Interstate 172

Interstate 172 is a spur route, the only auxiliary route of I-72. It is located entirely within the US state of Illinois and is completely concurrent with IL 110. The highway runs north from its start outside of Hannibal, Missouri, to about west of Fowler. At U.S. Route 24, I-172 becomes Illinois Route 336, which runs north and east to Macomb via Carthage. The entire portion of I-172 and I-72 from I-172 east to Springfield is also known by its former name, the Central Illinois Expressway. I-172 is long.

Route description

I-172 begins at a trumpet interchange with I-72/US 36, about east of Hannibal before immediately entering Adams County while concurrent with IL 110. I-172 enters the Quincy area at exit 10, passing to the far east of the city. I-172 ends just northeast of Quincy, ending at US 24, continuing north as IL 110/IL 336.

I-172 originally was what I-72 is now from Springfield to the current interchange with I-172. This was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on June 9, 1991.
On April 23, 1995, after a reexamination by the Federal Highway Administration, the highway to Hannibal was redesignated I-72, with the highway north to Quincy redesignated as I-172. The highway is non-chargeable, meaning that, even though it is an Interstate, it was not built with federal funds.