 Now
this, children, is what we call County Farm Road. We're looking north
in Winfield here, about a mile south of Geneva Road. |
 See?
Geneva Road. County Farm is DuPage CR 43. |
 This
is St. Charles Rd. EB near County Farm Rd. |
 At
Pleasant Hill Rd, there is a stop sign. And what Illinois calls "rough
grooved surface." When I was a kid, this was my favorite kind of road
construction because driving over it made a fun noise. |
 Okay,
so here's how it works. EB St. Charles road (CR 7) hits Gary Avenue
(CR 23) and turns south on Gary for a block. Then St. Charles Rd. goes
off to the left. You can see the sign for St. Charles Rd. on the right
side of the picture. This is the only instance of county roads on one
strip of pavement that I know of in DuPage County. |
 Back
to good ole CR 7. |
 Still
EB on St. Charles Rd. |
 One,
two, skip a few, here's Winfield Rd. SB at Warrenville Rd. |
 Proof
that Winfield Rd. is CR 13. |
 What
Winfield Rd. looks like through the Cantera development. This all used
to be a quarry (like more than 15 years ago) and I remember what it looked
like way back then!!! |
 Eh,
it's blurry, but you see what the interchange with I-88 looks like. |
 An
I-Pass only lane on the on-ramp. |
 Entering
the Reagan Mem. Tollway, with what looks to be a brand-spankin' new I-88
shield. |
 Ooh,
look at all the new lanes! It used to be 6 lanes with a really rough
old pavement they called "the washboard." |
 New
(to me) signage for IL 59 in Naperville. |
 See,
after construction, Route 59 gets 2 exit lanes. |
 But
I-88 goes back to 6 lanes. I remember a long time ago, going under
this bridge when I-88 was a rural interstate with only 4 lanes and a wide
grassy median and 65 m.p.h. |
 Take
this exit to Fermilab. |
 These
signs still refer to I-88 as the E-W Tollway. |
 Farnsworth
Ave. BGSs on I-88 have white boxes around the directions. |
 By
the time I-88 crosses IL 31 in Aurora, the tollway goes down to a 4-lane
road. |
 This
section of road used to be 65 m.p.h. I tried going 55 once and it was
the hardest thing I've ever done. |
 Just
about 2 hours to Iowa. |
 IL
56 follows the I-88 from IL 31 to here, where it breaks off on an old
alignment of the tollway for about 3 miles. Then it ends at IL 47 and
US 30. |
 This
is what the rural part of the Reagan Tollway looks like. |
 Now
we're on the south side of DeKalb (where Northern Illinois University is)
and at Annie Glidden Road's southern end at I-88. The northern end of
Glidden Rd. is up near Wisconsin, if I remember correctly. |
 Trucks
have to go slower than cars on I-88. Looking EB. |
 Back
in civilization, you can see the Naperville Rd. exit is closed for
reconstruction. |
 More
8-lane action! I hope that I-355 BGS is temporary, because it is
really small and hard to see. Also, Winfield Rd. is the detour for
Naperville Rd. |
 Cooooooool. |
 Back
into the construction zone nearing Naperville Rd. |
 Now
east of Naperville Rd. where construction is in progress to widen this part
of I-88 to 8-lanes. |
 A
new variable message sign gives travel times. |
 BGSs
for I-355. This is where I-88 crosses over IL 53, which does not get
an exit EB but does WB. |
Now
this, children, is what we call County Farm Road. We're looking north
in Winfield here, about a mile south of Geneva Road.
See?
Geneva Road. County Farm is DuPage CR 43.
This
is St. Charles Rd. EB near County Farm Rd.
At
Pleasant Hill Rd, there is a stop sign. And what Illinois calls "rough
grooved surface." When I was a kid, this was my favorite kind of road
construction because driving over it made a fun noise.
Okay,
so here's how it works. EB St. Charles road (CR 7) hits Gary Avenue
(CR 23) and turns south on Gary for a block. Then St. Charles Rd. goes
off to the left. You can see the sign for St. Charles Rd. on the right
side of the picture. This is the only instance of county roads on one
strip of pavement that I know of in DuPage County.
Back
to good ole CR 7.
Still
EB on St. Charles Rd.
One,
two, skip a few, here's Winfield Rd. SB at Warrenville Rd.
Proof
that Winfield Rd. is CR 13.
What
Winfield Rd. looks like through the Cantera development. This all used
to be a quarry (like more than 15 years ago) and I remember what it looked
like way back then!!!
Eh,
it's blurry, but you see what the interchange with I-88 looks like.
An
I-Pass only lane on the on-ramp.
Entering
the Reagan Mem. Tollway, with what looks to be a brand-spankin' new I-88
shield.
Ooh,
look at all the new lanes! It used to be 6 lanes with a really rough
old pavement they called "the washboard."
New
(to me) signage for IL 59 in Naperville.
See,
after construction, Route 59 gets 2 exit lanes.
But
I-88 goes back to 6 lanes. I remember a long time ago, going under
this bridge when I-88 was a rural interstate with only 4 lanes and a wide
grassy median and 65 m.p.h.
Take
this exit to Fermilab.
These
signs still refer to I-88 as the E-W Tollway. 
Farnsworth
Ave. BGSs on I-88 have white boxes around the directions.
By
the time I-88 crosses IL 31 in Aurora, the tollway goes down to a 4-lane
road.
This
section of road used to be 65 m.p.h. I tried going 55 once and it was
the hardest thing I've ever done.
Just
about 2 hours to Iowa.
IL
56 follows the I-88 from IL 31 to here, where it breaks off on an old
alignment of the tollway for about 3 miles. Then it ends at IL 47 and
US 30.
This
is what the rural part of the Reagan Tollway looks like.
Now
we're on the south side of DeKalb (where Northern Illinois University is)
and at Annie Glidden Road's southern end at I-88. The northern end of
Glidden Rd. is up near Wisconsin, if I remember correctly.
Trucks
have to go slower than cars on I-88. Looking EB.
Back
in civilization, you can see the Naperville Rd. exit is closed for
reconstruction.
More
8-lane action! I hope that I-355 BGS is temporary, because it is
really small and hard to see. Also, Winfield Rd. is the detour for
Naperville Rd.
Cooooooool.
Back
into the construction zone nearing Naperville Rd.
Now
east of Naperville Rd. where construction is in progress to widen this part
of I-88 to 8-lanes.
A
new variable message sign gives travel times.
BGSs
for I-355. This is where I-88 crosses over IL 53, which does not get
an exit EB but does WB.