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Interstate 72
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length:186 mi (301 km)
West end:
US 61 in Hannibal, MO
Major
junctions:		 I-55 in Springfield, IL
I-57 in Champaign, IL
East end:West Church Street & West University Avenue at Country Fair Drive in Champaign, IL
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Interstate 72 (abbreviated I-72) is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri. Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U Interstate 57 (I-57 is an Interstate highway in the midwestern United States. Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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. Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri. US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. Interstate 57 (I-57 is an Interstate highway in the midwestern United States. Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States.

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Route description

Lengths
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MO46
IL182295
Total186301
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs

Missouri

Main article: Interstate 72 in Missouri

I-72 runs for just over 4 miles (6 km) in the state of Missouri. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A control city is a city or locality posted on a Traffic sign indicating forward destinations on a certain route Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Its western terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 61 to the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River. US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is the name for two bridges over the Mississippi River at Hannibal Missouri, childhood home of Mark Twain, for whom The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to This bridge connects the city of Hannibal with Illinois. Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.

Illinois

Main article: Interstate 72 in Illinois

In the state of Illinois, I-72 runs for 182 miles (295 km). In the US state of Illinois, Interstate 72 (abbreviated I-72) is an east-west Interstate highway that runs from the Mark The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The portion of I-72 and I-172 from Springfield to Quincy, Illinois is commonly referred to as the Central Illinois Expressway (CIE). Interstate 172 (abbreviated I-172) is a spur route off of Interstate 72 (abbreviated I-72 Quincy Illinois, known as the " Gem City " is a city on the Mississippi River in Adams County, Illinois, United States As of 2007, I-72 has one business route — Business Loop 72 in Jacksonville. In the US state of Illinois, Interstate 72 Business (abbreviated BL 72) is a Business Loop of I-72 in Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States.

Future

Based on the 157-mile (253 km) marker at Missouri 79, when US 36 is upgraded to Interstate standards across Missouri, the future western terminus of I-72 would be at Cameron, Missouri at the intersection with I-35. US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville Cameron is a city in Clinton and DeKalb Counties in the US state of Missouri. Interstate 35 (I-35 is a north–south Interstate highway in the central United States.

The concept of I-72 across Missouri was to create the Kansas City - Chicago Expressway, a rural 4-lane highway across northern Missouri and west central Illinois from Cameron, Missouri at I-35 to Springfield, Illinois at I-55. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Cameron is a city in Clinton and DeKalb Counties in the US state of Missouri. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. This would provide a series of rural 4-lane highways (I-35, US 36, I-72, and I-55) connecting Chicago to the NAFTA Corridor (High Priority Corridor 23). The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240 ISTEA, pronounced Ice-Tea) is a United States federal law that posed a This would reduce the amount of through traffic, primarily truck traffic, in the St. Louis, Des Moines, and Quad Cities metropolitan areas by serving as an alternate route for I-70 and I-80. The Quad Cities is geographic region of the Mid-Mississippi Valley of the United States that includes multiple communities in the states of Iowa and Illinois Interstate 70 (I-70 is an Interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort Utah, to a Park and Ride Interstate 80 (I-80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90)

The Missouri portion of this route is designated as part of High Priority Corridor 61. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240 ISTEA, pronounced Ice-Tea) is a United States federal law that posed a

Due to funding priorities, it was initially determined that upgrading US 36 between Macon and Hannibal was a low-priority project and was officially tabled by MoDOT. Macon is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5538 at the 2000 census Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation ( MoDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U MoDOT committed to building the four-lane highway as a non-interstate expressway only if the five counties served by US 36 east of Macon would contribute half of the $100 million cost.

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Quincy Illinois, known as the " Gem City " is a city on the Mississippi River in Adams County, Illinois, United States Interstate 172 (abbreviated I-172) is a spur route off of Interstate 72 (abbreviated I-72 The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 4 (I-4 is a 13230-mile (21291 km intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. Interstate 5 (I-5 is the main Interstate highway on the West Coast of the United States, paralleling the Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico Interstate 10 ( I-10) is the southernmost east-west coast-to-coast Interstate highway in the United States. Interstate 12 (I-12 is an intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana. 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