Interstate 55 South - Lincoln to Williamsville

I-55 encircles the east side of Atlanta over the next three miles. A diamond interchange (Exit 140) serves the city from County Route 6 and South Street in one mile.

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Historic U.S. 66 bypasses Atlanta along the eastern periphery of the city. Arch Street represents the former through route further west.
South and Vine Streets link I-55 with Arch Street at the city center.

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Exit 140 leaves I-55 south for South Street west and County Road 6 south to Beason. Historic U.S. 66 continues southwest from Atlanta to Lawndale, which I-55 passes through without access in four miles.

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Lincoln lies seven miles to the southwest, followed by Springfield in another 33 miles.

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Interstate 55 and adjacent Historic U.S. 66 lower over 75 feet in elevation onto a plain ahead of Kickapoo Creek and the community of Lawndale.

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I-55 turns west to bypass Lincoln from Business Loop I-55 / Exit 133 to Interstate 155. Historic U.S. 66 follows the business loop southwest alongside a Union Pacific Railroad into the city.

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Business Loop I-55 travels portions of the 1930-40 alignment of Historic U.S. 66 through Lincoln while providing a route to Downtown from the west and north. Lincoln Parkway represents the post-1940 route of U.S. 66 as a four lane bypass encircling the street grid from Business Loop I-55 west to IL 10/121 (Woodlawn Road) and south to Stringer Avenue. Stringer Avenue was the route of U.S. 66 between 1930-40.

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I-55 heads west through the folded diamond interchange (Exit 133) with Business Loop I-55 south and Historic U.S. 66. The business route loops eight miles through Lincoln and returns at Exit 123 via Lincoln Parkway.

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Remaining well outside of Lincoln, Interstate 55 crosses more farm land and a handful of residential streets to again cross Kickapoo Creek over the next several miles.

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Old Route 121, the highway which Interstate 155 replaced between Lincoln and Morton, passes over I-55 south one mile ahead of Exit 127. Old portions of IL 121 were turned over to local maintenance, including the stretch through Hartsburg, east of Exit 6.

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I-155 was completed in October 1992 between I-55 and I-74. IL 121 was subsequently truncated at Exit 126 with IL 10 (Woodlawn Road) on the west side of Lincoln.

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Interstate 155 provides part of a high speed route to Peoria and the Quad Cities from Springfield and points south. The rural freeway travels 32 miles north to I-74 just east of its split with I-474.

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The exchange joining I-55/155 is a three-wye interchange (Exit 127) where I-55 turns from west to south.

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IL 121 joins Lincoln with the city of Decatur as part of its 106 mile route to Mattoon and U.S. 40 at Greenup.

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A third southbound lane opens from the ending Interstate 155 ahead of Kickapoo Creek.

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IL 10 stretches 104 miles east from U.S. 136 in Mason County to U.S. 150 at Champaign. IL 10 combines with IL 121 for four miles east along Woodlawn Road and Keokuk Street across the city of Lincoln.

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Entering the folded diamond interchange (Exit 126) with IL 10 west to Mason City and IL 10/121 east into Lincoln.

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A number of traveler services line Woodlawn Road east from I-55 to Lincoln Parkway (Historic U.S. 66). IL 10 west transitions into a rural highway en route to Burton View and New Holland on the 16 miles leading to Mason City.

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Interstate 55 maintains six overall lanes from I-155 southward to Sherman.

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The village of Broadwell is the next southbound destination of Interstate 55 and Historic U.S. 66 in seven miles. St. Louis is 122 miles away.

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Business Loop I-55 rejoins Lincoln Parkway from 5th Street west of Downtown. South from there, the four lane divided highway spans Salt Creek en route to I-55 at Exit 123.

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One half mile north of the parclo interchange (Exit 123) with Business Loop I-55 (Lincoln Parkway) north.

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Historic U.S. 66 branches southwest from Lincoln Parkway just east of Exit 123. The two lane route travels along the east side of I-55 to Broadwell.

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Business Loop I-55 is unmarked along the southbound off-ramp. Lincoln Parkway ends just to the west at County Road 900 East while northbound reaches Edward Madigan State Park after Historic U.S. 66 joins.

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Interstate 55 resumes a southwestern heading to Broadwell, Elkhart, Williamsville and Sherman.

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Logan County Route 22 meets I-55 at a diamond interchange (Exit 119) just outside Broadwell in one mile.

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County Route 22 originates in Emden in northern Logan County. The route heads south to Burton View and a dog leg east across Salt Creek to Burtonview Road and Exit 119.

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Exit 119 connects I-55 with adjacent Historic U.S. 66 through Broadwell and the intersection with County Route 12.

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Historic U.S. 66 converges with the east side of I-55 as both lead southwest from Broadwell.

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20 miles out from Springfield and three from the village of Elkhart, the next southbound exit.

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Interstate 55 loops west to bypass Elkhart to a diamond interchange (Exit 115) with County Route 10 (Elkhart Road).

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East from Elkhart, CR 10 follows a rural course across Elkhart Hill en route to the city of Mt. Pulaski.

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Logan County Route 10 heads west from Exit 115 to CR 15 (Middletown Road) on the Menard County line.

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The Elkhart village limits extend to encompass I-55 at Exit 115. The community consists of a small street grid just east of Historic U.S. 66 and a number of silos and grain elevators.

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Historic U.S. 66 abuts the east side of I-55 to the Sangamon County line.

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Williamsville lies a short distance south of the county line at Exit 109 with IL 123 (Dinius Road).

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IL 123 forms a 27 mile long U-shaped route west from Exit 109 to IL 125, east of Ashland and west of Springfield.

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Southbound I-55 at the diamond interchange (Exit 109) with IL 123 (Dinius Road). IL 123 ends at Historic U.S. 66 and Main Street just to the east.

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Petersburg is a 19 mile drive west from Interstate 55 across the Sangamon River. Lincoln's New Salem State Park lies south from Petersburg along IL 97/123.

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Leaving Williamsville, Interstate 55 continues southwest to a weigh station.

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Interstate 55 displaces Historic U.S. 66 leading southwest from Williamsville while a frontage road runs along the west side of the freeway.

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The southbound weigh station is located at mile marker 107.

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