[rwa265]

You should be okay. You can bypass downtown St. Louis by taking I-255 South across the Jefferson Barracks bridge. You will also bypass downtown Springfield on Highway 65 to Branson.

[knittnmom]

Thanks - my daughter and I talked it over last night, and we may just take a route that goes through Hannibal, and stop at the Mark Twain museum. :-) Only adds about an hour of driving time to our total trip.