Springfield to Cape Girardeau: 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.

• 52 Gillespie · Litchfield Mixedest. Mr. Fuel / One9 Litchfield · 43 mi from Springfield 45 min in
• 18 Troy Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Troy · 78 mi from Springfield 1 hr 15 min in
• 178 Herculaneum · McNutt Street Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Herculaneum · 127 mi from Springfield 2 hr in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 72 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 90 (IL) to Exit 18 (IL). Stop before it if you can.
• 83 miles, about 1 hr 15 min: from Exit 178 (MO) to Cape Girardeau. Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-55

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