I-255 exits in Illinois

Q: How many exits does I-255 have in Illinois?

I-255 has 15 numbered exits in Illinois, running a north–south from milepost 6 to milepost 30.

Q: What's the best exit to stop at on I-255 in Illinois?

Exit 30 (Indianapolis;Kansas City) is the strongest all-around stop, with 15 places to eat and 6 gas stations. See our full ranking of the best stops on I-255 in Illinois.

Every exit on I-255 through Illinois (a north–south run from milepost 6 to 30), with what's actually there — pulled from the same database that powers the Pit Stop app.

15exits

217places to eat

66gas stations

99hotels

124sights

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Worth the stop ♥

Grant's Farm — Exit 6, 8.4 mi off the exit
Campbell House Museum — Exit 13, 5.9 mi off the exit
Scott Joplin House — Exit 13, 6.6 mi off the exit
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum — Exit 13, 5.7 mi off the exit
Missouri Botanical Garden — Exit 13, 6.8 mi off the exit
International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum — Exit 13, 6.9 mi off the exit
Pulitzer Arts Foundation — Exit 13, 7.3 mi off the exit
Gateway Arch — Exit 15, 5.0 mi off the exit

Exit-by-exit guide

Exit	Destinations	Gas	Food	Hotels	Sights
Exit 6	Columbia	Shell, Phillips 66, Midwest Petroleum +1	Quiznos, Imo's Fans, Sunset Overlook	Columbia Masonic Lodge No. 474	Grant's Farm, Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum, Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum +7
Exit 9	Dupo	KNJ Gas Mart, Shell	5th Street Billiards Bar & Grill, Godfathers Pizza, Boss Wings - Dupo IL +2	—	Jefferson Barracks Old Ordinance Room Museum, Playground, Playground +1
Exit 10	Cahokia Heights;East Saint Louis	KNJ Gas Mart, Shell, Conoco +1	5th Street Billiards Bar & Grill, Jimmer's Diner, Boss Wings - Dupo IL +6	—	Carondelet Historical Society, Sugarloaf Mound, Playground +2
Exit 13	Cahokia Heights	bp, Midwest Petroleum, Love's Travel Stop +5	China Express, Little Caesars, Captain D's +22	Choice Hotels, Trails End Motel	Campbell House Museum, Scott Joplin House, Soldiers Memorial Military Museum +7
Exit 15	Mousette Lane	Love's Travel Stop, Mobil, Phillips 66 +2	Godfathers Pizza, The Diner Inc, Subway +7	Economy Inn, Budget Motel, Delux Motel +2	Gateway Arch, Old Courthouse, City Museum +4
Exit 17A	Belleville	Phillips 66, Love's Travel Stop, Mobil +1	Boogaloos Sports Bar And Bistro, Cinnabon, Denny's +13	Delux Motel, First Western Inn, Budget Motel +3	The Griot Museum of Black History, Laclede's Landing Wax Museum, George B. Vashon Museum +8
Exit 17B	Missouri Avenue;East Saint Louis	Phillips 66, Phillips 66, Mobil	Denny's, Cinnabon, Boogaloos Sports Bar And Bistro +12	Budget Motel, Economy Inn, Shrine Guesthouse +3	Labor & Industrial Museum, St. Clair County Historical Society, Emma Kunz County Museum +7
Exit 19	State Street;East Saint Louis	Phillips 66, Phillips 66, Gas mart #7 +1	Suga Bowl Cafe, Hong Kong Chop Suey, Billie's Pastries +12	Econo Inn, Delux Motel, Motel 6 +8	Katherine Dunham Museum, History Museum, Forest Park, Rocky’s Social Place +5
Exit 20	Louisville;Saint Louis	Phillips 66, BP	St Louis Fish and Chicken, Big Mama's BBQ Express, China House +19	Econo Inn, Red Roof, Vinayak Investments +8	Rocky’s Social Place, History Museum, Forest Park, Cahokia Mounds Museum Society +3
Exit 24	Collinsville Road	bp, Raceway, Phillips 66 +4	Tienda El Maguey Taqueria , Jack in the Box, Top of the Turf +15	DoubleTree by Hilton, Super 8 by Wyndham Collinsville St. Louis, La Quinta by Wyndham +7	Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center, O'Fallon Historical Society +9
Exit 25A	Indianapolis;Chicago	bp, Electrify America, Raceway +4	Subway, Walmart Bakery, Tienda El Maguey Taqueria +12	DoubleTree by Hilton, Super 8 by Wyndham Collinsville St. Louis, La Quinta by Wyndham +7	World's Largest Catsup Bottle, City Museum, Collinsville Aqua Park +9
Exit 25B	Saint Louis	Electrify America, bp, Raceway +2	Subway, Walmart Bakery, Porter's Steakhouse +26	Super 8 by Wyndham Collinsville St. Louis, Ramada Inn, Motel 6 +9	Splash City Family Water Park, Collinsville Aqua Park, Gateway Fun Park +4
Exit 26	Horseshoe Lake RoadOpen 24h	Electrify America, MotoMart	Ravanelli's Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Jimmy John's, Bandanas BBQ +13	Super 8 by Wyndham Collinsville St. Louis, La Quinta by Wyndham, Days Inn +7	Horseshoe Lake State Park, Splash City Family Water Park, Collinsville Aqua Park +4
Exit 29	Granite City;Glen Carbon	BP, Phillips 66, Phillips 66	Smokey Joe's, Subway, 3 de Mayo +1	Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pontoon Beach, La Quinta by Wyndham, Best Western Hotels & Resorts +2	Tri Township Animal Habitat, Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, Glen Carbon Veterans Monument +3
Exit 30	Indianapolis;Kansas CityTravel centerOpen 24h	Pilot Flying J, bp, Mobile Gas Station +3	The Burger Den, Cinnabon, The Meltdown +12	Red Lion Inn and Suites Pontoon Beach/St. Louis, Magnuson Camelot Inn, Magnuson Hotel Camelot +7	Bel Air drive in sign, 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park +6

Quick answers

How many exits does I-255 have in Illinois?

I-255 has 15 numbered exits in Illinois, running a north–south from milepost 6 to milepost 30.

What's the best exit to stop at on I-255 in Illinois?

Exit 30 (Indianapolis;Kansas City) is the strongest all-around stop, with 15 places to eat and 6 gas stations. See the full ranking →

I-255 in other states

I-255 in Missouri (5 exits)

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