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Explorer II

May 23, 2017

Westward through St. Louis

Coming from KY westward on I-64. I want to end up driving west on I-70 towards Kansas City. Map looks like when I get close to the Mississippi River, I can continue directly onto I-70...or take a short section of I-55 across the river to continue on I-64, connecting with I-70 west of St. Louis. Which route is easier? Of course, I'll try to avoid rush hours.

Roads and Routes

13 Replies

Sam_Spade
Explorer
May 23, 2017
Neither of those choices is really good.

I MUCH prefer taking I-255 north to I-270, thus bypassing downtown completely.

Yes it is farther but should be much less stressful.
jplante4
Explorer II
May 23, 2017
Going the other way, 270 to 255 was the preferred route. I think the GPS was set for fastest route, and I was in Eureka of I-44.

I-70 is reported to be rather boring. US50 parallels and is a bit more interesting.
Tiger02
Explorer
May 23, 2017
When I was living in Tennessee up until last year I was taking the Stan Musial Bridge route using exit 3B from I-64 right onto I-70 to St Peters. Seems to flow better for me than the other route using 55.