Interstate 24 East

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Interstate 24 East
The ramps from the trumpet interchange with Interstate 24 east come together just ahead of the first confirming marker. 12/27/09
Travelers joining I-24 east from I-57 south cross the Johnson County line 1.39 miles from Exit 44. 12/27/09
Interstate 24 east enters the Paducah, Kentucky city limits in 40 miles while Downtown is another six miles beyond the first exit. Nashville, Tennessee is 180 miles from I-57. 12/27/09
I-24 advances south along a linear course to cross Dry Fork Creek ahead of the Deer Ridge Road overpass. 12/27/09
The first exit along eastbound Interstate 24 connects with CR 12 (Tunneil Hill Road) between the village of Goreville and unincorporated community of Tunnel Hill. 12/27/09
Tunnel Hill Road ties into IL 37, 2.37 miles west of I-24 between the Goreville village limits and entrance to Ferne Clyffe State Park. 12/27/09
A rural diamond interchange joins Interstate 24 with CR 12 (Tunnel Hill Road) at Exit 7. 12/27/09
Confirming marker posted ahead of mile marker 8. 12/27/09
The first of two interchanges with U.S. 45 along Interstate 24 in Illinois follows in seven miles. 12/27/09
A series of rock cuts line Interstate 24 southeast into Shawnee National Forest. 12/27/09
The roadways for Interstate 24 separate beyond the Dutchman Lake Road overpass. 12/27/09
Interstate 24 descends from around 700 feet above seal level to 450 feet in elevation south toward the Shawnee National Forest boundary near Bloomfield. 12/27/09
U.S. 45 converges with Interstate 24 southwest 30 miles from the Saline County seat of Harrisburg. 12/27/09
U.S. 45 travels 16.34 miles northeast from the diamond interchange at Exit 14 to unincorporated Bloomfield and the villages of New Burnside and Stonefort. 12/27/09
Continuing south from I-24, U.S. 45 enters the city of Vienna along 1st Street and intersects IL 146 (Vine Street) at Downtown in 2.26 miles. 12/27/09
Shifting east to bypass Vienna, Interstate 24 enters the city limits ahead of Exit 16. 12/27/09
IL 146 (Vine Street) heads 1.09 miles east from U.S. 45 (1st Street) and the Vienna street grid to meet Interstate 24 at Exit 16. 12/27/09
Continuing east from Exit 16, IL 146 travels 22 miles to the Pope County seat of Golconda along the Ohio River. 12/27/09
Overall IL 146 runs 92.93 miles from the Bill Emerson Bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Missouri to IL 1 at Cave-in-Rock.1 12/27/09
A ten mile long exit less stretch ensues south from Vienna to Exit 27 for Big Bay Road. 12/27/09
The roadways for Interstate 24 diverge ahead of the Bethlehem Church Lane underpass and mile marker 20. 12/27/09
The last 15.09 miles along Interstate 24 east in Illinois fall within Massac County. 12/27/09
Curving southward between New Columbia Bluffs and Cagle Bluff, Interstate 24 advances one mile to the rural diamond interchange (Exit 27) with CR 10 (Big Bay Road). 12/27/09
CR 10 (Big Bay Road) arcs 2.53 miles northeast from nearby CR 1 (New Columbia Road) to CR 11 (Marion Road) at Big Bay Station. 12/27/09
The unincorporated community of New Columbia lies 1.68 miles northwest of Exit 27 via Big Bay Road and CR 1 (New Columbia Road). CR 1 south leads 4.29 miles from CR 10 to Round Knob. 12/27/09
Another ten mile exit less stretch along I-24 eastbound extends south to Exit 37 at Metropolis. 12/27/09
Downtown Paducah is 19 miles away via I-24 and either KY 305 or U.S. 45. The freeway spans Bear Creek Ditch at this distance sign. 12/27/09
U.S. 45 returns to Interstate 24 at Exit 37, 3.5 miles east from Downtown Metropolis. 12/27/09
An off-freeway rest area lines the south side of U.S. 45 adjacent to the diamond interchange at Exit 37. 12/27/09
U.S. 45 arcs southeast 4.83 miles from Exit 37 into the Ohio River city of Brockport. 12/27/09
Interstate 24 straddles the Metropolis city line south to Exit 37. Fort Massac State Park spreads southward along the freeway from U.S. 45 to the Ohio River. 12/27/09
U.S. 45 south spans the Ohio River over the narrow Irvin S. Cobb Bridge to N 8th Street in Paducah, Kentucky. I-24 and U.S. 45 converge again at Exit 7 in the Quilt City. 12/27/09
30,200 vehicles per day were recorded by IDOT in 2017 along Interstate 24 between Exit 37 and the Kentucky state line. 12/27/09
The first of four exits within the city of Paducah, Kentucky is 3.5 miles from this distance sign posted in Metropolis. 12/27/09
Interstate 24 spans the George Rogers Clark Discovery Trail and the main access road for Fort Massac State Park ahead of the tied-arch bridge across the Ohio River. 12/27/09
The northern banks of the Ohio River at Metropolis delineate the Kentucky state line across Interstate 24. 12/27/09


 


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12/27/09 by AARoads

Page Updated 11-16-2023.

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