Finding Your Best Route In St. Louis, MO
Near the geographic center of the United States, the city of St. Louis is a busy transportation crossroads. Hundreds of heavy trucks cross through the area daily. Several interstate highways converge in downtown St. Louis.
The Interstate highway I-70 crosses the city east to west. Interstate highway I-55 runs north-south along the Mississippi River. Interstate highway I-64 branches off from I-70 in Wentzville, Missouri farther west and crosses downtown St. Louis, then continues into southern Illinois. Interstate highway I-44 ends in downtown St. Louis as it comes in from the southwest.
Local bypass interstate connectors include I-255 and I-270. These allow traffic to go around the busy downtown area when going from one interstate highway to another. Interstate I-255 runs through the Illinois suburbs such as East St. Louis and Washington Park. Interstate I-270 passes across the western suburbs on the Missouri side, such as Maryland Heights and Kirkwood.
St. Louis is easy to navigate, thanks to brightly colored attraction corridor signage guiding visitors to the main attractions. Grand Avenue runs to the Grand Center Arts and Entertainment district. Broadway goes to the Gateway Arch, Scottrade Center, and Edward Jones Dome. Kingshighway Boulevard carries visitors to the Missouri History Museum