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28-592: During the 1980s, it was decided that the Quincy Memorial Bridge, though still structurally sound, was insufficient for traffic. Therefore, the Bayview Bridge was built to alleviate traffic over the older bridge. It was built before the extension of Interstate 72 (I-72) west into Hannibal, Missouri . Traffic levels increased when the existing downstream US 36 bridge over the Mississippi River

56-491: A $ 2.5 million study on the conversion of US 36 into I-72. The extension of I-72 is seen as a way to relieve the pressure off of I-70 as well as reduce truck traffic in St. Louis . However, in July 2023, the bill was vetoed by Governor Mike Parson who said that it was not the right time to run the study. The extension to I-29 is listed under High Priority Corridor 61B, although part of it

84-549: A new collection of innovations to champion every two years that merit accelerated deployment. Among the approaches promoted by the EDC effort are: adaptive traffic control to reduce fuel consumption and improve travel time reliability ; alternative intersection design; prefabricated bridge elements and systems; high-friction surface treatments; warm mix asphalt; ultra-high-performance concrete; virtual public involvement; and time-saving strategies such as rapid bridge replacement . Since

112-539: A question based on the LTPP data. In 2010, FHWA launched the Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative to identify and deploy innovations to reduce project delivery time, enhance safety, and protect the environment. EDC is a state-based model that rapidly deploys proven, yet underutilized innovations. FHWA works with State transportation departments, local governments, tribes, private industry, and other stakeholders to identify

140-496: A series of rural four-lane highways (I-35, US 36, I-72, and I-55) connecting Chicago to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Corridor ( High Priority Corridor 23). This would reduce the amount of through traffic, primarily truck traffic, in the St. Louis , Des Moines , and Quad Cities metropolitan areas by serving as an alternate route for I-70 and I-80 . The Missouri portion of this route

168-629: Is a distance of 9.5 miles (15.3 km). Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA ) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. Its role had previously been performed by

196-581: Is at Country Fair Drive in Champaign, Illinois . The route runs through the major cities of Decatur, Illinois , and Springfield, Illinois . In 2006, the Illinois General Assembly dedicated all of I-72 as Purple Heart Memorial Highway . The stretch between Springfield and Decatur is also called Penny Severns Memorial Expressway , and the section between mile 35 and the Mississippi River

224-1012: Is commonly referred to as the Central Illinois Expressway (CIE). As of 2007 , I-72 has one business route ; I-72 Business (I-72 Bus.) in Jacksonville . Near Valley City at mile-marker 42 are the Valley City Eagle Bridges . These two individual two-lane spans bridge the Illinois River in rural west-central Illinois. Near milemarker 78, a sign marks 90 degrees longitude . At its eastern terminus in Champaign, I-72 continues as Church Street (westbound) and University Avenue (eastbound), which stay as one-way streets for an additional three miles (4.8 km) into downtown Champaign. First constructed in 1971, I-72 ran from Springfield at I-55 to Champaign at I-57 until

252-413: Is designated as part of High Priority Corridor 61. Based on the 157-mile (253 km) marker at Route 79, if/when US 36 is upgraded to Interstate standards across Missouri, the future western terminus of I-72 would be at Cameron at the intersection with I-35. Currently, the west end of I-72 route is west of US 61 and flows concurrent with US 36 into Illinois. In 2004, US 36

280-861: Is known as the Free Frank McWorter Historic Highway . I-72 runs for just over two miles (3.2 km) in the state of Missouri . Its western terminus is an interchange with US 61 to the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River . This bridge connects the city of Hannibal with Illinois . Presently, there are only two exits for I-72 in Missouri. I-72 parallels the old Wabash Railroad from Hannibal, east through Illinois to Champaign, Illinois . The Norfolk Southern Railway operates this railroad route today. In Illinois , I-72 runs for 182 miles (293 km). The portion of I-72 and I-172 from Springfield to Quincy

308-658: The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which is used by most highway agencies in the United States. The MUTCD provides such standards as the size, color and height of traffic signs , traffic signals and road surface markings . Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) is a program supported by the FHWA to collect and analyse road data. The LTPP program was initiated by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of

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336-610: The National Research Council (NRC) in the early 1980s. The FHWA with the cooperation of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sponsored the program. As a result of this program, the FHWA has collected a huge database of road performance. The FHWA and the ASCE hold an annual contest known as LTPP International Data Analysis Contest , which is based on challenging researchers to answer

364-546: The Office of Road Inquiry , Office of Public Roads and the Bureau of Public Roads . With the coming of the bicycle in the 1890s, interest grew regarding the improvement of streets and roads in America. The traditional method of putting the burden on maintaining roads on local landowners was increasingly inadequate. In 1893, the federal Office of Road Inquiry (ORI) was founded; in 1905, it

392-467: The 1990's. On June 9, 1991, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved the establishment of I-172 from the western terminus of I-72 at Springfield to Fall Creek , four miles (6.4 km) east of Hannibal, Missouri , though it was contingent on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approval. The FHWA preferred to designate the route I-72. After discussions regarding extending an Interstate Highway through

420-667: The Federal Lands Highway Program (sometimes called "direct fed"), the FHWA provides highway design and construction services for various federal land-management agencies, such as the Forest Service and the National Park Service . In addition to these programs, the FHWA performs and sponsors research in the areas of roadway safety, congestion, highway materials and construction methods, and provides funding to local technical assistance program centers to disseminate research results to local highway agencies. The FHWA also publishes

448-619: The four-lane expressway was completed from Macon to Hannibal, completing Missouri's portion of the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway. Plans exist to extend I-72 westward from its current terminus in Hannibal to St. Joseph, Missouri along the existing US 36 , but the proposal was shelved for years despite most of the route being a part of the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway . In May 2023, Missouri lawmakers approved

476-513: The inception of EDC, each state has used 26 or more of the 57 innovations and some states have deployed more than 45. Many of these practices have become mainstream practices across the country. The Federal Highway Administration is overseen by an administrator appointed by the President of the United States by and with the consent of the United States Senate . The administrator works under

504-749: The new U.S. Department of Transportation . The FHWA took over the functions of the Bureau of Public Roads the following year. The FHWA's role in the Federal-aid Highway Program is to oversee federal funds to build and maintain the National Highway System (primarily Interstate highways , U.S. highways and most state highways). This funding mostly comes from the federal gasoline tax and mostly goes to state departments of transportation . The FHWA oversees projects using these funds to ensure that federal requirements for project eligibility, contract administration and construction standards are adhered to. Under

532-628: The organization was once again named the Bureau of Public Roads; it was placed under the Department of Commerce . From 1917 through 1941, 261,000 miles of highways were built with $ 3.17 billion in federal aid and $ 2.14 billion in state and local funds. The Federal Highway Administration was created on October 15, 1966, along with the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety and the National Highway Safety Bureau (now known as National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ), as part of

560-561: The portion of I-72 and US 36 west of exit 157 to the Hannibal city limits. Route 79 terminated at the foot of the old Mark Twain Memorial Bridge at the corner of Third Street and Mark Twain Avenue. Signs along the four-lane expressway portion of Mark Twain Avenue marked the route as "Future I-72", while signs along what is now Route 79 had I-72 trailblazers to direct drivers to

588-493: The state of Missouri, on April 22, 1995, AASHTO approved another renumbering. I-172 was renumbered in its entirety as I-72. The US 36 extension west of Fall Creek was also given the I-72 designation. The Illinois Route 336 (IL 336) expressway was renumbered to I-172 from Fall Creek to Fowler . Prior to September 2000, Mark Twain Avenue (old US 36) was composed of the current Mark Twain Avenue (now Route 79 ) and

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616-580: The temporary terminus at Fall Creek, Illinois. When the new Mark Twain Memorial Bridge was completed in September 2000, I-72 was routed over the new bridge, along with US 36. Route 79 was extended along Mark Twain Avenue to terminate at exit 157. The concept of I-72 across Missouri was to create the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway , a rural four-lane highway across northern Missouri and west central Illinois from Cameron, Missouri , at I-35 to Springfield, Illinois , at I-55 . This would provide

644-439: Was a low-priority project and was shelved. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) committed to constructing the four-lane highway as an at-grade expressway only if the five counties served by US 36 east of Macon would contribute half of the $ 100 million (equivalent to $ 136 million in 2023 ) cost. Road construction to complete the 52.4 miles (84.3 km) between Hannibal and Macon began in 2007. In August 2010,

672-639: Was changed to the Bureau of Public Roads . The following year, federal aid was first made available to improve post roads and promote general commerce: $ 75 million over five years, issued through the BPR in cooperation with the state highway departments. In 1939, BPR was renamed to the Public Roads Administration (PRA) and shifted to the Federal Works Agency . After the FWA was abolished in 1949,

700-615: Was closed to make room for the new I-72 bridge. This article about a bridge in Illinois is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a bridge in Missouri is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Interstate 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

728-669: Was for the CKC and not I-72. I-72 currently has one auxiliary route, I-172 , that serves as a freeway spur for Quincy . Interstate 72 Business ( I-72 ) is a business loop of I-72 in Jacksonville . It runs from the I-72/ US ;36 / US 67 interchange southwest of Jacksonville north along the US ;67 bypass of Jacksonville to the former alignment of US 36 (Morton Avenue). On Morton Avenue, I-72 Bus. runs east through downtown Jacksonville until it reaches I-72 at exit 68. This

756-861: Was renamed the Office of Public Roads (OPR) and made a division of the United States Department of Agriculture . Demands grew for local and state government to take charge. With the coming of the automobile, urgent efforts were made to upgrade and modernize dirt roads designed for horse-drawn wagon traffic. In 1910, the American Association for Highway Improvement was organized. Funding came from automobile registration, and taxes on motor fuels, as well as state aid. By 1914, there were 2.4 million miles of rural dirt rural roads; 100,000 miles had been improved with grading and gravel, and 3,000 miles were given high-quality surfacing. The rapidly increasing speed of automobiles, and especially trucks, made maintenance and repair high-priority items. In 1915, OPR's name

784-529: Was upgraded to a four-lane expressway between US 61 and US 24 at the Rocket Junction (seven miles (11 km)). There are three exits along this expressway: Veterans Road, Shinn Lane (Hannibal Regional Hospital), and US 24 east at the Rocket Junction. Also, an interchange with Route 15 was installed in Shelbina . Due to funding priorities, upgrading US 36 between Macon and Hannibal

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