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The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2).
In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly named the area after William W. Powers. [1] Powers had been a Chicago alderman on the Chicago City Council and Illinois General Assembly legislator in the 1920s, and used the site for picnics to feed the needy during the Great Depression. [3] The park also has a military history.
U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) was a United States Numbered Highway in Illinois that connected St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The historic Route 66 , the Mother Road or Main Street of America , took long distance automobile travelers from Chicago to Southern California .
A government shutdown could cause ripple effects for travel, including for visitors to national parks. Here's what to know. Can I visit a national park during a government shutdown?
Ronald Reagan Highway / Northwest Highway US 20: 233.93: 376.47 US 20 in East Dubuque: US 12/US 20/US 41 in Chicago: 1926: current Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Highway US 24: 255.13: 410.59 US 24 in Quincy: US 24/US 52 in Sheldon: 1926: current US 30: 153.79: 247.50 US 30 in Fulton: US 30 in Lynwood: 1926: current US 32 — — US 6 at Moline
The NPS has been "stretched thin" since 2010, with a 20% reduction in park service staff in the last 15 years, Brengel said. "This means that people have to do collateral duties," Brengel said.
These highways are maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), with the exception of Illinois Route 390 and parts of Illinois Route 56 and Illinois Route 110, which are maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA), and all routes that enter the Chicago City Limits are maintained by the Chicago Department ...
A 30-mile stretch of an Illinois highway remains shut down Friday, one day after over 100 cars were involved in multiple crashes amid a powerful winter storm. Winter storm causes 100-car pileup ...