Interstate 88 (West)
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Length: | 140 mi / 226 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Illinois |
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Course direction: | West East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interstate 88 is part of the US Interstate Highway System . The freeway runs from the Quad Cities area on the Mississippi to the Chicago metropolitan area . As a junction from Interstate 80 , it crosses northern Illinois and represents an alternative route to I-80, which runs parallel further south.
history
When the nationwide speed limit of 55 mph (88 km / h) was first relaxed in the 1980s, states were only allowed to increase the speed limit to 65 mph on interstate highways. Since the Illinois State Route 88 was developed as a motorway in the form of a toll road, it had to be re-designated as an interstate highway in order to be covered by the higher speed regulation.
Web links
Commons : Interstate 88 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Pictures of Interstate 88 (English)
- Illinois @ AARoads route description with photos
- Information on the Interstate (English)