Interstate 44 in St. Louis
Interstate 44 (I-44) is a major highway in the central United States. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, Texas at a concurrency with US 277, US 281 and US 287; its eastern terminus is at Interstate 55 in St. Louis, Missouri. I-44 is one of five interstates built to bypass U.S. Route 66; this highway covers the section between St. Louis and Oklahoma City. Virtually the entire length of I-44 east of Springfield, Missouri was once US 66, which was upgraded from two to four lanes from 1949 to 1955. The section of I-44 west of Springfield was built farther south than US 66 in order to connect Missouri's section with the already completed Will Rogers Turnpike, which Oklahoma wished to carry their part of I-44.
I-44 is referenced in the song "Convoy" by C.W. McCall.
I-44 follows the general route of, and completely replaced, historic U.S. Route 66 across Missouri.
A section of I-44 was moved slightly north between Powellville and Doolittle. The old road is highly visible for eastbound traffic near Powellville. As of April 2006[update], the rocks carved away for the new roadbed have virtually no lichen, reflecting that this construction occurred rather recently.[2]
The eastern terminus of I-44 is slated to be changed when the new I-70 Mississippi River Bridge is opened, rerouting I-70 over the river along a more northern alignment. I-44 is planned to take over the old I-70 alignment through the below-grade section of roadway in St. Louis, making the new eastern terminus being the interchange with I-70 near Cass Street.[3] The eastbound lanes of I-44 will meet the westbound lanes, and the eastbound lanes of I-70 will meet the westbound lanes of I-44.[3]
Business routes of Interstate 44 All of Interstate 44's business loops are in Missouri. Most of these Business Loops were the former U.S. Route 66. Missouri also has the unusual occurrence of a business loop and business spur from the same interstate intersecting (the Waynesville-St. Robert loop and the Ft. Leonard Wood spur).
I-44 is referenced in the song "Convoy" by C.W. McCall.
I-44 follows the general route of, and completely replaced, historic U.S. Route 66 across Missouri.
A section of I-44 was moved slightly north between Powellville and Doolittle. The old road is highly visible for eastbound traffic near Powellville. As of April 2006[update], the rocks carved away for the new roadbed have virtually no lichen, reflecting that this construction occurred rather recently.[2]
The eastern terminus of I-44 is slated to be changed when the new I-70 Mississippi River Bridge is opened, rerouting I-70 over the river along a more northern alignment. I-44 is planned to take over the old I-70 alignment through the below-grade section of roadway in St. Louis, making the new eastern terminus being the interchange with I-70 near Cass Street.[3] The eastbound lanes of I-44 will meet the westbound lanes, and the eastbound lanes of I-70 will meet the westbound lanes of I-44.[3]
Business routes of Interstate 44 All of Interstate 44's business loops are in Missouri. Most of these Business Loops were the former U.S. Route 66. Missouri also has the unusual occurrence of a business loop and business spur from the same interstate intersecting (the Waynesville-St. Robert loop and the Ft. Leonard Wood spur).
Our Services:
St. Louis Urgent Cares offers speedy, cost-efficient medical treatment to those traveling on or around I-44. Regardless of whether or not the patient is insured, the medical team at St. Louis Urgent Cares is dedicated to providing those in need of treatment with the highest level of medical care. The facility is equivalent to that of a lower acuity emergency department. Simply stated, this means that St. Louis Urgent Cares is prepared to treat patients who are suffering from a wide range of non-life threatening illnesses and injuries.
We are able to provide patients with routine checkups, drug and alcohol testing, school physicals and treating various types of injuries. Our full service acute care facility allows us to send patients home with the most common types of medications, and patients benefit from our diagnostic equipment and procedures including digital X-ray, nebulizer treatments, IV medications, laceration repair, abscess drainage, fracture reduction and ultrasound.
Appointments can be made (either online or by phone) but we welcome walk-ins as well. Our offices are open daily, with different hours for each facility (see the home page), and our goal is to see our patients within 45 minutes of when they walk in the door. We are also closely affiliated with a proactive Internal Medicine practice, known as Downtown Medical Internal Medicine, so if you don't have a primary care provider, we will help you get one.
At St. Louis Urgent Cares, we hand-pick all our staff, both providers and supporting staff, so you can rest assured that you are in good hands.
We have several locations around the St. Louis metro area. If you are in need of medical treatment, contact our office today to schedule an appointment. Either call us at 1-855-YOU-URGENT, or preregister online, or just walk right in to one of our facilities. If you have any problems at all, just contact our CEO, Dr. Sonny Saggar at sonny@stlurgentcares.com.
We are able to provide patients with routine checkups, drug and alcohol testing, school physicals and treating various types of injuries. Our full service acute care facility allows us to send patients home with the most common types of medications, and patients benefit from our diagnostic equipment and procedures including digital X-ray, nebulizer treatments, IV medications, laceration repair, abscess drainage, fracture reduction and ultrasound.
Appointments can be made (either online or by phone) but we welcome walk-ins as well. Our offices are open daily, with different hours for each facility (see the home page), and our goal is to see our patients within 45 minutes of when they walk in the door. We are also closely affiliated with a proactive Internal Medicine practice, known as Downtown Medical Internal Medicine, so if you don't have a primary care provider, we will help you get one.
At St. Louis Urgent Cares, we hand-pick all our staff, both providers and supporting staff, so you can rest assured that you are in good hands.
We have several locations around the St. Louis metro area. If you are in need of medical treatment, contact our office today to schedule an appointment. Either call us at 1-855-YOU-URGENT, or preregister online, or just walk right in to one of our facilities. If you have any problems at all, just contact our CEO, Dr. Sonny Saggar at sonny@stlurgentcares.com.
