INTERSTATE
44
Interstate 44
connects Wichita Falls, Texas, with St. Louis, Missouri. It runs
north-south from Wichita Falls to Oklahoma City, then heads
northeast for the rest of its journey. Interstate 44 runs for 290
miles in the Show-Me State, and travels through Joplin,
Springfield, Rolla, and St. Louis.
PICTURES
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Interstate 44 East
at Exit 1 - U.S. 166/400 West - Baxter
Springs, Kansas. The Kansas State Line is located about
1000 feet northwest of this interchange, and the Oklahoma
State Line is located just behind where this photo was
taken. (Photo taken 11/28/02) |
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Interstate 44 West
at Exit 1 - U.S. 166/400 West. This is the
eastern terminus of both of these U.S. highways. (Photo
taken 12/1/02) |
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Interstate 44 East
at Exit 4 - MO 43 South - Joplin/Seneca.
MO 43 joins Interstate 44 for two miles before departing
at
Exit 6. Several truck stops are located at this
interchange.
(Photo taken 11/28/02) |
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Interstate 44 West
at Exit 4 - MO 43 South. MO 43 finds its
southern terminus at the Oklahoma State Line. (Photo
taken 12/1/02) |
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Interstate 44 East
at Exit 6 - MO 43 North/Business Loop
I-44/MO 86 - Joplin/Racine. The business loop connects to
the old U.S. 66 and makes its way back to the interstate
nine miles down the road. (Photo taken 11/28/02) |
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Westbound
perspective at Exit 6. Note that the business
loop is not signed for the westbound traffic. (Photo
taken
12/1/02) |
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Interstate 44 East
at Exit 8A - Business U.S. 71 South -
Range Line Rd. The cloverleaf interchange provides
access to the highway that was U.S. 71 up until the mid-
1990s, when the highway was rerouted a few miles to the
east. (Photo taken 11/28/02) |
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Interstate 44 West
at Exit 8A - Business U.S. 71 South -
Range Line Rd. (Photo taken 12/1/02) |
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Interstate 44 West
at Exit 8B - Business U.S. 71 North -
Range Line Rd. (Photo taken 12/1/02) |
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Interstate 44 West
at Exits 11A-B - U.S. 71 South/MO 249
North - Neosho/Fort Smith, AR/Joplin. Such a large BGS
for a skinny sign gantry! MO 249 is so named because
this stretch of highway will probably become Interstate
49
in the future. (Photo taken 12/1/02) |
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Interstate 44 West
at Exit 15 - Business Loop I-44/MO 66
West - 7th St. This is the eastern terminus of both the
business loop and the state highway. (Photo taken
12/1/02) |
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updated February 18, 2003 05:03 PM