St. Louis to Chicago: 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 Litchfield · 52 mi from St. Louis 45 min in
• 90 Toronto Road Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Cotton Hill · 90 mi from St. Louis 1 hr 30 min in
• 160 Market Street · Pekin Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Bloomington · 159 mi from St. Louis 2 hr 30 min in
• 197 Pontiac · Flanagan Likely cleanest. Wally's Pontiac · 196 mi from St. Louis 3 hr in
• 263 Weber Road Likely cleanest. QuikTrip Romeoville · 263 mi from St. Louis 4 hr in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 71 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 20A (IL) to Exit 90 (IL). Stop before it if you can.
• 67 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 197 (IL) to Exit 263 (IL). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-55

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