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| U.S. 51 combines with Interstate 72 for 7.38 miles to bypass Decatur to the west. 12/21/23 |
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| Leaving the village of Harristown, I-72/U.S. 51 curve northeast four miles to IL 121 (Bearsdale Road) in north Decatur. 12/21/23 |
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| IL 121 angles 2.26 miles northwest from IL 48 (Oakland Avenue) to I-55/U.S. 72 at Exit 138. 12/21/23 |
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| IL 121 travels northwest from Decatur to Mount Pulaski and Lincoln. 12/21/23 |
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| IL 121 continues 3.82 miles northwest from I-72/U.S. 51 to the unincorporated community of Bearsdale and North Street in the village of Warrensburg. 12/21/23 |
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| A folded diamond interchange (Exit 138) connects I-72/U.S. 51 with IL 121 (Bearsdale Road) adjacent to a Canadian National Railroad line. 12/21/23 |
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| IDOT recorded 13,300 vehicles per day in 2017 along I-72/U.S. 51 east of Exit 138. 12/21/23 |
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| The roadways of Interstate 72 separate where a three-wye interchange was once planned. 12/21/23 |
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| A roadway stub remains along I-72/U.S. 51 eastbound from an unbuilt left exit ramp. 12/21/23 |
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| A second set of roadway stubs remain from unbuilt ramps to the east. 12/21/23 |
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| Turning east ahead of the Oakland Avenue overpass, I-72/U.S. 51 advance one mile to their separation at Exit 141 and U.S. 51 Business (Bloomington Road). 12/21/23 |
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| Although not acknowledged at Exit 141 A, Bloomington Road / Water Street south is part of U.S. 51 Business leading to Downtown Decatur. 12/21/23 |
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| The village of Forsyth lies just north of Interstate 72 along the continuation of U.S. 51 (Bloomington Road) from Exit 141 B. 12/21/23 |
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| A cloverleaf interchange joins I-72/U.S. 51 with U.S. 51 Business and Bloomington Road at Exit 141. 12/21/23 |
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| Beyond the commercial strip along U.S. 51 through Forsyth, the highway north 38.6 miles to Interstate 74 at Bloomington is mostly an expressway with a 65 mile per hour speed limit. 12/21/23 |
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