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Business Loop Interstate 55
Bloomington-Normal

Business Loop Interstate 55 at Bloomington-Normal forms the south and east section of the highway loop. This also was a later alignment of Historical U.S. Rt. 66. On the eastern section, most of the shopping centers for the metro are along Busn. Loop I-55.

BUSN Loop I-55 passes through the following towns in Mc Lean County.
Normal

Bloomington


BUSN Loop I-55 is not multi-plexed in Mc Lean County.

BUSN Loop I-55 intersects the following highways in Mc Lean County.

Interstate 55, in Bloomington.
Interstate 74, in Bloomington.
U.S. Rt. 51, in Bloomington.

BUSN U.S. Rt. 51, (Main Street) at Bloomington.
U.S. Rt. 150, (Morrisey Drive) at Bloomington.

Illinois State Route 9, (Empire Street) at Bloomington.

Interstate 55, at Normal.


A mileage BGS on WB I-74.

BGS on EB I-74/SB U.S. Rt. 51.

A BGS on NB I-55.

The southern end of BUSN Loop I-55 at Bloomington.

Traffic from SB BUSN Loop I-55 merges into SB I-55.

NB BUSN Loop I-55 at it's start point.

Overhead signs at the interchange of SB I-55/U.S. Rt. 51; EB I-74 & Busn. Loop I-55 (Veterans Parkway).

SB BUSN Loop I-55 at I-55/74 U.S. Rt. 51 in Bloomington.

Overhead sign on SB Busn. Loop I-55 west of Morris Ave.

Looking east along Busn. Loop I-55 at Morris Ave.

A guide sign on SB BUSN. U.S. Rt. 51 in Bloomington.

A overhead BGS on NB BUSN U.S. Rt. 51.

Looking west along SB BUSN Loop I-55. The Main Street Interchange is ahead.

SB BUSN Loop I-55 near U.S. Rt. 150 on the southeast side of Bloomington.

Overhead sign on IL St Rt 9 in Bloomington.

Overhead sign on IL St Rt 9 in Bloomington.

NB BUSN Loop I-55 at IL St Rt 9.

NB BUSN Loop I-55 near GE Road.

NB BUSN Loop I-55 south of Fort Jesse Road.

NB BUSN Loop I-55 south of I-55.

BGS on NB I-55 at Normal.

BGS on SB I-55.

BGS on SB I-55. The interchange is no longer a left hand exit.

Close-up of the overhead BGS from the picture below. This was replaced in November 2003.

SB I-55 at SB BUSN Loop I-55. This is the old ramp. It was replaced in November, 2003. Picture below.

The new ramp to SB BUSN Loop I-55 from SB I-55.

NB I-55 at the interchange pictured above.

23 Ocotober 2008