Interstate 70 (Missouri)

Interstate 70
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	250.063 mi (402.437 km)
Existed:	1956 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-70 / US-24 / US-40 / US-169 at Kansas state line
	I-29 / I-35 / US 71 in Kansas City I-435 in Kansas City I-470 / Route 291 in Independence US 65 in Marshall Junction US 63 in Columbia US 54 in Kingdom City, Missouri I-64 / US 40 / US 61 in Wentzville I-270 in Maryland Heights I-170 in Berkeley I-44 in St. Louis
East end:	I-70 at Illinois state line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← US 69 US 71 →

In the U.S. state of Missouri, Interstate 70 (I-70) is generally parallel to the Missouri River. This section of the transcontinental Interstate begins at the Kansas state line on the Lewis and Clark Viaduct, concurrent with U.S. Routes 24, 40, and 169, and the east end is on the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. Louis.

While passing through Kansas City, I-70 is known as the "George Brett Super Highway", named after the former third baseman of the Kansas City Royals who is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Truman Sports Complex, which houses the Royals' and Chiefs' stadiums, is located along I-70 at I-435.

Beginning on the Lewis and Clark Viaduct, I-70 immediately encounters the Alphabet Loop, a small but complex loop of freeways with all of its exits having a number of 2 and a letter suffix that uses the entire alphabet (except I, O, and Z).I-35 becomes concurrent with I-70 as soon as the highway gets into the Loop, and maintain the concurrency until the northeastern corner of the Loop. Back at the northwest corner, US 169 splits off to the north, leaving four routes concurrent with each other. There is a large interchange with Route 9 as the Loop reaches the northeastern corner. When it does reach the corner, US 24 splits to the east, I-29 ends, and US 71 joins.

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