). Memphis is the southbound control point for the end of I-270 at I-55. Tulsa features somewhat regularly for I-44 signs in the St. Louis area, but is seldom used between here and Joplin. 05/04/12 |
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| Motorists bound for Interstate 270 first merge with the wye interchange at the end of Missouri 366 (Exit 277A of I-44 east). Two lanes join I-270 north to Des Peres while a single lane flyover heads south to Sunset Hills. Missouri 366 traffic may also access I-44 & U.S. 50 west to Fenton. 05/04/12 |
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| A parting shot of the Exit 276 ramp separation for Interstate 270. Until 1974, Interstate 270 north to Interstate 70 at Bridgeton and south to Interstate 55 at Mehlville was designated Interstate 244. This numbering reflected the connectivity with Interstate 44, but was later changed into an extension of I-270 due to driver confusion. 05/04/12 |
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| Traveling through the cloverstack interchange with Interstate 270 on I-44 & U.S. 50 west. Collector distributor roadways originally connected loop ramps with the St. Louis bypass. A portion of the original westbound c/d roadway acts as a distributor roadway for I-270 north to I-44 westm while modifications to the eastbound c/d roadway retain it to the split with MO 366 east. 05/04/12 |
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| The first of three exits for the city of Fenton departs one quarter mile west of Interstate 270 for Soccer Park Road and North Highway Drive. 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 directly overlaid the alignment of U.S. 66 from Watson Road west across the Meramec River. 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 west briefly swell to five lanes across the Meramec River. Exit 275 claims the right lane for the beginning of North Highway Drive, a frontage road along I-44 west through Fenton to Peerless Park. 05/04/12 |
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| Soccer Park Road spurs east from North Highway Drive and Exit 275 to the Anheuser-Busch Center and Yarnell Road. The soccer park opened in 1982 and includes six playing fields and an exhibition field with a capacity to seat 6,200. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 275 separates from the Interstate 44 mainline with ramps to Soccer Park Road east and North Highway Drive west. Since Interstate 44 directly replaced U.S. 50 & 66 through Fenton, Highway Drive North and South were added to serve local access, which mostly consists of industrial businesses. This included the former Chrysler St. Louis North and South plants. 05/04/12 |
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| The first set of shields for Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 precede the Exit 274A slip ramp onto North Highway Drive for Bowles Avenue. 05/04/12 |
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| Bowles Avenue begins at Larkin Williams Road, adjacent to North Highway Drive and a three-quarter diamond interchange (Exit 274A) with I-44. The road follows an S-curve south to suburban areas of both Fenton and unincorporated St. Louis County to Missouri 141. 05/04/12 |
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| A folded diamond interchange connected North and South Highway Drive with Mraz Lane north, which served the former Chrysler St. Louis North and South plants. The factories began operation in 1959 and 1966 respectively, manufacturing cars, trucks and later mini-vans. Both operations closed (St. Louis South on October 31, 2008 and St. Louis North on July 10, 2009) and were demolished by 2011.1 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 274A follows the overpass to Mraz Lane onto North Highway Drive by the former St. Louis South Chrysler plant site. 05/04/12 |
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| Route 141, a highway between U.S. 61/67 at Arnold and Route 370 at Bridgeton, meets I-44/U.S. 50 in three quarters of a mile at a diamond interchange (Exit 272). 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 drop below grade as they leave Fenton ahead of MO 141. MO 141 varies between arterial and expressway standards throughout its 30.9 mile route. This includes the July 14, 2012-completed Maryland Heights Expressway from I-64/U.S. 40 north to MO 364 (Page Avenue extension).2
Origins of the MO 141 corridor date back to the 1970s with a regional highway plan for another outer belt highway beyond Interstate 270. Construction commenced in 1976 on a four lane portion of MO 141 in Jefferson County and later in 1986 with a new Meramec River bridge at Valley Park and a single point urban interchange (SPUI) with MO 100 at Manchester in 1999. MO 141 ended at MO 340 (Olive Road) until July 2012, when MoDOT took over maintenance from St. Louis County of the Maryland Heights and Earth City Expressways north to Bridgeton.2 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 272 joins North Highway Drive from Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 west to its intersection with Missouri 141. A folded diamond interchange lies immediately north of I-44 between Highway 141 and West Outer Road, a frontage road leading west to Lone Elk Park along old U.S. 50 & 66. 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 approach the Crescent Hills. Also known as the Tyson Valley Area, the forested hills are home to Lone Elk and West Tyson Parks, the Washington University Tyson Research Center and Forest 44 Conservation Area. 05/04/12 |
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| The first distance sign (one not listing interchanges) for Interstate 44 west overall lists the distances to Fort Leonard Wood (111 miles), Springfield (194 miles) and Tulsa, Oklahoma (370 miles). This is the last reference of Tulsa on I-44 west until after Exit 26 (Reeds), which is 124 miles out from T-Town. 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 269 lies one mile west along Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 within the Crescent Hills at Antire Road. 05/04/12 |
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| Antire Road connects I-44 with Beaumont-Antire Road south to Antire Valley Park and the Beaumont Reservation in Jefferson County and north to Tyson Valley Road to the Washington University Tyson Research Center. 2,620 acres of land to the north was used for the St. Louis Ordnance Plant for ammunition storage and test firings. The land was later partitioned in 1963 with 2,000 acres going to Washington University and the remainder for Tyson Valley Park.3 05/04/12 |
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| Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 drop 150 feet in elevation from the Antire Road overpass into Antire Valley over the next mile. 05/04/12 |
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| Curving west, Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 follow the waters of Antire Creek west to a second crossing of the Meramec River. 05/04/12 |
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| Joplin appears for the first time on Interstate 44 signs at 259 miles to the west. The city in southwestern Missouri will not reappear for quite some distance as Springfield becomes the default control city. 05/04/12 |
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| A diamond interchange (Exit 266) with Lewis Road precedes the Meramec River to connect Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 with Historic U.S. 66 (and old U.S. 50) west along Outer Road West. 05/04/12 |
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| Route 66 State Park lies along Historic U.S. 66 west of the Meramec River and north of Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 between Exits 266 and 264. The 419-acre park was established in 1997 after clean up of the site of Times Beach. Time Beach was a community along the west side of the Meramec River. The entire town was contaminated with dioxin, which was mixed with oil and sprayed on gravel roads in Times Beach during the early 1970s to reduce dust. The toxic byproduct spread throughout town due to flood waters in 1982, resulting in condemnation of area homes and buildings and a federal buyout of remaining residents.3 05/04/12 |
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| Exit 266 leaves Interstate 44 & U.S. 50 west for Lewis Road north to Crescent and Historic U.S. 66 (Outer Road West) to Route 66 State Park. 05/04/12 |
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