U.S. 66 in Illinois

At Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, U.S. 66 took two different aligments through town. The first passed through the heart of the Town of Normal, and the City of Bloomington. As traffic grew over the year, a second alignment was created, and today is one of the busiest routes in the city. On the southwest side of town, both alignments of U.S. 66 use the same right of way.

Orignial "66"
1st Alignment

By-Pass "66"
2nd Alignment

A side trip on to the west side of Bloomington takes you to see a line up of exotic animals along Charolais Lane outside of an animal hospital.

The animal line-up.

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