Route Description
Interstate 155 runs north from Interstate 55 just northwest of Lincoln. The highway largely runs north, intersecting U.S. Route 136 east of Emden. 5 miles (8 km) north of U.S. 136, eastbound Illinois Route 122 joins I-155 traveling north, directly east of Delavan. The two highways run concurrent for 4 miles (6 km) before Illinois 122 runs east to Hopedale. Further north, the highway crosses the Mackinaw River beside a steel truss bridge serving old Illinois Route 121.
East of Tremont, I-155 intersects Illinois Route 9. 4 miles (6 km) later is Main Street, the first of three northbound exits to Morton. (There are only two southbound exits, at Queenwood Road and Illinois Route 98 – Birchwood Street). The highway passes to the west of Morton before intersecting Interstate 74 at a trumpet interchange about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of downtown Peoria.
Surrounded mostly by prime land used for farming soybeans and corn, Interstate 155 is a four-lane freeway through rural central Illinois. I-155 also serves numerous small farm towns in addition to Morton, Peoria and Lincoln. The largest city directly served by I-155 is Tremont; however, the highway mainly carries traffic traveling to and from Peoria and Springfield.
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