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The western section (west of the Illinois River) was originally part of the Military Tract of 1812 and forms the distinctive western bulge of the state. Central Illinois is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities. Agriculture, particularly corn and soybeans, figures prominently. Major cities include Peoria, and Springfield (the state ...
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route extends for 33.0 miles (53.1 km) in southwestern Illinois, travelling through the floodplain of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The route has been officially designated as a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration. The route coincides with a portion of the Great River Road.
IL 78 south (Illinois River Road / South Water Street) / South Water Street – Virginia: Eastern end of IL 78 overlap: 79.4: 127.8: IL 97 south (East Dearborn Street) / South Promenade Street – Petersburg: Eastern end of IL 97 overlap: Sherman Township: 90.5: 145.6: IL 10 east – Easton, Mason City: Western terminus of IL 10; Mason City ...
IL 84 south / Great River Road (National Route) south (Washington Street) – Hanover, Savanna: Eastern end of IL 84/Great River Road overlap: Stockton: 41.7: 67.1: IL 78 south (Main Street) – Mount Carroll: Western end of IL 78 overlap: Stockton–Wards Grove township line: 42.9: 69.0: IL 78 north – Warren: Eastern end of IL 78 overlap ...
Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70.Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending ...
Great River Road south (Carmen Road) West end of Great River Road overlap; east end of freeway section: Gladstone: 8.4: 13.5: IL 164 east / Great River Road north – Gladstone, Oquawka: East end of Great River Road overlap: Biggsville: 11.5: 18.5: IL 94 / IL 116 east – Biggsville, Stronghurst: Interchange Completed in 2014: Warren: Monmouth ...
Since 1993, the Illinois portion of U.S. Route 34 has been incomplete between the new Great River Bridge at Gulfport, Illinois, to the eastern edge of Monmouth, Illinois. If and when the 4-lane to Monmouth is complete, U.S. Route 34 would merge with U.S. Route 67 at the south western edge of Monmouth and a new limited access bypass south and ...
The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River , it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a commercial shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf ...