INTERSTATE 72

'Interstate 72' (abbreviated 'I-72') is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. Its western terminus is in Hannibal, Missouri, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 61; its eastern terminus is at Interstate 57 in Champaign, Illinois.

Contents

Route description

Missouri

Illinois

Major intersections

Auxiliary routes

References

External links

Route description

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|MO
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|295
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Major cities 'Bolded cities' are officially-designated control cities for signs
★ 'Champaign, Illinois' ★ 'Decatur, Illinois' ★ 'Springfield, Illinois' ★ 'Jacksonville, Illinois' ★ 'Hannibal, Missouri'

Missouri

Main articles: Interstate 72 in Missouri

I-72 runs for just over 4 miles (6 km) in the state of Missouri. It runs from an interchange with U.S. Route 61 to the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River. This bridge connects the city of Hannibal with Illinois.

Illinois

In the state of Illinois, I-72 runs for 182 miles (295 km). The portion of I-72 and I-172 from Springfield to Quincy, Illinois is commonly referred to as the Central Illinois Expressway (CIE).
Until the mid-1990s, I-72 ran from Springfield at I-55 to Champaign at I-57. In June 1991, I-172 was created from Springfield to Fall Creek, 4 miles east of Hannibal. In April 1995, I-172 was renumbered as I-72, and Illinois 336 was renumbered as I-172 from Fall Creek to Fowler. Once the new Mark Twain Memorial Bridge was completed in September 2000, I-72 was extended to its current western terminus at U.S. 61.
Near Valley City at mile marker 42 are the Valley City Eagle Bridges. These two individual two-lane spans bridge the Illinois River in rural west-central Illinois. At mile marker 78, a sign marks 90 degrees longitude.
At its eastern terminus in Champaign, I-72 continues as Church St. (westbound) and University Ave. (eastbound), which stay as one-way streets for an additional 3 miles into downtown Champaign.

Major intersections

★ Interstate 55 in Springfield, Illinois (concurrent 6 miles)

★ Interstate 57 in Champaign, Illinois
The eastern terminus of I-72 is only two miles (3.2 km) from Interstate 74.

Auxiliary routes

★ Spur into Quincy, Illinois, I-172

References

External links

★ Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 72