Ep 020 - Bad Weather: Trucking Through Fog, Rain, & Detours From Kansas City to Kentucky via MO & IL

Recorded January 30th
Starting on the western edge of Kansas City, we went through downtown and encountered morning fog, then rain for the entire trip down to Kuttawa, Kentucky. Heavier rains set in starting at Warrenton, MO. 04:38:34 St. Louis Arch in sight. Welcome to 04:40:36 Illinois, traveling over the Doctor Martin Luther King Bridge historicbridges.... Because Interstate 64 was closed near Mount Vernon, Illinois, we were forced to take a two-lane detour on US-51, which had us stopped or rolling 3 mph for 12 miles!
Some points of interest in this video include downtown Kansas City, downtown St Louis, MLK Bridge, Mississippi River, and Ohio River.
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We start from the Truck Parking Area in the Muncie Neighborhood on the Westside of Kansas City, KS to I-70. Then East on I-70 (Kansas Turnpike) to I-670. Then East on I-670 (Jay B. Dillingham Fwy.) across the Kansas River into Kansas City, MO (with a good shot of Downtown Kansas City, MO) and thru Downtown Kansas City, MO before getting back onto I-70. Then East on I-70 (George Brett Super Hwy./Dwight D. Eisenhower Hwy./Mark Twain Expy.) passing by the Truman Sports Complex (Kauffman Stadium - MLB's Kansas City Royals and GEHA Field at Arrowhead - NFL's Kansas City Chiefs) and thru Columbia and into the St. Louis Metro Area and passing by St. Louis-Lambert Int'l Airport to I-44 in St. Louis. Then West on I-44 (Third St. Expy.) to the Dr. Martin Luther King Bridge in Downtown St. Louis (with a good shot of Downtown St. Louis and the Gateway Arch beforehand). Then we go across the Mississippi River via the Dr. Martin Luther King Bridge into Illinois before getting onto I-55/I-64. Then North/East on I-55/I-64 to I-64. Then East on I-64 to US-51 (we used US-51 as a detour due to a road closure ahead). Then South on US-51 to IL-15. Then East on IL-15 before getting back to I-57/I-64 in Mt. Vernon. Then South/East on I-57/I-64 (Ken Gray Expy.) to I-57. Then South on I-57 (Ken Gray Expy.) to I-24. Then East on I-24 across the Ohio River via the Metropolis Bridge into Kentucky and thru Paducah and Calvert City (while merging with I-69) to the Huck's Truck Stop in Kuttawa, KY where Steve ends for the day.

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Well I think I'm getting snow tomorrow be safe out there Steve in the fog

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Morning yall

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Hey John. Hey Phil. 😊

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Backed up

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Good morning road crew

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