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North-
Bound
Bound
Village of Hodgkins
Sign
truss with 2.25 mile advance exit sign for I-294/Tri-State Tollway North
(Exit 277 A) and exit sign for US 12/US 20/US 45/LaGrange Rd. (Exits 279
A-B) on I-55 South. I-55 meets the US 12/US 20/US 45 triplex at a
full cloverleaf interchange.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
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Village of Forest View
Overhead
1 mile advance exit sign for IL 171/1st Ave. (Exit 282) and exit sign
for IL 43/Harlem Ave. (Exit 283), affixed to sign gantry on I-55 South
at the IL 43 exit, a diamond interchange.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
Village of Stickney
Sign
truss with 2 mile advance exit sign for IL 43/Harlem Ave. (Exit 283) and
exit sign for Central Ave. (Exit 285) on I-55 South. Because of
the narrow right-of-way that I-55 occupies through here, this
interchange is a tight diamond.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
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City of Chicago
Sign
truss with 1 mile advance exit sign for IL 50/Cicero Ave. (Exit 286) and
exit sign for Pulaski Rd. (Exit 287) on I-55 South. In this case,
because of the tight right-of-way, the interchange is a
single-point urban interchange (SPUI).
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
City of Chicago
Overhead
2 mile advance exit sign for IL 50/Cicero Ave. (Exit 286) and 1 mile
advance exit sign for Pulaski Rd. (Exit 287) on I-55 South.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
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City of Chicago
Sign
truss with 1.25 mile advance exit sign for Kedzie Ave. (Exit 288) and
exit sign for Damen Ave. (Exit 290) on I-55 South. Similar to the
Pulaski Rd. exit, I-55's interchange with Damen Ave. is a SPUI.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
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City of Chicago
Overhead
exit only sign for Damen Ave. (Exit 290) on I-55 South.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
High Res (159 kb)
City of Chicago
Sign
truss with I-55 South lane distribution sign and 1 mile advance exit
sign for Damen Ave. (Exit 290) on I-55 South. Coming out of the
I-90/I-94 interchange, I-55 has four southbound lanes. Three lanes
are maintained for mainline I-55 traffic, but the rightmost lane will be
exit only for the Damen Ave. interchange.
Photographer: Scott Steeves
Date: 7/06/2008
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