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![The sweeping, intertwined bridges and ramps of the Marquette Interchange grew larger with the project's complete "modernization" till they completely dominate views from St. Paul Avenue.](http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/MarquettefromStPaul.jpg "The sweeping, intertwined bridges and ramps of the Marquette Interchange grew larger with the project's complete "modernization" till they completely dominate views from St. Paul Avenue.")
![Like the rest of the new Marquette Interchange, these off-ramps are sweeping, fully "modernized" and designed for higher speeds before deceleration. The ramps chew up large amounts of formerly taxable land.](http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Marquetteofframp.jpg "Like the rest of the new Marquette Interchange, these off-ramps are sweeping, fully "modernized" and designed for higher speeds before deceleration. The ramps chew up large amounts of formerly taxable land.")
![Another view of the relatively short, narrow and tight ramps feeding the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood. As opposed to "modernized" ramps in other cities, these create relatively less disruption to the city's valuable surface street grid.](http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/adamsonramp.jpg "Another view of the relatively short, narrow and tight ramps feeding the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood. As opposed to "modernized" ramps in other cities, these create relatively less disruption to the city's valuable surface street grid.")
![The ramps feeding the downtown Kennedy Expressway in Chicago are short, narrow with tighter turning radii than is common in "modernized" freeway design. As a result, posted freeway speeds are slower (45 mph), the disruption to the city grid is fairly limited and surrounding property values are not as depressed.](http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/adamsofframp.jpg "The ramps feeding the downtown Kennedy Expressway in Chicago are short, narrow with tighter turning radii than is common in "modernized" freeway design. As a result, posted freeway speeds are slower (45 mph), the disruption to the city grid is fairly limited and surrounding property values are not as depressed.")
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