Talk:Tri-State Tollway

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It's too late for me right now, but at some point the following categories should be considered:

Category:Illinois toll roads

  • North-South Tollway
  • Northwest Tollway
  • Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway
  • Tri-State Tollway
  • I-39
  • I-80
  • I-88
  • I-90
  • I-94
  • I-294

Category:Illinois state highways?

  • North-South Tollway
  • Northwest Tollway
  • Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway
  • Tri-State Tollway

don't know about that one, but please discuss

Category:Illinois transportation (or whatever that one is)

  • North-South Tollway
  • Northwest Tollway
  • Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway
  • Tri-State Tollway

please comment... thanks!

---Rob 07:43, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've gone and tagged this article and the Edens Spur article to be merged, because I've never seen them treated individually - except here on Wikipedia. If you have a look at http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=57,1298863,57_1298877&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL for instance, you can see that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority treats the Spur as part of the Tri-State. See also their System Map at http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=57,1302473,57_1302480:57_1302491&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL --JohnDBuell 23:26, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

  • That seems fair. I'll wait 2 days for comments before I merge it in. Strange to have 2 distinct mile marker 50-55s (or thereabouts), though. --Rob 18:46, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 294 begins/ends in Wheeling?

The inital description of the article mentions that Interstate 294 ends in Wheeling and turns into Interstate 94 up to Waukegan. Is this accurate? I believe that 294 extends a bit north of Wheeling and turns into 94 around Deerfield Road or Lake Cook Road. Isn't that officially the town of Deerfield? -- Gantry 22:49, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

  • It was my best guess at the time, based off maps. It may well be Deerfield. Where's the Deerfield-Wheeling town line? --Rob 04:38, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
This Illiniois Highways page shows the terminus for 294 at Deerfield, so I'll change the article. -- Gantry 04:57, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
I worked there many years ago, and the designation either starts/ends at the county line (Lake-Cook Road) or the Deefield Toll Plaza.

[edit] Widening in the 1970s

I worked for the engineering consulting firm Metcalf & Eddy that widenend and resurfaced three tollway segments in the mid-1970s.

1974 Resurfaced 13 miles of I-90 near Rockford, IL.
1975 Added a third lane and resurfaced about five miles I-80/294 from Indiana border (under Oasis) to the (Markham?) toll plaza. They also added the concrete median wall.
1976 I-294, widened about five miles of road and asociated bridges near the I-294 Deerfield Plaza and Edens Extension.
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