Interstate 170 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Belt Expressway | |||
I-170 highlighted in red | |||
| Route information | |||
| Auxiliary route of I-70 | |||
| Maintained by MoDOT | |||
| Length | 11.17 mi[1] (17.98 km) | ||
| Existed | 1956[citation needed]–present | ||
| NHS | Entire route | ||
| Major junctions | |||
| South end | 👁 Image 👁 Image I-64 / US 40 in Richmond Heights | ||
| Major intersections | 👁 Image I-70 in Berkeley | ||
| North end | 👁 Image I-270 in Hazelwood | ||
| Location | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Missouri | ||
| Counties | St. Louis | ||
| Highway system | |||
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Interstate 170 (I-170), also known as the Inner Belt Expressway, is an 11.17-mile (17.98 km) north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in Greater St. Louis, Missouri. I-170 connects to I-270 at its northern terminus and I-64 at its southern terminus. I-170 crosses its parent, I-70, near St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
Route description
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History
[edit]I-170 was originally intended to provide an inner beltway within I-270 through St. Louis County extending to I-55 in the southern part of the county, commonly called South County;[2] however, the portion of the route south of I-64/US Route 40 (US 40) was canceled due to local opposition. The portion of MetroLink's Cross County Extension south of I-64 runs roughly along the proposed alignment.[3]
The southern portion of I-170 was built using St. Louis County funds in the 1960s through a shallow valley. It was signed as Route 725.
Recent construction
[edit]The southern two interchanges on I-170 (at I-64/US 40 and Galleria Parkway) were rebuilt during the first phase of the New I-64 project. The project added direct access to I-170 from eastbound I-64, eliminated access to Galleria Parkway from northbound I-170, and revised Eager Road access to and from I-170.[4]
Southern extension
[edit]Proposals have been made to extend I-170 south beyond its termination at I-64/US 40, and so connect to I-55, I-270, and I-44, and to towns such as Richmond Heights, Brentwood, Maplewood, and Marlbourough. These towns currently lack direct access to the Interstates, St. Louis Lambert International Airport, South County, and to each other. Many commuters travel on slower surface streets, such as Hanley Road or River Des Peres Boulevard, raising traffic in Shrewsbury and other residential towns.[5] These proposals had been postponed due to lack of funding.[6]
Exit list
[edit]The entire route is in St. Louis County.
| Location | mi[7] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Heights | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image I-64 / US 40 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Wentzville, St. Louis | Signed as exits 1A (east) and 1B (west) | |
| 0.438 | 0.705 | 1C | Brentwood Boulevard north / Eager Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Clayton | 0.809 | 1.302 | 1D | Brentwood Boulevard south | Southbound exit and northbound entrance (via Galleria Parkway) | |
| 1.170 | 1.883 | 1E | Forest Park Parkway east | Western terminus of the Forest Park Parkway | ||
| Ladue | 1.611 | 2.593 | 1F | Ladue Road | ||
| University City | 2.374 | 3.821 | 2 | Delmar Boulevard | ||
| Olivette | 3.336 | 5.369 | 3 | 👁 Image Route 340 (Olive Boulevard) | ||
| Overland | 4.325 | 6.960 | 4 | 👁 Image Route D (Page Avenue) | ||
| St. John | 5.865 | 9.439 | 5 | 👁 Image Route 180 (St. Charles Rock Road) | ||
| Bel-Ridge | 7.027 | 11.309 | 6 | 👁 Image Route 115 (Natural Bridge Road) – Cargo City | Access to the University of Missouri-St. Louis | |
| Berkeley | 7.654 | 12.318 | 7 | 👁 Image I-70 – St. Louis, Kansas City | Signed as exit 7A (east) and 7B (west); exit 235 | |
| 7.771 | 12.506 | 7C | 👁 Image Lambert–St. Louis International Airport | Southbound exit is via exit 7B | ||
| 8.577 | 13.803 | 8 | Scudder Road / North Hanley Road | No northbound entrance | ||
| 9.167 | 14.753 | 9A | Airport Road – Cargo City | |||
| 9.236 | 14.864 | 9B | Boeing | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 9.780 | 15.739 | 9C | North Hanley Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| Hazelwood | 10.894– 11.255 | 17.532– 18.113 | 10 | 👁 Image I-270 – Kansas City, Chicago | Signed as exits 10A (west) and 10B (east) | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Sutin, Phil; Hopgood, Mei-Ling (January 9, 1997). "Hundreds of Homes Face Razing for New Highway". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Sutin, Phil (March 14, 1997). "Westfall Sours On Extension of Interstate 170". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ "Project Overview". The New I-64. Missouri Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2007.
- ^ Leiser, Ken. "Linking South County, Clayton studied". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "South County Connector: 1st Phase of 170 South Extension?". FOX2now.com. May 14, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Missouri Department of Transportation (March 18, 2015). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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