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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
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length293.183 mi[1] (471.832 km)
Existed1956–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-44 / Will Rogers Turnpike near Joplin
Major intersections
East end I-70 in St. Louis
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
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 U.S. 71 (now part of I-49) just south of Joplin.

Interstate 44 enters Missouri in Newton County at the eastern terminus of the Will Rogers Turnpike, 200 yards south of the Kansas state line. The first interchange in Missouri is the eastern terminus of both U.S. Highway 166 and U.S. Highway 400. This highway next goes through southern Joplin and then begins a concurrency with Interstate 49/U.S. Highway 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/U.S. 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 U.S. Highway 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 U.S. Highway 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 U.S. Highway 63. It continues its northeast course, passing near St. James, Cuba, Bourbon, Sullivan, and Saint Clair.

I-44 west in Springfield, Missouri
I-44 near the west end of its concurrency with U.S. 50 in Franklin County.

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). I-44 then runs across unincorporated land before entering Fenton and having an interchange with Interstate 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 Interstate 55 south of downtown. The two highways run concurrently for about two miles until I-55 turns east to cross the Mississippi River on the Poplar Street Bridge. I-44 then continues north through Downtown St. Louis on the former route of Interstate 70 to its junction with that highway at the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge.

History

I-44 follows the general route of, and completely replaced, historic U.S. Route 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 U.S. Route 166.

A section of I-44 was moved slightly north between Powellville and Doolittle. The old alignment of the old double-carriageway US 66 had been demolished with the roadbed largely overgrown with vegetation, although it was highly visible for eastbound traffic near Powellville as late as 2009. As of April 2006, the rocks That were carved away for the new roadbed virtually had no lichen, reflecting that this construction occurred rather recently.[2]

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 being the interchange with I-70 near Cass Avenue.[3] The eastbound lanes of I-44 meets the westbound lanes of I-70, and the eastbound lanes of I-70 meets the westbound lanes of I-44.[3]

Business loops

Main article: Business routes of Interstate 44

All of Interstate 44's business loops are in Missouri. Most of these Business Loops were the former U.S. Route 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).

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Newton​0.0000.000
 I-44 / Will Rogers Turnpike west		Continuation into Oklahoma
​0.3480.5601

 US 166 west / US 400 west (Downstream Boulevard) – Baxter Springs
​3.9876.4164
 Route 43 south – Seneca, Joplin		Western terminus of concurrency with Route 43
Joplin6.61810.6516

 I-44 BL east / Route 43 north / Route 86 – Racine, Joplin		Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 43
8.81714.1908 I-49 BL (Range Line Road)Diverging diamond interchange[4]
Jasper11.67718.79211A


 I-49 south / US 71 south to Route FF – Neosho, Fort Smith, Fayetteville		Western terminus of concurrency with I-49 / US 71
​11.88019.11911B

 Route 249 north to Route 66 – Joplin
​13.19021.22712Prigmor Road (CR 190) – JoplinOpened November 2015
​15.48324.91715

 I-44 BL west / Route 66 west – Duenweg		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Fidelity18.48129.74218


 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)
​22.49736.20522CR 100
​26.50742.65926
 I-44 BL east / Route 37 – Sarcoxie, Reeds
​29.92948.16629
 I-44 BL west / Route U – Sarcoxie, La Russell
Lawrence​33.51753.94033

 To Route 97 south (CR 1010)
​38.49861.95738 Route 97 – Pierce City, Stotts City
​44.29871.29144
 I-44 BL east / Route H – Mount Vernon, Monett
Mount Vernon46.93075.52746
 I-44 BL west / Route 39 / Route 265 – Mount Vernon, Aurora
​49.72580.02549 Route 174 – Chesapeake, Mount Vernon
​58.13393.55657 Route 96 – AvillaWestbound exit and eastbound entrance;
former US 66 west
​58.79694.62358 Route O / Route Z – Halltown
​61.96499.72161 Route K / Route PP
Greene​67.011107.84467 Route N / Route T – Republic, Bois D'Arc
​68.958110.97769

 Route 360 east (James River Freeway) to US 60
​70.166112.92170 Route B / Route MM
​72.472116.63272
 I-44 BL east / Route 266 (Chestnut Expressway)		Former US 66
Springfield75.480121.47375 US 160 (West Bypass) – Willard
77.713125.06777 Route 13 (Kansas Expressway) – BolivarFirst diverging diamond interchange in North America, existing interchange converted in 2009[5]
80.372129.34680
 I-44 BL west (Glenstone Avenue) / Route H – Pleasant Hope
82.465132.71582 US 65 – Branson, SedaliaSigned as exits 82A (south) and 82B (north)
​84.734136.36684 Route 744
Strafford88.917143.09888 Route 125 – Strafford, Fair Grove
Webster​96.021154.53196 Route B – Northview
Marshfield100.938162.444100 Route 38 / Route W – Marshfield
​107.553173.090107Sampson Road / Sparkle Brook Road
LacledeConway113.230182.226113 Route J / Route Y – Conway
Phillipsburg118.027189.946118 Route A / Route C – PhillipsburgFormer US 66
​123.011197.967123County Road
Lebanon127.207204.720127
 I-44 BL east (Elm Street, Evergreen Pkwy) / Route WModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Former US 66
129.057207.697129
 Route 5 / Route 32 (Jefferson Avenue) to Route 64 – Hartville
130.160209.472130
 I-44 BL west (Elm Street) / Route MM – Lebanon
​135.239217.646135 Route F – SleeperFormer US 66
​139.999225.307140 Route N / Route T – Stoutland
Pulaski​145.711234.499145 Route 133 / Route AB – Richland
​150.630242.415150 Route 7 / Route P – Richland, Laquey
​153.411246.891153 Route 17 – Buckhorn
Waynesville156.396251.695156
 I-44 BL east / Route H – Waynesville, Fort Leonard Wood
St. Robert159.832257.225159 I-44 BL – St. Robert, WaynesvilleFormer US 66
161.160259.362161
 I-44 BL west / Route Y – St. Robert, Fort Leonard Wood
​163.836263.668163 Route 28 – Dixon
​169.086272.118169 Route J
Phelps​172.574277.731172 Route D – Jerome, DixonNo westbound entrance
​176.531284.099176Sugar Tree Road
Doolittle179.447288.792179 Route C / Route T – Newburg, Doolittle
Rolla184.579297.051184


 I-44 BL east (Kingshighway) to US 63 south – Rolla		Former US 66 east
185.651298.776185 Route E – Rolla
186.642300.371186
 I-44 BL west / US 63 / Route 72 (Bishp Avenue) – Rolla, Jefferson City		Former US 66
189.744305.363189 Route V (Hy Point Industrial Park Drive)
St. James195.613314.809195 Route 8 / Route 68 – St. JamesFormer US 66
Crawford​203.388327.321203 Route F / Route ZZ
Cuba208.284335.201208 Route 19 – Cuba, Owensville
​210.782339.221210 Route UU
​214.250344.802214 Route H – Leasburg
Bourbon218.492351.629218 Route C / Route J / Route N – Bourbon
FranklinSullivan224.286360.953225
 Route 185 north / Route D – Sullivan
​225.831363.440226
 Route 185 south / Route AF – Sullivan, Potosi
​230.240370.535230 Route W / Route JJ – Stanton
St. Clair238.816384.337239 Route 30 / Route AB / Route WW – St. Clair
240.309386.740240 Route 47 – St. Clair, Union
​242.189389.765242 Route AH
​247.088397.650247
 US 50 west / Route O / Route AT – Union, Jefferson City		Western terminus of concurrency with US 50
​251.485404.726251
 Route 100 west – Washington		Former US 66
​253.289407.629253

 I-44 BL east / Route 100 east – Gray Summit		Former US 66
Pacific256.555412.885257 I-44 BL – Pacific
St. LouisEureka261.505420.852261
 I-44 BL west – AllentonModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
264.459425.606264 Route 109 – Eureka
265.262426.898265Williams RoadEastbound exit and entrance
​266.557428.982266Lewis Road
​268.788432.572269Beaumont Antire Road
​272.385438.361272 Route 141 – Fenton, Valley Park
Fenton273.844440.709274ABowles AvenueSigned as exit 274 westbound
274.664442.029274BMraz LaneEastbound exit and westbound entrance
275.630443.583275North Highway Drive / Soccer Park RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Sunset Hills275.872–
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
city line		277.619446.784277B
 US 50 east / US 61 / US 67 (Lindbergh Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 50
Kirkwood–Crestwood
city line		278.634448.418278Big Bend Road
Webster Groves279.736450.191279Berry RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
280.739451.806280Elm Avenue
282.300454.318282Murdoch Avenue / Laclede Station RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Shrewsbury282.485454.616283Shrewsbury AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
City of St. Louis284.175457.335284AJamieson AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
284.432457.749284BArsenal StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
284.800458.341285Southwest AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
285.602459.632286Hampton Avenue – Forest Park, Saint Louis Zoo
286.779461.526287AKingshighway Boulevard – Tower Grove ParkEastbound exit and westbound entrance
287.127462.086287BVandeventer Avenue – Missouri Botanical GardenAlso signed westbound for Kingshighway Boulevard
288.254463.900288Grand Boulevard
289.265465.527289Jefferson Avenue
289.595–
290.274		466.058–
467.151		290A
 I-55 south – Memphis		Western terminus of concurrency with I-55;
eastbound exit and westbound entrance
289.906466.558207CTruman ParkwayNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
290.123466.908290C12th Street / Gravois Avenue (Route 30)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
290.296467.186290BLafayette AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance;
former Route 755
290.591467.661290DPark Avenue / 7th Street
291.167–
291.528		468.588–
469.169		291A




 I-55 north / I-64 east / US 40 east to I-70 east – Illinois		Eastern terminus of concurrency with I-55;
westbound exit and eastbound entrance to I-64 / US 40
291.267468.749291BWalnut Street – Downtown, Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium
291.369468.9132923rd Street / Washington Avenue / Eads BridgeEastbound exit and westbound entrance
292.146470.163292AConvention Plaza / Martin L. King Bridge – IllinoisWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
292.605470.902292BBroadwayWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
292.919471.407293Madison Street / St. Louis AvenueEastbound exit only
293.183471.832–
 I-70 west – Kansas City
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (January 5, 2015). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Interstate 44 in Missouri" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  3. ^ a b MoDOT Downtown St. Louis signing plans
  4. ^ Staff (July 20, 2013). "I-44 and Range Line interchange open". The Joplin Globe. Retrieved July 23, 2013.[dead link]
  5. ^ Tang, Didi (2010-01-28). "Missouri test drives 'diverging diamond' interchange". USA Today.


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