Interstate 155 South

The first two exits from Interstate 155 south are within the village of Morton.

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I-155 initially curves southeast initially by an industrial park before turning south to IL 98 (Birchwood Street).

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Lincoln lies 35 miles to the south beyond the end of I-155 via I-55. A previous distance sign posted here referenced Decatur - 68, which was a remnant from the former route of IL 121 that I-155 replaced.

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I-155 meets the east end of IL 98 (Birchwood Street) beyond a Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway underpass. Exit 30 for Queenwood Road links I-155 with the south side of Morton in 1.25 miles.

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A parclo B2 interchange (Exit 31) joins Interstate 155 with IL 98 west and Birchwood Street.

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IL 98 extends 8.36 miles west from Exit 30 to IL 29 in Pekin. IL 98 formerly continued east along Birchwood Street and onto Main Street north to U.S. 150 in Downtown Morton.

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Advancing south, the succeeding exit from Interstate 155 is the half diamond interchange with Queenwood Road.

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Queenwood Road provides access to Main Street (former IL 121) north back into Morton while leading west across open farm land to CR 1 at Groveland.

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S Main Street (former IL 121) converges with Interstate 155 at a wye interchange within a mile of Exit 28 to Broadway Road.

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Broadway Road doubles as County Route 19 west to the city of Pekin and Broadway Street leading toward Downtown.

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East from diamond interchange at Exit 28, Broadway Road continues a mile north of Allentown en route to County Route 6 north of Mackinaw.

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Confirming marker posted south ahead of the Allentown Road (CR 5) over crossing.

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U.S. 136 and I-155 come together in 17 miles. Lincoln is 30 miles away via I-155 to I-55 south and IL 10/121 east.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 9) links Interstate 155 with IL 9 on the east side of Tremont in one mile.

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IL 9 runs west from Exit 25 along Pearl Street across the village of Tremont and 9.5 miles to a couplet taking the route through Downtown Pekin.

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Initially curving southeast from Exit 25, IL 9 east leads six miles to the village of Mackinaw en route to Danvers and the city of Bloomington.

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A 216 mile long highway, IL 9 travels across the width of the state between Fort Madison, Iowa and Indiana east of Hoopeston.

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Leaving Tremont, Interstate 155 shifts a quarter mile southeast to follow a section line south to Exit 22.

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I-155 reaches the Hopedale township line in three miles, Lincoln via I-55 is 27 miles away.

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Townline Road (County Route 7) leads 3.5 miles west from forthcoming Exit 22 to Dillon township. CR 7 travels beyond there to CR 16 in western reaches of Tazewell County.

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The rural diamond interchange (Exit 22) with Townline Road (County Route 7) straddles the Tremont and Hopedale township line.

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County Route 7 (Townline Road) runs east to Walnut, Tazewell and IL 122 into McLean County as CR 24.

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Interstate 155 shifts slightly west ahead of the Mackinaw River valley.

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Paralleling Lay Road, I-155 straddles a bluff line west of the Mackinaw River on the three miles to Exit 19 for IL 122.

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IL 122 stems west from IL 9 near Twin Grove 16 miles to Interstate 155 near Hopedale.

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I-155/IL 122 overlap 3.22 miles south between Exits 19 and 15. Prior to construction of I-155, IL 122 ran alongside IL 121 along what is now Prairie Road.

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The Mackinaw River flows 130 miles west across central Illinois from near Sibley into the Illinois River at Pekin.

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Built in 1932, a truss bridge along Old IL 121 parallels the west side of I-155 across the Mackinaw River.

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Angling southeast, Interstate 155 enters the diamond interchange (Exit 19) with IL 122 east and McMullen Road west in a half mile.

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Exit 19 parts ways with I-155 south for IL 122 east across the village of Hopedale to Minier and Stanford.

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Confirming markers posted for I-155/IL 122 south after Indian Creek.

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Lincoln lies 17 miles to the south of the I-155 split with IL 122 west.

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IL 122 resumes a westerly course to the city of Delavan from Exit 15 in one mile.

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Market Road ties into the east side of the rural diamond interchange (Exit 15) with IL 122 west.

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IL 122 concludes a 29 mile route at IL 29, ten miles west of Exit 15.

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Interstate 155 proceeds south from IL 122 across Boynton township.

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The penultimate exit along Interstate 155 south is for U.S. 136 in three miles.

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Interstate 155 lowers 100 feet in elevation ahead of the County Route 8 (Armington Road) overpass west of Boynton.

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A rural diamond interchange (Exit 10) joins Interstate 155 with U.S. 136 in one mile near the village of Emden.

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Interstate 155 enters Logan County midway between the CR 8 overpass and U.S. 136. 11.25 miles remain south to I-55.

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U.S. 136 runs 213 miles across Illinois between Keokuk, Iowa and the Indiana state line by Danville.

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Passing north of Emden in two miles, U.S. 136 bee lines 7.7 miles west to the village of San Jose.

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Havana, seat of adjacent Mason County, lies 32 miles to the west on U.S. 136 at the Illinois River. East from Exit 10, U.S. 136 heads 15 miles east to McLean and Interstate 55 at Exit 145.

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Interstate 155 advances south two miles before making an S-curve a half mile west away from 800th Avenue (former IL 121). Old IL 121 diverges from alongside I-155 southeast to Hartsburg.

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Located nine miles to the south, the exchange joining I-155/55 lies three miles northwest of Lincoln.

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The CN Railroad passes under I-155 one mile north of the diamond interchange (Exit 6) with County Road 2300 North.

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CR 2300 North becomes Front Street through the adjacent town of Hartsburg to the east. County Route 18 extends east from Front Street to CR 2, south of Union.

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Exit 6 leaves Interstate 155 south for Hartsburg. CR 2300 North west plies across open farm land to the Mason County line near Harness.

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The final shield for Interstate 155 precedes the eastern curve across Sugar Creek.

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Interstate 155 ends in five miles.

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A three-wye interchange (Exit 0) joins I-155 south with Interstate 55 on the rural outskirts of Lincoln in two miles.

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The remaining portion of IL 121 begins at the succeeding exit from I-55 south. IL 121 overlaps with IL 10 east along Woodlawn Road through the city of Lincoln. Overall the route travels 106 miles from Exit 126 to U.S. 40 at Greenup.

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Left Exit 0 B departs in a half mile for Interstate 55 northeast to Bloomington, Normal and Chicago.

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Interstate 155 south partitions with Left Exit 0 B for I-55 north while the mainline defaults onto I-55 south toward Springfield and St. Louis.

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Interstate 55 turns east at I-155 en route to Business Loop I-55/Historic U.S. 66 northeast of Lincoln in five miles.

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An end shield for I-155 appears along the southbound ramp to I-55. Exit 126 departs just over a half mile ahead for IL 10 west to Mason City and IL 10/126 east toward Downtown Lincoln.

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