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] Thornton Quarry west of Halsted?

Thornton Quarry is described as being west of Halsted Street. I have stopped at a Tri-State rest stop near a large quarry that was east of Halsted. Is this the same quarry? Could someone from Chicago verify if the description of Thornton Quarry is correct.

You're right, it was wrong, and now changed. Undoubtedly one of many errors that require auditing. Busjack (talk) 15:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
You are, of course, invited to perform this "audit". Just cite a reliable source. —Rob (talk) 19:12, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Not if certain members start edit wars over it, as they frequently have in the highway groups. Busjack (talk) 20:34, 20 May 2008 (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.