According to MO 79 interchange number being 157, start point in Cameron. Open east of US 61 into Illinois. Follows US 36. Current state: expressway from Cameron to Macon, including a 9-mile section in western Macon County under construction for late 2006 completion; 2-lane highway from Macon to interchange for US 24 east, freeway from US 24 into Illinois. Marked as I-72 starting east from US 61. Construction for upgrade of remaining 2-lane portion to start soon with projected completion by 2010. Upgrade to interstate standards well into the future.
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EXIT NUMBER |
ROAD |
INFORMATION |
PROGRESS |
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1 A-B |
I-35 |
Kansas City / Des Moines |
Diamond |
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1 C |
Griffin Road |
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Grade Crossing |
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(0.7) |
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DeKalb/Caldwell Co. line |
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5 |
SR D, J |
Kidder / Mirabile |
Grade Crossing |
|
9 |
BL 72, SR P |
Hamilton |
Grade Crossing |
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12 |
MO 13 |
Hamilton / Gallatin / Kingston |
Open |
|
16 |
SR B |
Nettleton |
Grade Crossing |
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19 |
SR K |
|
Grade Crossing |
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23 |
SR A, M |
Breckenridge / Braymer |
Grade Crossing |
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(24.9) |
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Caldwell/Livingston Co. line |
|
|
27 |
SR D |
Mooresville / Ludlow |
Grade Crossing |
|
32 |
SR C |
Utica / Dawn |
Grade Crossing |
|
37 |
US 65 |
Chillicothe / Carrollton / Trenton |
Open |
|
39 |
SR CC |
|
Grade Crossing |
|
46 |
SR B |
Wheeling |
Grade Crossing |
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(47.4) |
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Livingston/Linn Co. line |
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|
48 |
SR EE |
|
Grade Crossing |
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50 |
MO 139, SR W |
Meadville / Fountain Grove |
Grade Crossing |
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55 |
MO 130 |
Pershing State Park |
Grade Crossing |
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57 |
MO 5 N, MO 139 S |
Laclede / Sumner |
Grade Crossing |
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60 |
SR FF, TT |
|
Grade Crossing |
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61 |
BL 72 |
Brookfield |
Grade Crossing |
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63 |
MO 11, BL 72 |
Brookfield / Mendon / Kirksville |
Open |
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66 |
SR F |
St Catharine |
Grade Crossing |
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70 |
MO 5 S, SR U |
Marceline |
Open |
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72 |
MO 129 N |
Bucklin |
Grade Crossing |
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(73.9) |
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Linn/Macon Co. line |
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|
76 |
SR W |
Lingo |
Grade Crossing |
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77 |
MO 129 S |
Wien |
Under Construction |
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80 |
MO 149, SR P |
New Cambria |
Under Construction |
|
86 |
MO 3, SR UU |
Callao, Kaseyville |
Open |
|
90 |
SR O, C |
Bevier |
Open |
|
94 |
BL 72 |
Long Branch Lake |
Open |
|
95 |
US 63 |
Kirksville / Columbia / Macon |
Open |
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97 A-B (fic) |
I-43 (fic) |
Jefferson City / Des Moines |
Macon Bypass? |
|
98 |
BL 72 |
Macon (WB only) |
Grade Crossing |
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100 |
SR K |
Ten Mile |
Grade Crossing |
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102 |
SR V |
Anabel |
Grade Crossing |
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104 |
MO 151 |
Clarence / Leonard |
Access via BR 36 |
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(104.7) |
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Macon/Shelby Co. line |
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|
111 |
SR TT |
Maud |
Grade Crossing |
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113 |
SR A, N |
Lentner |
Grade Crossing |
|
115 |
Co Road |
South Shelby High School (EB LH) |
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|
116 |
SR FF |
|
Grade Crossing |
|
118 |
BL 72 |
Shelbina (EB only) |
Grade Crossing |
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119 |
MO 15 |
Paris / Edina / Shelbina |
Open |
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120 |
BL 72 |
Shelbina (WB only) |
Grade Crossing |
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124 |
SR T, PP |
Lakenan |
Grade Crossing |
|
129 |
SR V, Z |
Hunnewell / Emden |
Grade Crossing |
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(130.2) |
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Shelby/Marion Co. line |
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131 |
SR K, EE |
|
Grade Crossing |
|
135 |
BL 72 |
Monroe City (EB only) |
Grade Crossing |
|
137 |
US 24 W, SR Z |
Monroe City / Paris (BL 72 W) |
Open |
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(137.4) |
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Marion/Ralls Co. line |
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|
140 |
SR J |
Clarence Cannon Lake |
Grade Crossing |
|
142 |
SR U |
Ely |
Grade Crossing |
|
144 |
SR E, DD |
Woodland / Huntington |
Grade Crossing |
|
146 |
Co Road |
West Ely |
Grade Crossing |
|
147 |
SR H |
Rensselaer |
Grade Crossing |
|
149 |
US 24 E (I-47 N?) |
Quincy / Keokuk |
Open |
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153 |
Shinn Rd |
Withers Mill / Hannibal Airport |
Open |
|
154 |
Veterans Rd |
Hannibal Hospital |
Open |
|
155 |
US 61 (I-47 S?) |
St. Louis / Quincy |
Open |
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157 |
MO 79 |
Downtown Hannibal / Louisiana |
Open / Numbered |
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(159.5) |
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Mississippi River / IL State Line |
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The AASHTO High-Priority Corridor #61B includes the section of US 36 between I-29 in St. Joseph and Cameron, adding 30.9 miles to the potential I-72. This portion is currently an expressway. An additional 3.7 miles from I-29 to the Missouri River / Kansas state line is currently freeway. Some road fans mention hopes of further extension west to meet I-70 near Colby, Kansas (via US 36, KS 383 and US 83).
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