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, 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 underway with projected completion by 2010. Upgrade to interstate standards well into the future.
Area of expressway expansion project in orange background.
Fictional interstates listed based on my Plan 1 concept (extending I-43 south and adding I-47)
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EXIT NUMBER |
EASTBOUND |
WESTBOUND |
PROGRESS |
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1 A-B |
Kansas City Des Moines |
Diamond off I-35 |
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1 C |
Griffin Road |
Grade Crossing |
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(0.7) |
Entering CALDWELL County |
Entering DeKALB County |
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5 |
Kidder Mirabile |
Grade Crossing |
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9 |
Hamilton |
Grade Crossing |
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12 |
Hamilton Gallatin Kingston |
Open |
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16 |
Nettleton |
Grade Crossing |
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19 |
|
Grade Crossing |
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23 |
Breckenridge Braymer |
Grade Crossing |
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(24.9) |
Entering LIVINGSTON County |
Entering CALDWELL County |
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27 |
Mooresville Ludlow |
Grade Crossing |
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32 |
Utica Dawn |
Grade Crossing |
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37 |
Chillicothe Carrollton Trenton |
Open |
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39 |
|
Grade Crossing |
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46 |
Wheeling |
Grade Crossing |
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(47.4) |
Entering LINN County |
Entering LIVINGSTON County |
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48 |
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Grade Crossing |
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50 |
NORTH _________
Meadville Fountain Grove |
Grade Crossing |
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55 |
Pershing State Park |
Grade Crossing |
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57 |
NORTH SOUTH
Laclede Sumner |
Grade Crossing |
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60 |
|
Grade Crossings |
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61 |
Brookfield |
|
Grade Crossing |
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63 |
Brookfield Mendon Kirksville |
Open |
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66 |
St Catharine |
Grade Crossing |
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70 |
SOUTH _________
Marceline |
Open |
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72 |
Bucklin |
Grade Crossing |
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(73.9) |
Entering MACON County |
Entering LINN County |
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76 |
Lingo |
Grade Crossing |
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77 |
Wien |
Open |
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80 |
New Cambria |
Open |
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86 |
Callao Kaseyville |
Open |
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90 |
Bevier |
Open |
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94 |
Long Branch Lake |
Open |
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95 |
Kirksville Columbia Macon |
Open |
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97 A-B (fic) |
FICTIONAL
Jefferson City Ottumwa |
Macon Bypass? |
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98 |
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Macon |
Grade Crossing |
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100 |
Ten Mile |
Grade Crossing |
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102 |
Anabel |
Grade Crossing |
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104 |
Clarence Leonard |
Access via BR 36 |
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(104.7) |
Entering SHELBY County |
Entering MACON County |
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111 |
Maud |
Grade Crossing |
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113 |
Lentner |
Grade Crossing |
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115 |
County Road 419
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County Road 419 |
Grade Crossing |
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116 |
|
Grade Crossing |
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118 |
Shelbina |
|
Grade Crossing |
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119 |
Paris Edina Shelbina |
Open |
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120 |
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Shelbina |
Grade Crossing |
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124 |
Lakenan |
Grade Crossing |
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129 |
Hunnewell Emden |
Grade Crossing |
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(130.2) |
Entering MARION County |
Entering SHELBY County |
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131 |
|
Grade Crossing |
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135 |
Monroe City |
|
Grade Crossing |
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137 |
WEST ________
Monroe City Paris |
Open |
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(137.4) |
Entering RALLS County |
Entering MARION County |
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140 |
Clarence Cannon Lake |
Grade Crossing |
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(141.6) |
Entering MARION County |
Entering RALLS County |
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142 |
Ely |
Grade Crossing |
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144 |
Woodland Huntington |
Grade Crossing |
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146 |
County Road 263 West Ely |
Grade Crossing |
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147 |
Rensselaer |
Grade Crossing |
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149 |
EAST FICTIONAL
Quincy Keokuk St. Louis |
Open |
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153 |
Shinn Rd Withers Mill Hannibal Airport |
Open |
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154 |
Veterans Rd Hannibal Hospital |
Open |
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155 |
St. Louis Quincy |
Open |
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157 |
Downtown Hannibal Louisiana |
Open / Numbered |
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(159.5) |
ILLINOIS State Line |
MISSOURI 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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