These photos are from my trip to the St. Louis roadgeek meeting. They are from Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, and were taken on April 19, 2008. To view the full-sized photos, click on one of the thumbnails on this page. You will then be presented with navigation controls to view the images on individual Web pages as a slide show.
Day 2 begins as we head north on I-164.
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Terre Haute, not Vincennes or Princeton, is the control city for US 41 north.
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This is the first mention of Mt. Vernon, which is the Illinois city where I-64 and I-57 intersect.
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Rain and darkness totally screwed up this shot of the "Welcome to Illinois" overhead. Fortunately I got a much better shot the next day.
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This oil well is located at the Illinois welcome center on westbound I-64.
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Rainy weather affected this shot, too, but again, I got a better one the next day.
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High water was evident across much of southern Illinois.
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Not to be confused with Nashville, Tenn., I suppose.
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These signs, including the lower one marking the 50th anniversary of the interstate system, can be found periodically.
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Getting in to the metro St. Louis area.
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Now on I-255 south.
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There should also be an IL 3 sign on this assembly.
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Memphis is the control city for I-55 south; Tulsa is for I-44 west.
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Mileage to the two control cities.
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Approaching I-255's Mississippi River crossing.
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Welcome to Missouri. Thankfully the threatening sky didn't open up on us during our roadgeek meeting tour.
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Kansas City? What happened to Tulsa?
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