Traveling 5.75 miles, Business Loop I-55 in New Madrid County overlays U.S. 61/62 east from I-55 between Exits 44 and 49. The two-lane roadway bypasses the New Madrid street grid, with Old Kings Highway, Mott Street, Main Street and Highway U (Dawson Road) acting as the de facto business route to Downtown New Madrid.
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| U.S. 61/62 east meet Interstate 55 at a diamond interchange east of Howardville. Business Loop I-55 joins the pair east by this shield assembly into the city of New Madrid. 12/19/09 |
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| Route U follows Dawson Road west to intersect Business Loop I-55 and U.S. 61-62 at the New Madrid city line. The east-west route continues four miles west to Lilbourn. 04/13/13 |
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| Business Loop I-55 south begins at the diamond interchange with U.S. 61/62 in a rural area north of the New Madrid city limits. 04/13/13 |
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| Passing over I-55, U.S. 61/62 west meet the return ramp to Sikeston. 04/13/13 |
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| Route U crosses paths with Business Loop I-55 south at the New Madrid city line. The supplemental road follows Dawson Road east to Main Street, the Hunter-Dawson Home Historic Site and the New Madrid Farrenburg Levee. 04/13/13 |
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| West from Business Loop I-55/U.S. 61-62, Route U proceeds four miles to the city of Lilbourn. 04/13/13 |
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| Route U curves southeast from Business Loop I-55 over a portion of the old Kings Highway, which remains in service as a residential road south to Waters Street. Kings Highway was the predecessor to U.S. 61 northward to St. Louis. 04/13/13 |
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| A formal city limits sign follows south of Route U along Business Loop I-55 south. 04/13/13 |
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| Reassurance markers posted for Business Loop I-55 and U.S. 61-62 between Route U and Pinnell Lane. The trio are a part of the Missouri Great River Road system. 04/13/13 |
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| Scott Street is the first of three residential streets tying into Business Loop I-55 south at this flasher. 04/13/13 |
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| Returning to open farm land, Business Loop I-55 and U.S. 61-62 bend westward to again meet Interstate 55. 04/13/13 |
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| Interstate 55 north lines the west end of the New Madrid city line to Route U. 12/19/09 |
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| Interstate 55 continues north uninterrupted back to the other end of the Business Loop and 22 miles to Sikeston. 04/13/13 |
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| Business Loop I-55 ends as U.S. 61/62 west cross over I-55. 04/13/13 |
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| U.S. 61/62 continue west to Howardville and south to Marston while I-55 bee lines 12 miles to Portageville. 04/13/13 |
Page Updated 10-28-2013.
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