Route Description
Illinois 255 is a four-lane, limited-access freeway for its entire length. It serves as an important circumferential artery for the northeastern portion of the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The final segment was completed on November 23, 2012 and runs 4.3 mi (7 km) from Seminary Road to U.S. 67 north of Godfrey near its junction with Illinois Routes 267 and 111. The highway passes just to the west of the St. Louis Regional Airport.
Although Illinois 255 was designed to federal interstate-highway standards, it was built by the Illinois Department of Transportation using state-provided funds.
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