Day 2 begins as we head north on I-164.
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Terre Haute, not Vincennes or Princeton, is the control city for US 41 north.
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This is the first mention of Mt. Vernon, which is the Illinois city where I-64 and I-57 intersect.
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Rain and darkness totally screwed up this shot of the "Welcome to Illinois" overhead. Fortunately I got a much better shot the next day.
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This oil well is located at the Illinois welcome center on westbound I-64.
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Rainy weather affected this shot, too, but again, I got a better one the next day.
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High water was evident across much of southern Illinois.
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Not to be confused with Nashville, Tenn., I suppose.
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These signs, including the lower one marking the 50th anniversary of the interstate system, can be found periodically.
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Getting in to the metro St. Louis area.
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Now on I-255 south.
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There should also be an IL 3 sign on this assembly.
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Memphis is the control city for I-55 south; Tulsa is for I-44 west.
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Mileage to the two control cities.
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Approaching I-255's Mississippi River crossing.
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Welcome to Missouri. Thankfully the threatening sky didn't open up on us during our roadgeek meeting tour.
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Kansas City? What happened to Tulsa?
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Webster Groves was the location of the restaurant where the meeting was held.
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This is our exit!
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The focal point of the meeting's tour was the reconstruction of I-64/US 40 west of downtown St. Louis. This is near the southern terminus of I-170.
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The I-170/I-64 interchange being rebuilt.
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An old embossed right-of-way marker.
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That's David Backlin ("US 71") taking a photo of the South Forty Drive" sign.
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Note the cute little fleur-de-lis sign topper.
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A trip to Missouri isn't complete without a photo of a secondary route sign.
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Until US 40/61 is upgraded to full interstate standards to I-70, this is the western terminus of I-64.
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On the outer loop of I-270.
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A van for the Highway 61 Roadhouse, the site of our meeting.
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The restaurant's sign.
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On Laclede Station Road at I-64.
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Blurry photo. Oops.
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Eastbound I-64.
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There are two double-decker segments of I-64 in downtown St. Louis. This is the westernmost.
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The Gateway Arch is in the background.
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Getting ready to enter the second double-decker section.
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There is no connection from I-64 east to I-55 south or I-70 west.
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On the Mississippi River bridge.
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Back in Illinois.
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The first mention of Louisville on I-64.
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Approaching the split of I-64 from I-55/I-70.
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At the split.
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Another 50th anniversary sign.
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There are "Kingshighways" on both sides of the river here. I don't understand why the unusual spelling.
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Cable barrier in the vicinity of I-255.
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Another 50th anniversary sign.
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First mileage sign with Louisville included.
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On US 50 eastbound.
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Even on an existing duplex, Illinois will sign a new junction for both routes at their split.
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A segment of US 50 west of Carlyle is two lanes on a four-lane right of way. It's not quite a "super 2" because there are some at-grade intersections. The grade work isn't complete but bridges across streams are complete. The two lanes run in what would be the westbound lanes of a four-lane route.
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Here's a shot of one of the completed but unused bridges.
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The road uses all four lanes in some spots.
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Another unused bridge.
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This shows how the right of way is four lanes wide.
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Isn't this the title of Van Halen's first album with Sammy Hagar?
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In Illinois, intersections with interstates use major nearby cities as destinations instead of the major control cities (which here would be Chicago and Memphis).
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Illinois still signs the Lincoln Heritage Trail.
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A Rock City barn.
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There is another Clay City besides the one in Kentucky? Interesting...
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This bridge, on an old alignment of US 50, has not been torn down.
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The first mention of Vincennes on a mileage sign.
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Illinois uses "Busn" for an abbreviation for "Business."
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Cincinnati shows up on a mileage sign in Illinois.
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Unfortunately dark and overcast skies started to negatively impact photography.
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Another example of why it's not a wise idea to allow different route systems to share numbers.
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IND 65 should also be on these overheads as it is multiplexed with IND 64.
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First mention of Henderson on a mileage sign on US 41.
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