Interstate 64 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length: | 130.4 mi (209.9 km) | |||
Existed: | 1956 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I-55 / I-64 / US 40 at Missouri state line | |||
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East end: | I-64 at Indiana state line | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 64 (I-64) in the U.S. state of Illinois is a major east–west Interstate highway that runs from the St. Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area east to the Indiana state line near Grayville, Illinois. It travels a distance of 130.4 miles (209.9 km).
I-64 enters Illinois running concurrently with I–55 and U.S. Route 40 (US 40) over the Mississippi River on the Poplar Street Bridge. After splitting from these highways in East St. Louis, I-64 turns southeasterly and runs through St. Clair, Clinton, Washington, and Jefferson counties through a rural part of Illinois with no major cities or intersections. The only major intersection outside of St. Louis is a short concurrency with I-57 near Mount Vernon. Past this, the Interstate enters another rural stretch through parts of Jefferson, Wayne, and White counties before crossing the Wabash River into Indiana.