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{{Short description|Interstate Highway in Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Use American English|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox road |country = USA |type = I |route = 57 |map = {{maplink-road|from=Interstate 57.map|height=320px}} |map_custom = yes |map_notes = I-57 highlighted in red |maint = [[Arkansas Department of Transportation|ArDOT]], [[Missouri Department of Transportation|MoDOT]] and [[Illinois Department of Transportation|IDOT]] |length_mi = 508.92 |established = 1959 |section1 = Arkansas segment |length_mi1 = 122.80 |direction_a1 = South |terminus_a1 = {{Jct|state=AR|I|40|US|67|US|167}} in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |junction1 = *{{Jct|state=AR|I|440}} in [[Jacksonville, Arkansas|Jacksonville, AR]] *{{Jct|state=AR|US|64|US|167}} in [[Bald Knob, Arkansas|Bald Knob, AR]] *{{Jct|state=AR|US|78|AR|226}} near [[Swifton, Arkansas|Swifton, AR]] *{{Jct|state=AR|US|63|US|412}} in [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge, AR]] |direction_b1 = North |terminus_b1 = {{Jct|state=AR|US|67|US|412|US|412B|nolink3=yes}} in Walnut Ridge, AR |section2 = Original segment |length_mi2 = 386.12 |length_ref2 = <ref name="fhwa">{{Cite web |last = Starks |first = Edward |date = January 27, 2022 |title = Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date = December 28, 2023 |work = FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] |archive-date = July 3, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703213613/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |url-status = live }}</ref> |direction_a2 = South |terminus_a2 = {{Jct|state=MO|I|55|US|60}} in [[Sikeston, Missouri|Sikeston, MO]] |junction2 = *{{Jct|state=IL|I|24}} in [[Pulleys Mill, Illinois|Pulleys Mill, IL]] *{{Jct|state=IL|I|64}} in [[Mount Vernon, Illinois|Mt. Vernon, IL]] *{{Jct|state=IL|I|70}} in [[Effingham, Illinois|Effingham, IL]] *{{Jct|state=IL|I|72|I|74}} in [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign, IL]] *{{Jct|state=IL|I|80}} in [[Country Club Hills, Illinois|Country Club Hills, IL]] *{{Jct|state=IL|I|294}} in [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island, IL]] |direction_b2 = North |terminus_b2 = {{Jct|state=IL|I|94}} in [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |states = [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]] |counties = '''AR:''' [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]], [[Lonoke County, Arkansas|Lonoke]], [[White County, Arkansas|White]], [[Jackson County, Arkansas|Jackson]], [[Craighead County, Arkansas|Craighead]], [[Lawrence County, Arkansas|Lawrence]]<br/>'''MO:''' [[Scott County, Missouri|Scott]], [[Mississippi County, Missouri|Mississippi]]<br/>'''IL:''' [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander]], [[Pulaski County, Illinois|Pulaski]], [[Union County, Illinois|Union]], [[Johnson County, Illinois|Johnson]], [[Williamson County, Illinois|Williamson]], [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin]], [[Jefferson County, Illinois|Jefferson]], [[Marion County, Illinois|Marion]], [[Fayette County, Illinois|Fayette]], [[Clay County, Illinois|Clay]], [[Effingham County, Illinois|Effingham]], [[Shelby County, Illinois|Shelby]], [[Cumberland County, Illinois|Cumberland]], [[Coles County, Illinois|Coles]], [[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas]], [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]], [[Ford County, Illinois|Ford]], [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]], [[Kankakee County, Illinois|Kankakee]], [[Will County, Illinois|Will]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] | previous_type = I | previous_route = 55 | next_type = I | next_route = 59 |system1 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=AR|type=AR}} |system2 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=MO|type=MO}} |system3 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=IL|type=IL}} |browse = {{ar browse|previous_type=AR|previous_route=56|route=AR|next_type=AR|next_route=57}}{{mo browse|previous_type=US|previous_route=56|route=MO|next_type=MO|next_route=58}}{{il browse|previous_type=IL|previous_route=56|route=IL|next_type=IL|next_route=57}}{{ar browse|previous_type=I|previous_route=630|route=AR Hwy 657|next_type=AR|next_route=801}} }} '''Interstate 57''' ('''I-57''') is a north–south [[Interstate Highway]] that exists in two segments. It runs through [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], and [[Illinois]]. I-57 parallels the old [[Illinois Central Railroad]] for much of its route north of [[Interstate 55|I-55]]. The Interstate begins at [[Interstate 40|I-40]] in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]], traveling northward [[concurrency (road)|concurrently]] with [[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 67]] (US 67) until it reaches [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas]], where the Interstate ends as of 2024. I-57 will run northward to meet up with the existing segment in southeastern Missouri. I-57 resumes its run from [[Sikeston, Missouri]], at I-55 to [[Chicago, Illinois]], at [[Interstate 94|I-94]]. I-57 essentially serves as a shortcut route for travelers headed between the [[Southern United States]] ([[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[New Orleans]], etc.) and Chicago, bypassing [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and [[Springfield, Illinois]]. Between the junction of I-55 and I-57 in Sikeston and the junction of I-55 and [[Interstate 90|I-90]]/I-94 in Chicago, I-55 travels for {{convert|436|mi|km}}, while the combination of I-57 and I-94 is only {{convert|396|mi|km}} long between the same two points. In fact, both the control cities on the overhead signs and the destination mileage signs reference Memphis along southbound I-57, even as far north as its northern origin at I-94 in Chicago.<ref name="AASHTO-Control">{{cite web |url = https://traffic.transportation.org/interstate-control-cities/ |author = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |author-link = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |title = Interstate Control Cities |publisher = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |access-date = July 10, 2021 |archive-date = June 24, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210624115241/https://traffic.transportation.org/interstate-control-cities/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Likewise, at its southern end in Missouri, Chicago is the control city listed for I-57 on signs on northbound I-55 south of Sikeston, even though I-55 also goes to Chicago.<ref>{{cite sign |author = Missouri Department of Transportation |author-link = Missouri Department of Transportation |date = n.d. |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sikeston,+MO&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.757664,72.246094&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sikeston,+Scott,+Missouri&ll=36.891441,-89.538412&spn=0.012377,0.017638&z=14&layer=c&cbll=36.868649,-89.532819&panoid=0Z2ZZ1_-w7dPikS9uHF06g&cbp=12,5.96,,0,14.23 |title = Exit 64A sign |medium = Highway guide sign |location = Sikeston |publisher = Missouri Department of Transportation |access-date = April 4, 2012 }}</ref> A southward extension of I-57 from Sikeston, Missouri to [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]], is currently in various stages of development. On November 7, 2024, {{convert|122.80|mi|km}} of US 67 from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge in Arkansas was officially redesignated to I-57, finally extending the Interstate to the state of Arkansas.<ref>{{Cite news |title = Arkansas to celebrate U.S. Highway 67’s designation as Interstate 57 on Thursday |url = https://www.whiterivernow.com/2024/11/02/arkansas-to-celebrate-u-s-highway-67s-designation-as-interstate-57-on-thursday/ |date = November 2, 2024 |access-date = November 7, 2024 |website = White River Now |location = Batesville, Arkansas |language = en-US }}</ref> Signs started going up in March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Northeast Arkansas News |first= |date=2025-03-19 |title=New I-57 signs replace old Highway 67 markers in Northeast Arkansas |url=https://www.kjnbtv.com/news/local/new-i-57-signs-replace-old-highway-67-markers-in-northeast-arkansas/article_1b8dfaab-7e20-4e44-89d3-52fc33fb7c96.html |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=kjnbtv.com |language=en}}</ref>
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