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Interstate 55 (Stevenson Expressway) proceeds east from I-294 (Tri State Tollway) into the city of Countryside.
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U.S. 12/20/45 (La Grange Road) spans the BNSF Willow Springs Intermodal Facility along a viaduct northwest into a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 279) with Interstate 55.
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U.S. 12/20/45 (La Grange Road) overlap 3.16 miles south from Exit 279 A to 95th Street west of the Hickory Hill and Palos Hill city line.
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North from I-55, U.S. 12/20/45 continue 9.38 miles to La Grange, La Grange Park, Westchester, Hillside and Lake Street in Melrose Park.
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Turning northeast from Hodgkins into Bedford Park, I-55 crosses the Des Plaines River for a second time ahead of Exit 282 to IL 171 (1st Avenue).
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A directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 282) joins I-55 with IL 171 (1st Avenue) between the parallel Des Plaines River and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
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IL 171 leads east from Exit 282 A into the village of Summit and south along Archer Road to Bedford Park and Bridgeview.
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IL 171 constitutes an expressway 2.15 miles northwest from Archer Avenue in Summit to 44th Street in the village of Lyons.
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Shifting east through an S-curve, Interstate 55 crosses the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
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A diamond interchange (Exit 283) connects I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) with IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) along the Chicago, Forest View and Lyons Summit village line.
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An auxiliary lane opens along northbound I-55 from the IL 171 entrance ramp to Exit 283 for IL 43 (Harlem Avenue).
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IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) runs along the Chicago city line south to Bedford Park. North from Exit 283, IL 43 continues to Stickney, Riverside and Berwyn.
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Paralleling the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Interstate 55 continues northeast to a SPUI (Exit 285) with Central Avenue.
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Central Avenue serves an industrial area in unincorporated Cook County to the south of Exit 285 and west of unincorporated Central Stickney. Central Avenue north leads into the town of Cicero west of Hawthorne Race Course.
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Interstate 55 enters the city of Chicago at Exit 286 with IL 50 (Cicero Avenue).
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IL 50 (Cicero Avenue) south leads to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and north through Cicero and back into Chicago at I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway).
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A SPUI joins Interstate 55 (Stevenson Expressway) and Pulaski Road at Exit 287.
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Interstate 55 (Stevenson Expressway) proceeds one mile east from Damien Avenue to a three-wye interchange (Exit 292) with I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway).
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The SPUI connecting I-55 with Damien Avenue at the McKinley Park neighborhood in Chicago.
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I-90/94 follow the Dan Ryan Expressway south to the Chicago Skyway at Greater Grand Crossing and north to the Jane Byrne (Circle) Interchange with I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) at the Chicago Loop.
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Exit 292 A for I-90/94 west to Rockford and Milwaukee, Wisconsin departs well in advance of the exchange joining the Stevenson and Ryan Expressways.
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McCormick Place convention center lies adjacent to the north end of Interstate 55 along Martin Luther King Drive.
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Exit 292 B separates from I-55 north for I-90/94 east to Lansing, Hammond and Gary, Indiana.
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Exit 293 A follows the systems interchange with I-90/94 onto the Franklin Street Connector north to Cermak Road in Chinatown.
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The Franklin Street Connector is a freeway spur branching north from I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) 0.72 miles to Cermak Road.
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The final exit from Interstate 55 north links the Stevenson Expressway with Martin Luther King Drive in a half mile.
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The last confirming marker for Interstate 55 stands within the exchange joining the Franklin Street Connector and Stevenson Expressway.
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Interstate 55 concludes a quarter mile beyond Martin Luther King Drive at U.S. 41 (DuSable Lake Shore Drive).
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Exit 293 D departs I-55 north for McCormick Place ahead of the directional T interchange with U.S. 41 (DuSable Lake Shore Drive).
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Photo Credits:
09/03/05, 09/05/05, 05/06/10, 05/09/10 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 90
Interstate 94
Page Updated 01-15-2024.