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Interstate 64 West - O'Fallon to St. Louis
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Interstate 64 merges with Interstates 55 south & 70-U.S. 40 west in ahead of the Exit 2B off-ramp to the MLK Bridge. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge connects East St. Louis with downtown St. Louis. Photo taken 10/16/04. |
| Interstates 55 south & 64-70 west, U.S. 40 west and Illinois 3 south |
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Two separate ramps join the westbound freeway with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge. Exit 2B provides a left-hand access point for motorists emanating from Interstate 64 west & Illinois 3 south while Exit 2C serves all other traffic on the right. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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Exits 2C and 2B depart Interstates 55-64-70 westbound simultaneously for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge west to 3rd Street in downtown St. Louis. Originally named the Veterans Memorial Bridge, the cantilever truss bridge opened in 1951 as a toll bridge and once was a part of U.S. 40 and U.S. 66. Tolls were removed in 1987 and the bridge renamed to honor MLK.2 Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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Exit 2A quickly follows from the left-hand side of Interstates 55-64-70 onto 3rd Street west ahead of Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis. Connections with River Park Drive lead drivers to the Eads Bridge (former U.S. 40-50-66) and the Casino Queen. River Park Drive east to Broadway forms the beginning of Illinois 15, a 148-mile route between East St. Louis and the Indiana state line at Mt. Carmel. The removed shield on the Exit 2A panel was for a hospital. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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Ascending over a Metrolink line and Main Street in East St. Louis, westbound traffic approaches a pair of tri-level stack interchanges with Illinois 3 (Mississippi Avenue) south and a freeway stub to Tudor Avenue and 13th Street. Exit 1 consists of a collector/distributor roadway that doubles as a part of the freeway mainline. Interstate 70 westbound motorists are directed to the c/d roadway so that they remain in the right-hand lane for the ramp at the Poplar Street Bridge west end. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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Interstates 55-64-70 split into separate two lane carriageways at Exit 1. All lanes continue through, but the right-hand carriageway is required for Illinois 3 (Mississippi Avenue) / Great River Road south to Cahokia. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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An unnumbered ramp leaves the Exit 1 c/d roadway for the freeway stub to Tuder Avenue south at 13th Street. The high speed interchange with Interstates 55-64-70 was built in anticipation of a planned freeway linking the Poplar Street Bridge with Illinois 15 (Missouri Avenue) and Illinois 163 at Alorton. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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A second flyover leaves the Exit 1 c/d roadway for Illinois 3 southbound. IL-3 comprises a 189-mile route from Grafton southeast to Cairo. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
| Interstates 55 south & 64-70-U.S. 40 west |
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Carrying eight overall lanes, the Poplar Street Bridge spans the mighty Mississippi River between East St. Louis and downtown St. Louis. The west end of the 1967-completed bridge sees Interstate 55 south part ways for Memphis and Interstate 70 west turn northward en route to Kansas City. Interstate 64 & U.S. 40 remain westward to Wentzville. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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A directional interchange comprises the westbound split of Interstates 55, 64 and 70 (Exit 40C). Interstate 55 south partitions with Interstate 44 west nearby for interests to Springfield, Joplin and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo taken 06/01/11. |
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Entering Missouri and the city of St. Louis along Interstates 55-64-70 & U.S. 40 west. Interstate 44 officially begins at the state line and follows the Poplar Street Bridge to Exit 40C (Interstate 55 south). Photo taken 06/01/11. |
Photo Credits:
2004-10-16 by AARoads. 2011-06-01 by AARoads.
Connect with:
Interstate 55
Interstate 70
Interstate 255
Page Updated 03-24-2012. |
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