DELAWARE TRIP
Interstate 70 Illinois

Interstate 70 runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park & Ride lot just east of Interstate 695 in Baltimore, Maryland. I drove Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Baltimore during Day Two, Day Three, and Day Four of the Delaware Trip.

Missouri State Line to Indiana State Line
Pictures taken March 14, 2003

Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North/Interstate
64 East as they approach Exit 1 - IL 3 South -
Cahokia. The right lanes provide access to
East St. Louis, and the left lanes go straight
through. A little like an Express/Local setup in
the Northeast.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North/Interstate
64 East at Exit 1 - IL 3 South - Cahokia.
The rest of the exits in this setup are not
numbered. This exit provides access to Fourth
St. and the Business District of East St. Louis.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North/Interstate
64 East approaching Exit 2 - Interstate 64 East/
IL 3 North. The "Welcome to Illinois" sign is
also present on this gantry.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North/Interstate
64 East approaching Exit 2 - 1/4 mile.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North/Interstate
64 East at Exit 2 - Interstate 64 East/IL 3 North
- Louisville/St. Clair Avenue.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
4 - IL 203 - Granite City/Fairmont City. The
Gateway International Raceway is located at
this exit.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
6 - IL 111 - Wood River/Washington Park.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North
approaching Exit 10 - Interstate 255 - 2 miles.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North
approaching Exit 10 - Interstate 255 - 1 mile.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
9 - Black Lane.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North
approaching Exit 10 - Interstate 255 - 1/4 mile.
The overpass is Black Lane.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
10 - Interstate 255 - Interstate 270/Memphis.
The off-ramp for Exit 10 splits into northbound
and southbound Interstate 255 here. Notice
that the control city for I-255 North is "to I-270."
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
11 - IL 157 - Collinsville/Edwardsville.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
15A - IL 159 South - Collinsville.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
15B - IL 159 North - Maryville.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
17 - U.S. 40 East - St. Jacob/Highland.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
18 - IL 162 - Troy. Interstate 70 will split from
Interstate 55 in one mile.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North as
Interstate 70 East prepares to depart.
Interstate 70 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit
20A - Interstate 70 East - Indianapolis.
Interstate 70 East officially leaves Interstate 55
North behind. Interstate 70 takes over the exit
numbering of Interstate 270, which is about four
miles less than Interstate 70's at this point. In
other words, this exit for westbound Interstate
70 is Exit 16.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 21 - IL 4 - Lebanon/
Staunton. This exit is actually five miles from
the last eastbound exit.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 24 - IL 143 - Marine/
Highland.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 30 - IL 143 - Pierron.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 36 - U.S. 40 East -
Pocahontas.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 41 - Greenville.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 45 - IL 127 -
Greenville/Carlyle.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 52 - Mulberry Grove/
Keyesport.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 61 - U.S. 40 -
Vandalia.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 63 - U.S. 51 -
Vandalia/Pana.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 68 - U.S. 40 -
Brownstown/Bluff City.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 76 - St. Elmo.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 82 - IL 128 - Altamont.
Interstate 70 East approaching Exit 92 -
Interstate 57 - 2 miles.
Interstate 70 East approaching Interstate 57 -
1 mile.
Interstate 70 East approaching Interstate 57 -
1/2 mile.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 92 - Interstate 57
South - Memphis. Interstate 70 merges with
Interstate 57 North and are duplexed for the
next five miles.
Interstate 57 North/Interstate 70 East at Exit
159 - Effingham.
Interstate 57 North/Interstate 70 East at Exit
160 - IL 32/33.
Interstate 57 North/Interstate 70 East
approaching the split of the two interstates in
two miles.
Interstate 57 North/Interstate 70 East at Exit
162 - U.S. 45 - Sigel.
Interstate 57 North/Interstate 70 East
approaching Interstate 57 North - 1/2 mile.
Interstate 70 East continues straight ahead.
Interstate 57 North departs Interstate 70 East.
Interstate 57 will reach Champaign in 70 miles
and downtown Chicago in about 200 miles.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 119 - IL 130 -
Greenup/Charleston.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 129 - IL 49 - Casey/
Kansas.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 136 - Martinsville.
Interstate 70 East at Exit 147 - IL 1 - Marshall/
Paris.
Although the exit sign is sun-glared, this is
Interstate 70 East at Exit 154 - U.S. 40 West.
The Indiana State Line is two miles ahead.

Roadtrip pages:

Oklahoma City to Delaware:
Oklahoma:
Interstate 35 | Interstate 44
Missouri:
Interstate 44 | Interstate 55
Illinois:
Interstate 70
Indiana:
Interstate 70
Ohio:
Interstate 70
West Virginia:
Interstate 70
Pennsylvania:
Interstate 70
Maryland:
Interstate 70 | Interstate 695 | Interstate 97 | U.S. 50/301 | MD 404
Delaware:
DE 404 | U.S. 13

Side trip pages:
Washington, DC Interstates
Maryland Highway Guides
Delaware Highway Guides
Delaware State Highway Terminus Gallery & Guides
Philadelphia Interstates

Delaware to Oklahoma City:
Maryland:
DE/MD 54 | U.S. 50 | Interstate 495
Virginia:
Interstate 495 | Interstate 66 | Interstate 81
Tennessee:
Interstate 81 | Interstate 40
Arkansas:
Interstate 40
Oklahoma:
Interstate 40 | Interstate 240

Miscellaneous Pictures

Trip Summary Pages:
Days 1-4 (Oklahoma City to Delaware)
Days 5-7 (Side Trips while in Delaware)
Days 8-10 (Delaware to Oklahoma City)

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