Cape Girardeau to Bloomington-Normal: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• 157 Bloomsdale Mixedest. Love's Bloomsdale · 62 mi from Cape Girardeau 1 hr in
• 178 Herculaneum · McNutt Street Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Festus · 83 mi from Cape Girardeau 1 hr 15 min in
• 20A Exit 20A Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Troy · 133 mi from Cape Girardeau 2 hr in
• 90 Toronto Road Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Cotton Hill · 204 mi from Cape Girardeau 3 hr 15 min in
• 126 Lincoln · Mason City Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel 240 mi from Cape Girardeau 3 hr 45 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 82 miles, about 1 hr 15 min: from Exit 96 (MO) to Exit 178 (MO). Stop before it if you can.
• 71 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 20A (IL) to Exit 90 (IL). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-55

• Chicago to Bloomington-Normal
• Cape Girardeau to Memphis
• Cape Girardeau to St. Louis
• Cape Girardeau to Springfield
• St. Louis to Bloomington-Normal