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Illinois Route 255 (IL 255), also referred to as the Alton Bypass, is a northwesterly extension of Interstate 255 (I-255) in southwestern Illinois in the St. Louis metropolitan area. IL 255 starts at I-270 in Pontoon Beach and ends at U.S. Route 67 (US 67) in Godfrey , at a total length of approximately 23.3 miles (37.5 km).
Interstate 255 (I-255) is a bypass route of I-55 in Greater St. Louis. Along with I-270 , it forms a loop around the central portion of the bi-state metro area; a majority of I-255 is located on the Illinois half .
Alton (/ ˈ ɔː l t ən / AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri.The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census.
IL 203 south / Old Alton Road – Granite City: Two interchanges served by collector-distributor roads: Pontoon Beach: 5.92: 9.53: 6: IL 111 / Great River Road south – Pontoon Beach, Wood River: Eastern end of concurrency with GRR; signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) 7.16: 11.52: 7: I-255 south – Memphis IL 255 north – Alton
Part of the funding awarded to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) included $7.4 million for the construction of a new station in Alton, which is one of the busiest Amtrak stops in the state. In December 2011, the city received an additional $13.85 million for the new station through the U.S. Department of Transportation's ...
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The Alton and Southern Railroad was formed in 1910, and in 1913 it absorbed the Denverside Connecting Railway (founded in 1910), and the Alton and Southern Railway (founded in 1911). The company was operated as a subsidiary of the Aluminum Ore Company , which was itself a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), to serve the Bayer ...
The Argosy opened in 1991 as a small riverboat casino named the Alton Belle owned by the Argosy Gaming Company and had 296 slot machines and 22 table games. [1] Over 450 patrons attended the opening on September 24, 1991. [1] It was replaced by a larger riverboat, the Alton Belle II, in 1993, and cruised for one hour to meet legal requirements. [2]