 North
on Gary Ave. in Wheaton. |
 Gary
Ave. at Jewell Rd. on the northern fringes of Wheaton. |
 A
close-up of the CR 23 "begin" shield. |
 St.
Charles Rd. comes in from the right (first stoplight), turns north with Gary
Ave. for a block, and heads west (second stoplight). |
 These
new signs have been popping up all over DuPage County recently. |
 The
small green signs on stoplight masts on state routes in Illinois say "ILL.
RTE. XX." This is at IL 64 in Carol Stream. |
 WB
IL 64 at Kuhn Rd. in Carol Stream. |
 This
is Kuhn Rd. northbound just north of Route 64. |
 Okay,
now skip ahead a bit and we're on SB I-355 between IL 64 (North Ave.) and IL
38 (Roosevelt Road). |
 This
picture exists so you can have an I-355 shield. |
 This
variable message system probably could be used for more important things
than this. Like, maybe travel times? |
 SB
I-355 at Roosevelt Rd. |
 Control
cities for I-355 SB include St. Louis. The I-88 BGS still says "E-W
Tollway," even though it has been renamed. Sigh, it'll always be the
E-W Tollway to me... |
 Take
your pick. |
 These
are old signs on I-88 EB at Highland Ave. |
 New
Open-Road Tolling signs! Ugly. I want pastels back! |
 Brand-new
I-88 shield with the toll plaza in the distance. |
 The
toll plaza. |
 Here's
the electronic tolls. |
 At
Midwest Rd near Oakbrook Terrace. |
 The
York Road Plaza has been cut in half. The EB side now pays tolls at
Meyers Rd., of which you just saw pictures. |
 The
left BGS is new the right one is old. |
 Closing
in on the end of I-88. |
 This
is at the DuPage-Cook County line. I-294 NB will take you to O'Hare
International Airport. |
 The
Tollway has come to an end. |
 I-88
has reduced to 4-lanes in preparation for its merge with I-290. |
 Now
I-88 has come to an end. It says "Begin I-290," but really, I-290
comes in from the northwest and collects I-88 EB into the City of Chicago. |
 This
is still the ramp from I-88 to I-290. There is a truck exit for
Mannheim Rd. here, though. |
 Right
after the merge with I-290. |
 I-290
EB shield. |
 Oh
come on! Traffic jam at 9:30 a.m. on a weekend?! |
 Warnings
of construction on the Dan Ryan Expy. in downtown Chicago all the way out in
the burbs. |
 Heading
east on I-290, the Eisenhower Expy. |
 One
mile to the city, but nine til the Loop. |
 Harlem
Ave. and Austin Blvd. are left exits. |
 Rail
lines run through the median of The Ike. |
 Silhouetted
skyline. |
 Closer
to the Loop. |
 Coming
up on the Kennedy Expy. and the Dan Ryan. Both expressways are I-90
and I-94. |
 I-290
prepares to end. |
 Here's
where I-290 and I-90/94 split. |
 Route
I-290 Ends. |
 We're
going under this here building. |
 Now
we're under that building. |
 Congress
Pkwy. goes over a drawbridge on the Chicago River. |
 That's
the river! As if you were unclear. |
 Expressway
Ends. But I-290 has ended about a half mile ago. |
 Congress
Pkwy. goes under the Stock Exchange. |
 Wacker
Dr. and Franklin St. both have exits from Congress Pkwy. eastbound. |
 Looping
back under Congress at the start of Upper Wacker Drive. It continues
north from here. |
 Shields,
baby! Shields! |
Okay, that's it for now! Bye then. |
North
on Gary Ave. in Wheaton.
Gary
Ave. at Jewell Rd. on the northern fringes of Wheaton.
A
close-up of the CR 23 "begin" shield.
St.
Charles Rd. comes in from the right (first stoplight), turns north with Gary
Ave. for a block, and heads west (second stoplight).
These
new signs have been popping up all over DuPage County recently.
The
small green signs on stoplight masts on state routes in Illinois say "ILL.
RTE. XX." This is at IL 64 in Carol Stream.
WB
IL 64 at Kuhn Rd. in Carol Stream.
This
is Kuhn Rd. northbound just north of Route 64.
Okay,
now skip ahead a bit and we're on SB I-355 between IL 64 (North Ave.) and IL
38 (Roosevelt Road).
This
picture exists so you can have an I-355 shield.
This
variable message system probably could be used for more important things
than this. Like, maybe travel times?
SB
I-355 at Roosevelt Rd.
Control
cities for I-355 SB include St. Louis. The I-88 BGS still says "E-W
Tollway," even though it has been renamed. Sigh, it'll always be the
E-W Tollway to me...
Take
your pick.
These
are old signs on I-88 EB at Highland Ave.
New
Open-Road Tolling signs! Ugly. I want pastels back!
Brand-new
I-88 shield with the toll plaza in the distance.
The
toll plaza.
Here's
the electronic tolls.
At
Midwest Rd near Oakbrook Terrace.
The
York Road Plaza has been cut in half. The EB side now pays tolls at
Meyers Rd., of which you just saw pictures.
The
left BGS is new the right one is old.
Closing
in on the end of I-88.
This
is at the DuPage-Cook County line. I-294 NB will take you to O'Hare
International Airport.
The
Tollway has come to an end.
I-88
has reduced to 4-lanes in preparation for its merge with I-290.
Now
I-88 has come to an end. It says "Begin I-290," but really, I-290
comes in from the northwest and collects I-88 EB into the City of Chicago.
This
is still the ramp from I-88 to I-290. There is a truck exit for
Mannheim Rd. here, though.
Right
after the merge with I-290.
I-290
EB shield.
Oh
come on! Traffic jam at 9:30 a.m. on a weekend?!
Warnings
of construction on the Dan Ryan Expy. in downtown Chicago all the way out in
the burbs.
Heading
east on I-290, the Eisenhower Expy.
One
mile to the city, but nine til the Loop.
Harlem
Ave. and Austin Blvd. are left exits.
Rail
lines run through the median of The Ike.
Silhouetted
skyline.
Closer
to the Loop.
Coming
up on the Kennedy Expy. and the Dan Ryan. Both expressways are I-90
and I-94.
I-290
prepares to end.
Here's
where I-290 and I-90/94 split.
Route
I-290 Ends.
We're
going under this here building.
Now
we're under that building.
Congress
Pkwy. goes over a drawbridge on the Chicago River.
That's
the river! As if you were unclear.
Expressway
Ends. But I-290 has ended about a half mile ago.
Congress
Pkwy. goes under the Stock Exchange.
Wacker
Dr. and Franklin St. both have exits from Congress Pkwy. eastbound.
Looping
back under Congress at the start of Upper Wacker Drive. It continues
north from here.
Shields,
baby! Shields!