Interstate
business routes are roads connecting a central or commercial district of a city or town with an
Interstate
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...
bypass. These roads typically follow along local streets often along a former
U.S. Route or
state highway that had been replaced by an Interstate. Interstate business route
reassurance markers are signed as either
loops or
spurs using a green
shield shaped sign and numbered like the shield of the parent Interstate highway.
Along
Interstate 55
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...
(I-55), there are a total of six business routes, three in both
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
and
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
, all which are business loops.
New Madrid business loop
Interstate 55 Business (I-55 Bus.) is a major arterial surface street that serves downtown
New Madrid, Missouri
New Madrid ( es, Nueva Madrid) is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,787 at the 2020 census. New Madrid is the county seat of New Madrid County. The city is located 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Cairo ...
. It runs north from
I-55
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...
at exit 44 and the overlap of
U.S. Route 61 (US 61)/
US 62 through downtown to exit 49 on I-55.
Cape Girardeau business loop
Interstate 55 Business (I-55 Bus.) begins at
US 61/
Route 74 in
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...
at exit 93 and ends at US 61 at exit 105 in
Fruitland. However, it also crosses its parent Interstate at exit 99
Crystal City business loop
Interstate 55 Business (I-55 Bus.) spans from
US 67/
US 61 at exit 174 in
Crystal City to McNutt Street at exit 178 in
Herculaneum.
Springfield business loop
Interstate 55 Business (I-55 Bus.) is to a major arterial surface street that serves downtown
Springfield, Illinois. It runs north from the intersection of
I-55
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...
and
I-72
Interstate 72 (I-72) is an Interstate Highway in the midwestern United States. Its western terminus is in Hannibal, Missouri, at an intersection with U.S. Route 61 (US 61); its eastern terminus is at Country Fair Drive in Champai ...
through downtown to
Illinois Route 4
Illinois Route 4 is a major north–south highway that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around the state capital of Springfield, south to Illinois Route 13 just north of Murphysboro. This is a distance of .
Route description
Ill ...
(IL 4, Veterans' Parkway). It then runs northeast to
Sherman.
All of I-55 Bus. was part of
US 66 at some point.
Major junctions
Lincoln business loop
Interstate 55 Business (I-55 Bus.) services the downtown of
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is h ...
. It begins southwest of Lincoln and follows the former
US 66 to Fifth Street. It then turns east on Fifth Street, southeast on Clinton Street, and northeast on Kickapoo Street at the city's center. The route continues northeast to rejoin the former routing of US 66 northeast of town near the
Logan County Airport, at which point it continues along that route to end at I-55 further northeast of Lincoln.
Bloomington–Normal business loop
Interstate 55 Business (I-55 Bus.) in
Bloomington–
Normal Normal(s) or The Normal(s) may refer to:
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is known for its entire length as Veterans Parkway. It is a divided, limited-access highway bypassing the Bloomington–Normal area to the south and east. The route's north–south portion largely passes through a retail core, including
Eastland Mall and
The Shoppes at College Hills
The Shoppes at College Hills is a lifestyle center retail complex located in the city of Normal, Illinois, USA. It is one of two major shopping centers in the Bloomington-Normal area (the other being Eastland Mall). The complex was built in 1980 ...
. The highway is also the recommended route from I-39, I-55, and I-74 to
Central Illinois Regional Airport
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal is a public airport in McLean County, Illinois, three miles east of Bloomington and southeast of Normal. Owned by the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority, it is also known as Central Illi ...
via
IL 9.
Major junctions
References
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