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'Interstate 64' (abbreviated 'I-64') is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is currently just west of an interchange with SSR K in O'Fallon, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 264 and Interstate 664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 61 at its western terminus, the road itself continues as an arterial road as part of the Avenue of the Saints[3] connecting St. Louis, Missouri to St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently extending I-64 to Interstate 70 in Wentzville, Missouri.[4]
In April 2007, construction started to rebuild 10.5 miles of I-64 in St. Louis, Missouri, from Spoede Rd. to Kingshighway. This project will include repaving the entire expressway, rebuilding the overpasses and interchanges, adding a fourth lane between Spoede Rd. and I-170, and connecting I-64 to I-170 in all directions. Construction will result in the complete closure of portions of the expressway in 2008 and 2009.[5]
|-
|MO || 30.72 || 49.44
|-
|IL || 128.12 || 206.19
|-
|IN || 123.33 || 198.48
|-
|KY || 185.20 || 298.05
|-
|WV || 188.75 || 303.76
|-
|VA || 297.62 || 478.97
|-
|Total || 953.74 || 1,534.90
|}
Main articles: Interstate 64 in Missouri
In Missouri, the stretch was originally labeled as the Daniel Boone Expressway then only as US-40, and as such, is still known to locals in the St. Louis area as Highway 40, even though the road has been designated as both I-64 and US-40 since 1988. An interchange at County Road N in St. Charles County, Missouri opened on December 13th 2004. This interchange will also accommodate the future tie in of the Route 364 freeway to I-64.
I-64 enters Illinois from St. Louis, Missouri, via the Poplar Street Bridge, where it overlaps I-55 and I-70 as it crosses the Mississippi River. After crossing the city of East St. Louis and the rest of suburban St. Clair County, the freeway quickly enters rural Southern Illinois. Shortly after passing Mid-America Airport at Exit 23, I-64 enters Clinton County, then Washington County. After providing access to towns such as Carlyle, Nashville, and Centralia, the freeway overlaps I-57 through the Mt. Vernon area for approximately five miles. East of Mt. Vernon in Illinois, services along I-64 are few. The freeway crosses Jefferson, Wayne, and White counties as it progresses east toward Indiana and the Evansville area.
I-64 crosses the Wabash River and enters the state of Indiana. It passes Indiana 69 and Indiana 165, and also passes under Indiana 68 (no direct interchange serves Indiana 68, though one can access said route from either Indiana 165 or 65) then passes three officially marked exits for Evansville (Indiana 65, US 41, and Interstate 164/Indiana 57/Future Interstate 69) then proceeds to service exits leading to Jasper, Santa Claus and Indiana 37, and intersects Interstate 265 in New Albany before crossing into Kentucky on the Sherman Minton Bridge.
Interstate 64 enters into Kentucky at Louisville, paralleling the Ohio River along the Riverfront Expressway. It junctions with several downtown interchanges before coming to the Kennedy Interchange, where it intersects Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 in a tangle of ramps often referred to as the "Spaghetti Junction." To the east of the downtown is the Cherokee Park Tunnel, which two twin-tubes carry Interstate 64 underneath Cherokee Park. This tunnel underwent recent renovations in 2001, which included the reconstruction of the pavement, new tiles, and improved lighting ("Interviews"). Efforts were made to paint the interior tiles of the tunnel with a mural but was dropped because opponents stated that people would get distracted while driving and looking at the art work at the same time.[6][7]
Moving eastward, I-64 passes through Shelbyville, Frankfort, Lexington, Winchester, and Morehead, before leaving the state near Ashland at Catlettsburg. It overlaps Interstate 75 as it makes an arc around the northeast of Lexington, with the exit numbers for I-75 used for the concurrent portion.
In 2007, speed limits on rural sections of I-64 in Kentucky were increased from 65 mph to 70.[8]
Main articles: Interstate 64 in West Virginia
Interstate 64 travels for 184 miles within the state of West Virginia, passing by the major towns and cities of Huntington, Charleston, Beckley, and Lewisburg. It has only two major junctions within the state: Interstate 77 in Charleston and in Beckley. It also crosses the Kanawha River a total of 4 times in a 20 mile stretch (twice west of Charleston, immediately before entering the downtown Charleston area, then approximately 5 miles east of downtown Charleston).
Between I-64's two junctions with I-77, I-64 and I-77 overlap. From the final crossing of the Kanawha River east of Charleston to their split at Exit 40 south of Beckley, the two Interstates are tolled, forming a part of the West Virginia Turnpike.
While the two expressways overlap, the exit signs are those for Interstate 77. Thus, eastbound travellers entering from Kentucky will see exit numbers increase until Exit 60, at which time Interstate 77's exit numbers are used, decreasing from Exit 100.
Main articles: Interstate 64 in Virginia
Interstate 64 in Virginia runs east west through the middle of the state from West Virginia via Covington, Lexington, Staunton, and Charlottesville to Richmond. From Lexington to Staunton, it overlaps Interstate 81 (using Interstate 81's exit numbers). From Richmond, Interstate 64 continues southeasterly through Newport News and Hampton to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, and then through Norfolk and a small portion of Virginia Beach to end in Chesapeake. At its eastern terminus, I-64 East is actually running west bound (and I-64 West eastbound), as the highway forms a fish hook around Norfolk.
The portion of I-64 from the West Virginia state line to its junction with Interstate 81 is a lightly travelled highway that passes through scenic mountain areas.
I-64 signs started going up in August 1987 on the US 40 freeway in St. Louis. This change was made due in part of truck drivers deliberately using US 40 to avoid mandatory fines for overweight trucks.[9]
★ Interstate 55/Interstate 70 in St. Louis, Missouri (western terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 55/Interstate 70 in East Saint Louis, Illinois (eastern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 57 near Mount Vernon, Illinois (4.14 mile overlap)2
★ Interstate 265 near New Albany, Indiana
★ Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 in Louisville, Kentucky
★ Interstate 75 near Lexington, Kentucky (6 mile overlap)
★ Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia (northern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 77 in Beckley, West Virginia (southern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 81 near Lexington, Virginia (southern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 81 near Staunton, Virginia (northern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 195 in Richmond, Virginia
★ Interstate 95 in Richmond, Virginia (4 mile overlap)[10]
★ Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Virginia
★ Interstate 264/Interstate 664 in Chesapeake, Virginia
★ Spur to Evansville, Indiana - I-164
★ Louisville, Kentucky - I-264; also called the Watterson Expressway (this is the inner beltway at Louisville; the outer beltway is I-265, also called the Gene Snyder Freeway)
★ Hampton Roads area, Virginia - I-264, I-464, I-564, I-664
1. DeLorme Street Atlas USA software. Toggle Measure Tool and Driving Directions for Missouri Milage.
2. FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1
3. [1]
4. Route 40/61 Corridor Projects
5. The New I-64
6. Interviews for tunnel artist set to begin
7. Tunnel mural proposal drawing criticism
8. http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_192003342.html
9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 16 August 1987.
10. Map of overlap with I-95
★ The New I-64 Project in St. Louis City & County, Missouri
★ Indiana Highway Ends: I-64
★ Illinois Highway Ends: I-64
'Interstate 64' (abbreviated 'I-64') is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is currently just west of an interchange with SSR K in O'Fallon, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 264 and Interstate 664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 61 at its western terminus, the road itself continues as an arterial road as part of the Avenue of the Saints[3] connecting St. Louis, Missouri to St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently extending I-64 to Interstate 70 in Wentzville, Missouri.[4]
In April 2007, construction started to rebuild 10.5 miles of I-64 in St. Louis, Missouri, from Spoede Rd. to Kingshighway. This project will include repaving the entire expressway, rebuilding the overpasses and interchanges, adding a fourth lane between Spoede Rd. and I-170, and connecting I-64 to I-170 in all directions. Construction will result in the complete closure of portions of the expressway in 2008 and 2009.[5]
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Missouri |
| Illinois |
| Indiana |
| Kentucky |
| West Virginia |
| Virginia |
| History |
| Major intersections |
| Auxiliary routes |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
|-
|MO || 30.72 || 49.44
|-
|IL || 128.12 || 206.19
|-
|IN || 123.33 || 198.48
|-
|KY || 185.20 || 298.05
|-
|WV || 188.75 || 303.76
|-
|VA || 297.62 || 478.97
|-
|Total || 953.74 || 1,534.90
|}
| Major cities 'Bolded cities' are officially-designated control cities for signs |
|---|
★ 'Wentzville, Missouri' (via US-40/US-61) ★ 'St. Louis, Missouri' ★ 'Louisville, Kentucky' ★ Frankfort, Kentucky ★ 'Lexington, Kentucky' ★ 'Ashland, Kentucky' ★ 'Huntington, West Virginia' ★ 'Charleston, West Virginia' ★ 'Beckley, West Virginia' ★ 'Lewisburg, West Virginia' ★ 'Lexington, Virginia' ★ 'Staunton, Virginia' ★ Charlottesville, Virginia ★ 'Richmond, Virginia' ★ Williamsburg, Virginia ★ Newport News, Virginia ★ 'Hampton, Virginia' ★ 'Norfolk, Virginia' ★ Virginia Beach, Virginia ★ 'Chesapeake, Virginia' |
Missouri
Main articles: Interstate 64 in Missouri
In Missouri, the stretch was originally labeled as the Daniel Boone Expressway then only as US-40, and as such, is still known to locals in the St. Louis area as Highway 40, even though the road has been designated as both I-64 and US-40 since 1988. An interchange at County Road N in St. Charles County, Missouri opened on December 13th 2004. This interchange will also accommodate the future tie in of the Route 364 freeway to I-64.
Illinois
I-64 enters Illinois from St. Louis, Missouri, via the Poplar Street Bridge, where it overlaps I-55 and I-70 as it crosses the Mississippi River. After crossing the city of East St. Louis and the rest of suburban St. Clair County, the freeway quickly enters rural Southern Illinois. Shortly after passing Mid-America Airport at Exit 23, I-64 enters Clinton County, then Washington County. After providing access to towns such as Carlyle, Nashville, and Centralia, the freeway overlaps I-57 through the Mt. Vernon area for approximately five miles. East of Mt. Vernon in Illinois, services along I-64 are few. The freeway crosses Jefferson, Wayne, and White counties as it progresses east toward Indiana and the Evansville area.
Indiana
I-64 crosses the Wabash River and enters the state of Indiana. It passes Indiana 69 and Indiana 165, and also passes under Indiana 68 (no direct interchange serves Indiana 68, though one can access said route from either Indiana 165 or 65) then passes three officially marked exits for Evansville (Indiana 65, US 41, and Interstate 164/Indiana 57/Future Interstate 69) then proceeds to service exits leading to Jasper, Santa Claus and Indiana 37, and intersects Interstate 265 in New Albany before crossing into Kentucky on the Sherman Minton Bridge.
Entering Downtown Louisville on I-64 east.
Kentucky
Interstate 64 enters into Kentucky at Louisville, paralleling the Ohio River along the Riverfront Expressway. It junctions with several downtown interchanges before coming to the Kennedy Interchange, where it intersects Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 in a tangle of ramps often referred to as the "Spaghetti Junction." To the east of the downtown is the Cherokee Park Tunnel, which two twin-tubes carry Interstate 64 underneath Cherokee Park. This tunnel underwent recent renovations in 2001, which included the reconstruction of the pavement, new tiles, and improved lighting ("Interviews"). Efforts were made to paint the interior tiles of the tunnel with a mural but was dropped because opponents stated that people would get distracted while driving and looking at the art work at the same time.[6][7]
Moving eastward, I-64 passes through Shelbyville, Frankfort, Lexington, Winchester, and Morehead, before leaving the state near Ashland at Catlettsburg. It overlaps Interstate 75 as it makes an arc around the northeast of Lexington, with the exit numbers for I-75 used for the concurrent portion.
In 2007, speed limits on rural sections of I-64 in Kentucky were increased from 65 mph to 70.[8]
West Virginia
Toll booths on the West Virginia Turnpike.
Main articles: Interstate 64 in West Virginia
Interstate 64 travels for 184 miles within the state of West Virginia, passing by the major towns and cities of Huntington, Charleston, Beckley, and Lewisburg. It has only two major junctions within the state: Interstate 77 in Charleston and in Beckley. It also crosses the Kanawha River a total of 4 times in a 20 mile stretch (twice west of Charleston, immediately before entering the downtown Charleston area, then approximately 5 miles east of downtown Charleston).
Between I-64's two junctions with I-77, I-64 and I-77 overlap. From the final crossing of the Kanawha River east of Charleston to their split at Exit 40 south of Beckley, the two Interstates are tolled, forming a part of the West Virginia Turnpike.
While the two expressways overlap, the exit signs are those for Interstate 77. Thus, eastbound travellers entering from Kentucky will see exit numbers increase until Exit 60, at which time Interstate 77's exit numbers are used, decreasing from Exit 100.
Virginia
Main articles: Interstate 64 in Virginia
Interstate 64 in Virginia runs east west through the middle of the state from West Virginia via Covington, Lexington, Staunton, and Charlottesville to Richmond. From Lexington to Staunton, it overlaps Interstate 81 (using Interstate 81's exit numbers). From Richmond, Interstate 64 continues southeasterly through Newport News and Hampton to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, and then through Norfolk and a small portion of Virginia Beach to end in Chesapeake. At its eastern terminus, I-64 East is actually running west bound (and I-64 West eastbound), as the highway forms a fish hook around Norfolk.
The portion of I-64 from the West Virginia state line to its junction with Interstate 81 is a lightly travelled highway that passes through scenic mountain areas.
History
I-64 signs started going up in August 1987 on the US 40 freeway in St. Louis. This change was made due in part of truck drivers deliberately using US 40 to avoid mandatory fines for overweight trucks.[9]
Major intersections
Southern terminus of the I-81/I-64 overlap near Lexington, Virginia as viewed from I-81 north.
★ Interstate 55/Interstate 70 in St. Louis, Missouri (western terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 55/Interstate 70 in East Saint Louis, Illinois (eastern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 57 near Mount Vernon, Illinois (4.14 mile overlap)2
★ Interstate 265 near New Albany, Indiana
★ Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 in Louisville, Kentucky
★ Interstate 75 near Lexington, Kentucky (6 mile overlap)
★ Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia (northern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 77 in Beckley, West Virginia (southern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 81 near Lexington, Virginia (southern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 81 near Staunton, Virginia (northern terminus of overlap)
★ Interstate 195 in Richmond, Virginia
★ Interstate 95 in Richmond, Virginia (4 mile overlap)[10]
★ Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Virginia
★ Interstate 264/Interstate 664 in Chesapeake, Virginia
Auxiliary routes
I-44/55/64/70 on one highway sign in downtown St. Louis.
★ Spur to Evansville, Indiana - I-164
★ Louisville, Kentucky - I-264; also called the Watterson Expressway (this is the inner beltway at Louisville; the outer beltway is I-265, also called the Gene Snyder Freeway)
★ Hampton Roads area, Virginia - I-264, I-464, I-564, I-664
References
1. DeLorme Street Atlas USA software. Toggle Measure Tool and Driving Directions for Missouri Milage.
2. FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1
3. [1]
4. Route 40/61 Corridor Projects
5. The New I-64
6. Interviews for tunnel artist set to begin
7. Tunnel mural proposal drawing criticism
8. http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_192003342.html
9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 16 August 1987.
10. Map of overlap with I-95
External links
★ The New I-64 Project in St. Louis City & County, Missouri
★ Indiana Highway Ends: I-64
★ Illinois Highway Ends: I-64
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