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State highway in Missouri

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Route 79 markerRoute 79
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length86 mi (138 km)
Tourist
routes		 Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road
Major junctions
South end I-70 in O'Fallon
Major intersections
North end
I-72 / US 36 / Route 110 (CKC) in Hannibal
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
← Route 78→ Route 80

Route 79 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 72/U.S. Route 36 in downtown Hannibal; its southern terminus is at Interstate 70 in O'Fallon. The route closely parallels the Mississippi River.

History

When Route 79 was created in about 1930, it replaced the north–south section of Route 56, which had been created in 1922 between Troy and O'Fallon. The part of Route 56 west of Winfield became an extension of Route 47.

Route 79 had major closures as a result of the Mississippi River floods of 2019 and other recent floods. Its buckling pavement in summer 2019 was attributed to hotter and more erratic climate conditions.

Along the route in downtown Hannibal

Major intersections

All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
St. CharlesO'Fallon–St. Peters line0.0000.000 I-70 / Great River Road – St. Louis, ColumbiaSouthern end of Great River Road overlap
0.4080.657Outer Road northInterchange
1.1251.811Pearl Drive, Salt River RoadInterchange
LincolnOld Monroe11.39318.335 Route C – Old Monroe, Moscow MillsInterchange
Winfield15.49224.932
Route 47 south – Troy
PikeLouisiana54.56787.817
US 54 east – Pittsfield		Eastern end of US 54 overlap
54.81788.219
US 54 west – Bowling Green		Western end of US 54 overlap
Ralls
 No major junctions
MarionHannibal87.952141.545
I-72 / US 36 / Route 110 (CKC) / Great River Road – Monroe City, Springfield IL		Northern end of Great River Road overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML file (edit • help) Template:Attached KML/Missouri Route 79KML is not from Wikidata
  1. Gray, Bryce. "Rising heat and climate extremes mean questions, challenges for roads, the power grid, and other infrastructure". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. Missouri Department of Transportation (December 29, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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