When was interstate 55 built

Stevenson Expressway on September 1, , in memory of the former Illinois state Governor. Junctions —. It was completed in Through southeastern Missouri, Interstate 55 was completed initially at the Arkansas state line and from Sikeston north to Jackson. Interstate 72 east combines with I north for 5. North at Lake Shore Dr.

I Stevenson Expressway advances east from Chinatown 0. The final reassurance shield for north Interstate 55 stands beyond the Cermak Road exit below the Rock Island Railroad overpass. The ensuing exit joins the Stevenson Expressway with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Advancing east along side McCormick Place toward the flyovers for U. All trucks are required to take the southbound ramp toward the Douglas and Hyde Park neighborhoods.

The end shield for I at the gore point separating traffic was installed by Lake Shore Drive was once proposed as part of an Interstate downtown loop. The highway never came to fruition as it would have involved serious alteration of the Lake Michigan waterfront.

Lake Shore Dr — South at. The Stevenson Expressway generally parallels old U. Lake Shore Dr — North at. A two lane flyover connects U. Stevenson Expressway southbound. A begin shield for Interstate 55 stands where the two flyovers from U. The lane drop preceding the ramp for U.

Lake Shore Dr North at. The control city for Interstate 55 throughout Chicago is St. Louis, although I connects to Joliet and several downstate cities, such as Bloomington-Normal, Lincoln and Springfield.

South at. Six miles separate Rudduck from the southbound split of U. Interstate 55 south defaults onto I east to New Orlenas. A Breezewood connection utilizes U. Entering the half diamond interchange with U. I travels ten miles east to Kenner and along the north side of LaPlace nearby.

Taking the two lane ramp to I east toward Kenner, motorists join a viaduct system over southern reaches of Lake Pontchartrain and the Bonnet Carre Spillway. West at. After we pass underneath this bridge, to our right is a large grain elevator. About a mile beyond that elevator lived the most famous 19th century American migratory family, the Donners, better kn We are just a few miles away from Springfield, Illinois, the Capitol of the State, and most notably, hometown to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

Some of these The interstate begins to make its way around downtown Springfield, and as it does, towering above the trees ahead, are its three tallest structures.

No, these are not part of a cloud making factory While the three tallest structures in Springfield are now behind us, in just a few moments, as we cross over Grand View Avenue, to our left, we will get our best and only glimpse of the highest bui Once again, we are above empty abandoned mining tunnels as the coal beneath the land where we are now, and actually, nearly all the coal that once existed below the surface within a couple miles of Ahead and to our right is the Rail Splitter Rest Area, and the final attraction on our tour.

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See main article: Interstate 55 in Missouri. In Missouri, I runs from the southeastern part of the state, at the Arkansas border, to St. As noted above, I parallels US 61 for most of its course through Missouri, from the Arkansas border to the southern portion of St.

Louis County. See main article: Interstate 55 in Illinois. Louis to US 41 in Chicago, passing around the state capital of Springfield and the metro area of Bloomington - Normal. Within Illinois, I goes by several names. Senator Paul Simon , who began his political career in this region. Further north, between the St. Stevenson Expressway in honor of former Illinois governor Adlai E. Kennedy and Lyndon B. When the stretch of I through Illinois was being planned during the s, the state's governor, Otto Kerner Jr.

This ultimately failed plan was ridiculed in the press as the so-called "Kerner Curve". The need for a freeway connection between Springfield and Peoria was later filled by the spur route I This also connects with nearby Lincoln and Morton and forms a triangle between the three population centers in Central Illinois.