Interstate 44 West - St. Louis to Sunset Hills

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.

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Passing below flyovers associated with the two-wye interchange where I-70 turns east to East St. Louis, Illinois.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Interstate 44 travels through The Gate District of St. Louis to a diamond interchange with Grand Boulevard (Exit 288).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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