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Interstate 57

Map
I-57 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byMoDOTandIDOT
Length386.12 mi[1](621.40 km)
Existed1959–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South endI-55/US 60inSikeston, MO
Major intersections
North endI-94inChicago, IL
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMissouri,Illinois
CountiesMO:Scott,Mississippi
IL:Alexander,Pulaski,Union,Johnson,Williamson,Franklin,Jefferson,Marion,Fayette,Clay,Effingham,Shelby,Cumberland,Coles,Douglas,Champaign,Ford,Iroquois,Kankakee,Will,Cook
Highway system
←US 56MO→Route 58
←IL 56IL→IL 57

Interstate 57(I-57) is a north–southInterstate HighwayinMissouriandIllinoisthat parallels the oldIllinois Central Railroadfor much of its route. It runs fromSikeston, Missouri,atI-55toChicago,Illinois, atI-94.I-57 essentially serves as a shortcut route for travelers headed between theSouthern U.S.(Memphis,New Orleans,etc.) and Chicago, bypassingSt. Louis,Missouri, andSpringfield, Illinois.Between the junction of I-55 and I-57 in Sikeston and the junction of I-55 andI-90/I-94 in Chicago, I-55 travels for 436 miles (702 km), while the combination of I-57 and I-94 is only 396 miles (637 km) long between the same two points. In fact, both the control cities on the overhead signs and the destination mileage signs reference Memphis along southbound I-57, even as far north as its northern origin at I-94 in Chicago.[2]Likewise, at its southern end, Chicago is the control city listed for I-57 on signs on northbound I-55 south of Sikeston, even though I-55 also goes to Chicago.[3]A southward extension of I-57 from its current southern terminus toLittle Rock, Arkansas,is currently in various stages of development.

Route description

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Lengths
mi[1] km
MO 21.96 35.34
IL 364.16 586.06
Total 386.12 621.40

Missouri

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The Cairo I-57 Bridge between Missouri and Illinois

In the state ofMissouri,I-57 begins inSikestonat acloverleaf interchangewithI-55as a continuation ofU.S. Route 60(US 60) and heads east. EnteringCharleston,the Interstate almost immediately interchanges withRoute 105,with I-57 Business (I-57 Bus.) heading north with Route 105. Southeast of the city, it then turns to the northeast. To the east of Charleston, the US 60 concurrency ends after about 12 miles (19 km) when I-57 meetsUS 62/Route 77,with US 60 heading eastward and I-57 Bus. ending. I-57 eventually meets the Missouri–Illinois state line at theMississippi River,crossing theCairo I-57 BridgeintoCairo, Illinois.

Illinois

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See also:Dan Ryan Expressway
The Dan Ryan Expressway West Leg (now more commonly referred to as I-57) at 99th Street in 1970

I-57 is the longest Interstate Highway in the state of Illinois, spanning 364.16 miles (586.06 km) long with Chicago being the main city along its northern route and Memphis being the southern main city along its southern route. I-57 then enters Illinois across theMississippi RiverintoCairo.It passes throughMoundsandUllin,and then it makes an interchange withUS 51,making US 51 depart from its temporary concurrency with the Interstate. I-57 then continues north and has an interchange withI-24towardNashville, Tennessee.It then continues to head towardMarion,West Frankfort,Benton,Whittington,andInaand then heads intoMount Vernon.In Mount Vernon, I-57 has a short concurrency withI-64while making twodiamond interchangeswith the city's streets. I-64 then leaves I-57 and continues its western route towardSt. Louis, Missouri,while I-57 continues towardEffingham.In Effingham,I-70joins I-57 and makes interchanges with the city's streets once again. I-70 then departs from I-57 and continues east towardTerre HauteandIndianapolis,Indiana. As for I-57, it continues and heads towardMattoonwhere it has a cloverleaf interchange withUS 45and then heads towardChampaignwhere it meets the terminus ofI-72in a cloverleaf interchange. It then travels for another two miles (3.2 km) and then meets up with a soon to be changed from a cloverleaf interchange to a semi-directional interchange withI-74going east toward Indianapolis (again) and west towardBloomington.The Interstate then heads towardKankakeeand then intoCook Countywhere it meets its own terminus withI-94ending inChicago.

History

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The oldest segment of I-57 is a 6.2-mile (10.0 km) strip running east ofBradleytoKankakeelabeled on the 1959 Illinois state highway map.[4]Two years later, a 30-mile (48 km) stretch of I-57 fromDongolanorth toMarionopened on September 26, 1961.[5][self-published source]Another portion between theIllinois Route 121(IL 121)/US 45exit and theWatson–Mason exit was completed and opened prior to July 1965, linking I-57 to I-70 and running in tandem with I-70 for several miles, with access toIndianapolis, Indiana,to the east andSt. Louis, Missouri,to the west.[citation needed]A 21.5-mile (34.6 km) section of I-57 inJefferson CountyfromBonnie(using a temporary road that is still partially visible from the northbound lanes) toIL 161later opened on December 9, 1969.[6]The portion of I-57 inChicago(known as the Dan Ryan West Leg Extension) was constructed and opened in segments between 1963 and 1970. It remains the most recent Interstate Highway to be established within the city.[5]The final section of I-57 in Illinois opened in December 1971 atPaxton.[7]

The portion ofI-43fromMilwaukeetoGreen Baywas originally numbered as I-57.[8]The number was changed due to the existence of I-57 in Illinois.[9]

I-57 was widened to six lanes in Effingham from 2011 until 2016.[10]

For many years, an interchange at the junction of I-57 withI-294did not exist. It was one of the few places in the U.S. where Interstates cross but have no interchange. TheIllinois Department of Transportation(IDOT) andIllinois State Toll Highway Authority(ISTHA) opened Phase 1 of a new interchange in 2014, providing access from I-57 north to I-294 north and from I-294 south to I-57 south.[11]Phase 2, which completed the remaining movements except for northbound I-57 to southbound I-294 and northbound I-294 to southbound I-57, was opened to traffic on September 11, 2022.[12]

Future

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Future I-57 in North Little Rock, Arkansas

I-57 is slated to eventually be extended west alongUS 60toPoplar Bluff, Missouri,and then south along theUS 67corridor toNorth Little Rock, Arkansas,ending atI-40.[13]The extension is listed under High Priority Corridor 89, the I-57 Corridor Extension.[14]In April 2016, a provision designating US 67 from North Little Rock toWalnut Ridge, Arkansas,as "Future I-57" was added into the federal fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill and officially became law in 2017.[15]

Missouri has already converted 62 miles (100 km) of the US 60/US 67 corridor betweenSikestonandRoute 158nearHarviellto a mixture of freeway and expressway segments. All at-grade crossings along the corridor would have to be eliminated before the Interstate designation could be applied.[16]This leaves about twelve miles (19 km) of new freeway between Route 158 to the Arkansas state line to be constructed, with a start date TBD.

In Arkansas, 118 miles (190 km) of Interstate-grade US 67 runs from I-40 toUS 412in Walnut Ridge, leaving a segment of approximately 40 miles (64 km) of new Interstate-grade highway along US 67 that still would need to be built in northeastern Arkansas.[17]TheArkansas Department of Transportationannounced in September 2023 that work to extend Future I-57 inClay Countywould begin in late 2024 or early 2025 depending on when contracts are let along with completion of the final design process.[18]The first section will be between the US 67 interchanges at Walnut Ridge andCorningwhile the second section (which will begin construction starting in 2026) will extend the first section northward to the Missouri state line.

Exit list

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StateCountyLocationmi[19][20]kmExitDestinationsNotes
MissouriScottSikeston0.0000.000
US 60west –Dexter,Poplar Bluff		Southern end of US 60 concurrency; continuation beyond I-55; future I-57 south
0.000–
0.538		0.000–
0.866		1I-55–Memphis,St. LouisCurrent southern terminus; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north)
I-55 exit 66
MississippiLong Prairie Township4.9167.9124Route B –Bertrand
Charleston10.74517.29210
I-57 BLnorth /Route 105–Charleston,East Prairie
13.02720.96512

I-57 BLsouth /US 60east /US 62/Route 77–Charleston,Wyatt		Northern end of US 60 concurrency
Mississippi River22.328
0.00		35.933
0.00		Interstate 57 Bridge
Missouri–Illinois state line
IllinoisAlexanderCairo1.42.31
US 51south /IL 3–Cairo,Olive Branch		Southern end of US 51 concurrency
PulaskiMounds7.612.28Mounds Road
Ullin17.728.518Ullin
UnionDongola24.439.324Dongola Road
25.040.225
US 51north –Carbondale		Northern end of US 51 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Anna30.048.330IL 146–Anna,Vienna
Buncombe36.358.436Lick Creek Road
JohnsonGoreville39.763.940Goreville Road
WilliamsonSouthern Precinct43.970.744
I-24east –Nashville		Western terminus of I-24
45.272.745IL 148(Refuge Road)
Marion52.985.153Main Street –MarionFormerIL 13
53.686.354IL 13–Carbondale,Harrisburg
The Hill Avenue		Split into exits 54A (IL 13) and 54B (The Hill Avenue) northbound
Johnston City58.994.859Johnston City,Herrin
FranklinWest Frankfort64.6104.065IL 149–West Frankfort,Zeigler
West City71.6115.271IL 14–Benton,ChristopherToIL 34
Ewing Township77.5124.777IL 154–Sesser,Whittington
JeffersonIna82.6132.983Ina
Dodds Township91.5147.392
I-64east –Louisville		Southern end of I-64 concurrency; I-64 exit 78 westbound
Mt. Vernon93.7150.894Veterans Memorial Drive
94.7152.495IL 15–Mt. Vernon,Ashley
96.2154.896
I-64west –St. Louis		Northern end of I-64 concurrency; I-64 exit 73 eastbound
Dix103.5166.6103Dix
MarionRaccoon Township109.2175.7109IL 161–Centralia
Salem116.4187.3116US 50–Salem,Sandoval
Kinmundy Township127.2204.7127Patoka,Kinmundy
FayetteFarina135.4217.9135IL 185–Farina,Vandalia
Clay
 No major junctions
EffinghamMason Township144.7232.9145Edgewood
150.7242.5151Watson,Mason
Summit Township157.3253.1157
I-70west –St. Louis		Southern end of I-70 concurrency; exit 92 eastbound
Effingham159.4256.5159Fayette Avenue
160.5258.3160IL 32/IL 33Access toLake Shelbyvilleand Convention Center
162.2261.0162US 45–Sigel,EffinghamAccess toLake Land Collegeand Kuthe Center
Teutopolis Township163.4263.0163
I-70east –Indianapolis		Northern end of I-70 concurrency; exit 98 westbound
Shelby
 No major junctions
CumberlandNeoga Township177.0284.9177US 45–Neoga
ColesMattoon184.4296.8184US 45/IL 121–Mattoon,Toledo
189.6305.1190IL 16–Charleston,MattoonSigned as exits 190A (east) and 190B (west); access toColes County AirportandEastern Illinois University
192.4309.6192CR 18 (Mattoon-Charleston Enterprise Parkway)
DouglasArcola203.6327.7203IL 133–Paris,Arcola
Tuscola211.7340.7212US 36–Newman,Tuscola
ChampaignPesotum219.9353.9220US 45–Tolono,Pesotum
Tolono Township228.6367.9229Monticello,Savoy,TolonoAccess toWillard Airport
Champaign Township231.7372.9232Curtis Road
Champaign235.2378.5235
I-72west / University Avenue –Springfield,Decatur		Signed as 235A (University Avenue) and 235B (I-72); I-72 exit 182
237.4382.1237I-74–Indianapolis,PeoriaSigned as exits 237A (east) and 237B (west); I-74 exit 179
238.4383.7238Olympian Drive
Hensley Township240.5387.0240Market Street
Rantoul250.2402.7250US 136–Rantoul,Fisher
FordPaxton260.9419.9261IL 9–Paxton,Gibson City
IroquoisArtesia Township271.9437.6272Buckley,RobertsRoberts signed northbound only
Onarga Township279.9450.5280IL 54–Onarga,RobertsRoberts signed southbound only
Gilman282.9455.3283US 24–Gilman,Chatsworth
Ashkum Township292.7471.1293IL 116–Ashkum,Pontiac
Clifton296.5477.2297Clifton
Chebanse Township301.6485.4302Chebanse
KankakeeKankakee307.5494.9308US 45/US 52–Kankakee
311.6501.5312IL 17–Kankakee,Momence
315.3507.4315IL 50–Bradley,Bourbonnais
Bourbonnais318.4512.4318Bourbonnais ParkwayOpened November 2, 2018[21]
Manteno321.6517.6322Manteno
WillPeotone Township327.1526.4327Wilmington,Peotone
Monee335.1539.3335Manhattan,Monee
University Park337.1542.5337Stuenkel Road / University ParkwayAccess toGovernors State University;interchange opened on October 30, 2015[citation needed]
CookRichton Park339.0545.6339Sauk Trail
Matteson340.69548.29340US 30/Lincoln Highway–MattesonSigned as exits 340A (east) and 340B (west) southbound
342.21550.73342Vollmer RoadSigned as exits 342A (east) and 342B (west) southbound
Bremen Township344.67–
344.86		554.69–
555.00		345

I-80toI-294 Toll–Indiana,Iowa		Signed as exits 345A (east) and 345B (west); I-80 exit 151
346.62557.83346
167th Street toIL 50(Cicero Avenue)		Signed as exits 346A (east) and 346B (west to IL 50)
Markham347.90559.89348US 6(159th Street) –Markham,Oak ForestSigned as exits 348A (east) and 348B (west)
349.62562.66349
I-294 Toll(Tri-State Tollway) –Wisconsin,Indiana		Signed as exits 349A (north) and 349 (south) southbound<; no northbound exit to I-294 south; no southbound entrance from I-294 north; I-294 exit 7
Posen350.15563.51350IL 83(147th Street / Sibley Boulevard)
Calumet Park353.25568.50353127th Street / Burr Oak Avenue
Calumet Park–Chicagoline354.25570.11354119th Street
Chicago355.27571.75355111th Street / Monterey Avenue
357.32575.05357IL 1(Halsted Street)Northern terminus of IL 1
358.47576.90—
I-94east (Bishop Ford Freeway) –Indiana		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-94 exit 63
358.57577.06358Wentworth AvenueSouthbound exit only; Only accessible from the I-94 east ramp
359.12577.95
I-94west (Dan Ryan Expressway) –Chicago Loop		Northern terminus; I-94 exit 63
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Charleston business loop

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Interstate 57 Business marker

Interstate 57 Business

LocationCharleston, Missouri
Length2.94 mi (4.73 km)

Interstate 57 Business(I-57 Bus.) inCharleston, Missouri,begins at I-57 exit 10. From thisdiamond interchange,it runs north in a concurrency withRoute 105along South Main Street into the city center. It then turns east onto Marshall Street, which also carriesUS 62andRoute 77.The business route ends at I-57 exit 12, with US 62 and Route 77 continuing to the east withUS 60.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abStarks, Edward (January 27, 2022)."Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways".FHWA Route Log and Finder List.Federal Highway Administration.Archivedfrom the original on July 3, 2017.RetrievedDecember 28,2023.
  2. ^American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials."Interstate Control Cities".American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.Archivedfrom the original on June 24, 2021.RetrievedJuly 10,2021.
  3. ^Missouri Department of Transportation(n.d.).Exit 64A sign(Highway guide sign). Sikeston: Missouri Department of Transportation.RetrievedApril 4,2012.
  4. ^Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1959).Illinois Official Highway Map(Map). [1:790,00]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  5. ^ab"Interstate 57".Interstate Guide.September 28, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on May 17, 2019.RetrievedMay 17,2019.[self-published source]
  6. ^Mt. Vernon Register-News.December 9, 1969.{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title=(help)[full citation needed]
  7. ^Southern Illinoisan.December 29, 1971.{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title=(help)[full citation needed]
  8. ^Fond du Lac Reporter.March 9, 1972.{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title=(help)[full citation needed]
  9. ^The Journal Times.Racine, WI. December 10, 1974.{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title=(help)[full citation needed]
  10. ^"I-57/I-70 Rehabilitation".Lochmueller Group. Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2016.RetrievedMarch 14,2022.
  11. ^"Interchange connecting I-57, I-294 opens".ABC7 Chicago.October 25, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on March 14, 2022.RetrievedMarch 14,2022.
  12. ^"I-294/I-57 Interchange Project - Phase 2".Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.Archivedfrom the original on November 4, 2022.RetrievedDecember 3,2022.
  13. ^Miller, Bob (February 27, 2023)."Extension of I-57 to impact national traffic, Poplar Bluff and Arkansas economies".Southeast Missourian.Archivedfrom the original on May 18, 2023.RetrievedMay 18,2023.
  14. ^"Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions - High Priority Corridors - National Highway System - Planning - FHWA".Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).Archivedfrom the original on January 10, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 4,2022.
  15. ^"Arkansas Highway to Receive 'Future I-57' Designation".Times Record.Arkansas News Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon June 2, 2017.RetrievedJune 14,2017.
  16. ^Heuring, Leonna (August 1, 2010)."MoDOT Celebrates Completion of US 60 Four-Lane Project with Caravan".The Southeast Missourian.Cape Girardeau, Missouri.Archivedfrom the original on May 12, 2016.RetrievedApril 26,2016.
  17. ^Reaves, Jonathan (June 2017)."Arkansas 'has a lot of work to do' to bring 'Future I-57' to Missouri line".KASU-TV.Archivedfrom the original on June 1, 2017.RetrievedJune 14,2017.
  18. ^"I-57 route identified".Jonesboro Sun.October 25, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on October 26, 2023.RetrievedOctober 26,2023.
  19. ^Missouri Department of Transportation(November 14, 2012).MoDOT HPMAPS(Map). Missouri Department of Transportation.RetrievedNovember 14,2012.
  20. ^"Map of Interstate 57 in Illinois"(Map).Google Maps.Google. July 10, 2014.RetrievedJuly 10,2014.
  21. ^Dykstra, John (November 3, 2018)."I-57 interchange at Bourbonnais Parkway finally opens".The Daily Journal.Kankakee, Illinois.Archivedfrom the original on November 3, 2018.RetrievedNovember 5,2018.
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