Interstate 64 (I-64) in the US state of Illinois is a major east–west Interstate Highway that runs through southern Illinois from the St. Louis metropolitan area east to the Indiana state line near Grayville, Illinois. It travels a distance of 130.4 miles (209.9 km).[1]
 Interstate 64 | ||||
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 I-64 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 130.4 mi[1] (209.9 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    I-55 / I-64 / US 40 at Missouri state line | |||
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| East end | I-64 at Indiana state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | St. Clair, Clinton, Washington, Jefferson, Wayne, White | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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I-64 enters Illinois running concurrently with I–55 and U.S. Route 40 (US 40) over the Mississippi River on the Poplar Street Bridge. After splitting from these highways in East St. Louis, I-64 turns southeasterly and proceeds through St. Clair County towards the Belleville area traveling through the eastern/southeastern St. Louis suburbs of Caseyville, Fairview Heights, O'Fallon, and Shiloh. In Shiloh, the Interstate skirts the northern edge of Scott Air Force Base and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport and provides access to Mascoutah and Lebanon via Illinois Route 4 (IL 4). A new interchange at Rieder Road was completed in September 2017 to create better access to Scott Air Force Base.[2] As part of the new interchange, a third lane in each direction, a wide left shoulder to accommodate a future fourth lane in each direction, and a center Jersey barrier was added from one mile (1.6 km) west of Air Mobility Drive/IL 158 to Rieder Road.
At the St. Clair–Clinton county line, the Interstate passes the exurb of New Baden, after which it crosses the southern boundary of Clinton County and leaves the St. Louis metropolitan area. It then traverses a rural part of Illinois through Washington and Jefferson counties, which has no adjacent cities or major intersections passing; it reaches the city of Mount Vernon in Jefferson County, where it has a short concurrency with I-57. Mount Vernon is the only major city and intersection served by I-64 in Illinois outside of the St. Louis metropolitan area.[3][1] Past Mount Vernon, the Interstate enters another rural stretch through parts of Jefferson, Wayne, and White counties before crossing the Wabash River into Indiana.[3]
History
editStarting in 1970, a small portion of I-64 opened just west of the Indiana state line.[4] In 1973, another small portion opened just south of Mount Vernon.[5] By 1975, two portions of I-64 (from IL 4 to I-57 and IL 111 to IL 159) opened.[6] By 1977, the rest of the route opened. As a result of the completion, US 460 was completely removed from Illinois.[7]
Exit list
edit| County | Location[8] | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Mississippi River | 0.0 | 0.0 |    I-55 south / I-64 west / US 40 west – St. Louis | Continuation into Missouri | ||
| Poplar Street Bridge Illinois–Missouri line | ||||||
| St. Clair | East St. Louis | 0.6 | 0.97 | 1 |    IL 3 south / Great River Road – Cahokia | Western end of IL 3/GRR concurrency; exit includes direct exit ramp onto 13th Street / Tudor Avenue |
| 0.9 | 1.4 | 2A | Third Street – Eads Bridge, Casino Queen | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 1.3 | 2.1 | 2B-C | Martin Luther King Bridge – Downtown St. Louis | Signed as exits 2B (left exit) and 2C (right exit); no eastbound exits | ||
| 2.5 | 4.0 | 3A |      I-55 / Great River Road north / US 40 east to I-70 east – Chicago, Indianapolis | Eastern end of I-55/US 40/GRR concurrency; exit unnumbered eastbound; I-55 north exit 3, south exit 3A | ||
| 2.6 | 4.2 | 3B |   I-70 west (Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway) to IL 3 north – Kansas City | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-70 exit 3 | ||
| 2.7 | 4.3 | 3 | IL 3 north (St. Clair Avenue) | Eastern end of IL 3 concurrency; no westbound exit | ||
| 3.3 | 5.3 | 4A | Baugh Avenue / 18th Street | Westbound exit and entrance | ||
| 4.2 | 6.8 | 4B | 25th Street | |||
| Washington Park | 5.8 | 9.3 | 6 |  IL 111 (Kingshighway) | ||
| Caseyville | 7.1 | 11.4 | 7 |   I-255 / US 50 west – Memphis, Chicago | Western end of US 50 concurrency; I-255 exit 20 | |
| 8.4 | 13.5 | 9 |  IL 157 (Bluff Road) – Caseyville, Centreville | |||
| Fairview Heights | 12.0 | 19.3 | 12 |  IL 159 (Illinois Street) – Belleville, Collinsville | ||
| O'Fallon | 14.2 | 22.9 | 14 | Old US Highway 50 – O'Fallon | ||
| 15.7 | 25.3 | 16 | Green Mount Road – O'Fallon, Shiloh | |||
| 18.6 | 29.9 | 19 |  US 50 east / IL 158 west (Air Mobility Drive) – Carlyle, Scott Air Force Base | Eastern end of US 50 concurrency; northern terminus of IL 158; signed as exits 19A (west) and 19B (east) | ||
| 21 | Rieder Road | Completed in 2017 | ||||
| Mascoutah | 22.6 | 36.4 | 23 |   IL 4 – Mascoutah, Lebanon | Serves MidAmerica St. Louis Airport | |
| New Baden | 27.1 | 43.6 | 27 |  IL 161 – New Baden | ||
| Clinton | Looking Glass Township | 34.2 | 55.0 | 34 | Albers | |
| Washington | Okawville Township | 40.4 | 65.0 | 41 |  IL 177 – Okawville | |
| Nashville | 49.8 | 80.1 | 50 |  IL 127 – Carlyle, Nashville | ||
| Richview Township | 60.7 | 97.7 | 61 |  US 51 – Centralia, Ashley | ||
| Jefferson | Casner–Shiloh township line | 68.6 | 110.4 | 69 | Woodlawn | |
| Mount Vernon | 73.3 | 118.0 | 73 |   I-57 north – Chicago | Western end of I-57 concurrency, exit 96 on I-57 | |
| 74.8 | 120.4 | 95 |  IL 15 – Mount Vernon, Ashley | Exit numbers follow I-57; serves Mount Vernon Outland Airport | ||
| 75.8 | 122.0 | 94 | Veterans Memorial Drive | |||
| McClellan Township | 78.0 | 125.5 | 78 |  I-57 south to I-24 – Memphis, Nashville | Eastern end of I-57 concurrency; exit 92 on I-57. Access to Rend Lake | |
| Dodds Township | 79.7 | 128.3 | 80 |  IL 37 – Mount Vernon | ||
| Pendleton Township | 88.5 | 142.4 | 89 | Belle Rive, Bluford | ||
| Wayne | Orel Township | 99.3 | 159.8 | 100 |  IL 242 – Wayne City | |
| Barnhill Township | 110.1 | 177.2 | 110 |  US 45 – Mill Shoals | ||
| White | Burnt Prairie Township | 116.7 | 187.8 | 117 |  CR 20 – Burnt Prairie | |
| Grayville | 129.4 | 208.2 | 130 |  IL 1 – Grayville, Carmi | ||
| Wabash River | 130.4 | 209.9 | I-64 east – Evansville, Louisville | Continuation into Indiana | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Overview Map of Interstate 64 in Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Landis, Kelsey (September 8, 2017). "After Nearly Three Years of Construction, New Exit off Interstate 64 Will Open Soon". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Illinois Department of Transportation (November 2008). Interstate Exit Numbers of Illinois (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1970). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1973). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1975). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1977). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Google (August 2, 2014). Town/City Boundary Map (Map). Google. Retrieved August 2, 2014 – via John Coryat.
External links
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Media related to Interstate 64 in Illinois at Wikimedia Commons
