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Within Illinois, I-55 goes by several names. Near the I-270/I-70 split, it is referred to as the Paul Simon Freeway after former US Senator Paul Simon, who began his political career in this region. Further north, between the St. Louis area and Springfield, I-55 is named the Vince Demuzio Expressway for former Illinois State Senator Vince Demuzio.
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the seat of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, [ 10 ] the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois.
An abandoned early Route 66 alignment in central Illinois in 2006. U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) was a United States Numbered Highway in Illinois that connected St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The historic Route 66, the Mother Road or Main Street of America, took long distance automobile travelers from Chicago to Southern California.
Lincoln. Interstate 55 Business ( I-55 Bus.) services the downtown of Lincoln, Illinois. It begins southwest of Lincoln and follows the former US 66 to Fifth Street. It then turns east on Fifth Street, southeast on Clinton Street, and northeast on Kickapoo Street at the city's center. The route continues northeast to rejoin the former routing ...
Mike Koziatek. May 2, 2023 at 12:50 PM. The death toll from a series of crashes on Interstate 55 during a dust storm Monday has been increased from six to seven, Illinois State Police said Tuesday ...
Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. [ 1 ] Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, [ 2 ] the state capital. Sangamon County is included in the Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
I-55 Bus./IL 29 in Springfield: 1918: current Originally Chicago to St. Louis, mostly replaced by US 66 except from Springfield to Staunton where IL 4 was used on the old road and US 66 on the new; IL 4 replaced the old IL 43 Staunton to near Murphysboro IL 4A — — — — 1925: 1967
Champaign/Urbana. [edit] US 45 serves as the western boundary of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaigncampus. Entering downtown Champaignas Neil Street, US 45 then goes east on Springfield Avenue, running concurrently with US 150. Farther east of downtown Champaign, it again serves as a boundary for the campus.