Springfield, Missouri

==Transportation==
===Highways===
Springfield is served by [[Interstate 44 (Missouri)|Interstate 44]], which connects the city with [[St. Louis]] and [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. [[Missouri Route 13|Route 13]] (Kansas Expressway) carries traffic north towards [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]. [[U.S. Route 60 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 60]], [[U.S. Route 65 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 65]], and [[U.S. Route 160 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 160]] pass through the city. The average commuting time was 17.7 minutes from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/springfieldcitymissouri/IPE120218 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Springfield city, Missouri |access-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105194753/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/springfieldcitymissouri/IPE120218 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Major streets include Glenstone Avenue, Sunshine Street ([[Missouri Route 413]]), National Avenue, Division Street, Campbell Avenue, Kansas Expressway, Battlefield Road, Republic Road, West Bypass, Chestnut Expressway, and Kearney Street.
[[File:US-65 at I-44.jpg|thumb|Highway 65 leading to I-44]]
Springfield is also the site of the first [[diverging diamond interchange]] within the United States, at the intersection of [[Interstate 44|I-44]] and [[Missouri Route 13|MO-13 (Kansas Expressway)]] (at {{Coord|37.2503|-93.3107|name=Springfield, Missouri, diverging diamond interchange|display=inline|scale:3000}}).

[[U.S. Route 66 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 66]] and [[U.S. Route 166 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 166]] formerly passed through Springfield, and sections of historic US 66 can still be seen in the city. US 166's eastern terminus was once in the northeast section of the city, and US 60 (westbound) originally ended in downtown Springfield. US 60 now goes through town on [[James River Freeway]]. In mid-November 2013, the city began discussing plans to upgrade sections of Schoolcraft Freeway (Highway 65) and James River Freeway (Highway 60) through the city to Interstate 44. The main reason is to minimize confusion should there be an incident on I-44 as a detour route.

===Airport===
[[Springfield-Branson National Airport]] (SGF) serves the city with direct flights to 14 cities. It is the principal air gateway to the Springfield region. The [[Downtown Airport (Missouri)|Downtown Airport]] is also a public-use airport located near downtown. In May 2009, the Springfield-Branson airport opened a new passenger terminal. Financing included $97 million in revenue bonds issued by the airport and $20 million of discretionary federal aviation funds, with no city taxes used. The building includes {{convert|275000|sqft|m2}}, 10 gates (expandable to 60) and 1,826 parking spaces. Direct connections from Springfield are available to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]], [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport|Destin/Fort Walton Beach]], [[Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)|Punta Gorda/Fort Myers]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston]], [[McCarran International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando]], [[Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix]] and [[St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport|Tampa]]. No international flights have regular service into Springfield-Branson, but it does serve international charters.

===Trains===
Passenger trains have not served Springfield since 1967, but more than 65 freight trains travel to, from, and through the city each day. Springfield once hosted the headquarters and main shops of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway|(Frisco)]]. Into the 1960s, the ''[[Kansas City-Florida Special]]'' ran from [[Kansas City Union Station]] to [[Jacksonville, Florida]], and the ''Sunnyland'' ran between Kansas City and [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and [[New Orleans]]. The railroad also operated two daily trains to [[St. Louis Union Station]] through its Springfield station: the ''[[Meteor (train)|Meteor]]'' and the ''Will Rogers.'' Both continued southwest to [[Union Station (Oklahoma City)|Oklahoma City Union Station]] via [[Tulsa Union Depot]]. The ''Meteor'' continued on to [[Lawton, Oklahoma]]. The Frisco's final passenger train was the ''Southland'' (Kansas City - Memphis - Birmingham), a successor to the ''Sunnyland.''<ref>{{cite journal |title=St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, Table 1 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=100 |issue=5 |date=October 1967}}</ref>

As late as 1949 the [[Missouri Pacific]] had a short branch line connection from the company's Springfield station to [[Crane, Missouri|Crane]], whereupon connections could be made to the ''Southern Scenic'' on the railroad's Kansas City to [[Newport, Arkansas]], line.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Missouri Pacific Railroad, Tables 6, 11 |magazine=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=8 |date=January 1950}}</ref>

The Frisco was absorbed by the [[Burlington Northern]] (BN) in 1980, and in 1994 the BN merged with the Santa Fe, creating the current [[Burlington Northern Santa Fe]] (BNSF) Railway. BNSF has three switch yards (two small) in Springfield. Mainlines to and from Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, and Tulsa converge at the railroad's yard facility in northern Springfield. In October 2006, BNSF announced plans to upgrade its Tulsa and Memphis mainlines into Springfield to handle an additional four to six daily [[intermodal freight train]]s between the West Coast and the Southeast. The [[Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad]] operates several miles of (former [[Missouri Pacific]]) industrial track in the city.

===Buses===
[[City Utilities of Springfield]] operates local bus service. [[Greyhound Lines]] serves Springfield on its line from New York to Los Angeles. [[Jefferson Lines]] serves Springfield on its line from Kansas City to Little Rock/[[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bts.dot.gov/intercity-busing/bus-atlas |title=Intercity Bus Atlas &#124; Bureau of Transportation Statistics |publisher=Bts.dot.gov |date=October 6, 2021 |accessdate=March 4, 2022}}</ref>