Ultimate Interstates:Great Lakes/Midwest

Great Lakes/Midwest Map

Eastern Wisconsin Region Map

Central Illinois Region Map

Southern Michigan Region Map

Central Indiana Region Map

Western Kentucky Region Map

Eastern Ohio Region Map

Chicago Metro Map

The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley region comprises the states surrounding the central Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley this area includes Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. This region would see a number of interstate improvements. The map below shows these various improvements. Solid blue Lines indicate new free interstates; Purple lines indicate potential toll routes. Dotted lines show additional Proposed routes or alternative routes. Red and Green lines show existing free and tolled Interstate highways. Click on a shaded region below to view more detailed information about interstate ideas for that area

Corridor 51

Ultimate Interstate 51 is a conceptual interstate corridor travelling from St Paul, MN southward through Iowa and Missouri ending at the interchange of I-70 and I-64 west of St. Louis Missouri. This freeway would provide a interstate quality corridor linking St.Louis with the Twin Cities and eastern Iowa serving citied like Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The highway could also connect to I-35 in Iowa as a possible alternate routing.

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Corridor 61

Ultimate Interstate 61 is a conceptual corridor that generally follows along the IL-394 and US-41 corridors along the Indiana/Illinois state line. this corridor is seeing much more traffic as trucks are using it as an alternative to the busier I-65 and I-57 corridors located along either side. This would also connect Terre Haute, Vincennes, and Evansville to Chicago and the I-69 corridor.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequat. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint obcaecat cupiditat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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Corridor 67

Ultimate Interstate 67 is a proposal being floated about by several states to construct a new corridor between I-65 and I-69 that would link cities like Bowling Green, Owensboro, South Bend, Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Ludington, and northern Michigan (I-75). This concept is not widely supported as many other interstate routes lie nearby and the route would center on Indianapolis which already has a congested freeway network.

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Corridor 69

Ultimate Interstate 69 corridor is a master plan corridor currently being developed and constructed throughout the midwestern and southern states that will ultimately link border cities like Laredo and Brownsville with the Canadian border and Great Lakes port cities. Many sections have been constructed, yet many other sections remain to be constructed and not moved much further than the planning stages. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequat. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint obcaecat cupiditat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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Corridor 73/74

Ultimate Interstate 73 and Ultimate Interstate 74 are part of a corridor concept known as the 73/74/75 corridor system. While I-75 is complete. the I-74 and I-73 corridors are proposed to enhance the I-75 corridor centered on Ohio and connecting Michigan and the Carolina Coast. North Carolina has been the most aggressive in promoting and constructing the corridors, however other states seem less motivated.

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Corridor 76

Ultimate Interstate 76 Extension is a proposal to extend I-76 westward from its existing terminus south of Cleveland westward through Ft Wayne and across north central Indiana connection to either I-74 near Bloomington or I-80 via the I-180 spur depending on the ultimate routing chosen.

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Corridor 98

Ultimate Interstate 98 Is a conceptual norther tier interstate corridor travelling across Wisconsin along the Wis 29 corridor and then northward across the upper peninsula of Michigan ending at I-75. A second segment of this corridor would travel from northern New York to Maine connecting to I-95. While these corridors would not co

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Tri-State Corridors

This is a conceptual option to construct two interstate highway corridors. The first corridor would travel across central Iowa from Sioux City eastward to Rockford Illinois. The other corridor would travel in a general northeasterly direction from Davenport through Dubuque IA connecting to Madison, Wisconsin. This second corridor could be extended further north to connect to the Fox River valley at Fond du Lac, or southward connecting to Quincy IL and I-72. These corridors would connect the states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.

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Kentuckiana Auxiliary Routes

There are several auxiliary interstate routes either under construction or being developed throughout western Kentucky and southern Indiana. Including these are I-165, I-265, I-169 and I-569.

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Chicago Metro

There are some ways to enhance the Interstate system in metro Chicago. One would be to route I-94 along the tri-state tollway for its entire length. Chicago metro relies heavily on tolled routes in order to supplement its free interstate routes so these routes need to move to total electronic tolling and toll-by-plate in order to keep traffic moving and prevent bottlenecks at tolling plazas.

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Indianapolis Metro

Indianapolis freeways are becoming more congested. I-465 is a good example of this as it also serves as the mainline for I-74 and I-69 as well which will put more traffic along these routes. There are several enhancements that can improve this including a toll outer loop expressway concept that would address long term growth and congestion.

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Interstate Renumbering

Ideally the interstate numbering system cannot be held to its original convention that interstates be numbered in sequential order, however some strategic renumberings in Chicago and Wisconsin can help reduce the number of overlap routes and provide better route continuity and remain in keeping with the rest of the interstate plan.

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