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An abandoned early Route 66 alignment in central Illinois in 2006. 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.
Route 66 by Carpenter Park: Old Route 66 between Cabin Smoke Trail and north bank of the Sangamon River: Springfield and Sherman: May 9, 2002 Route 66, Cayuga to Chenoa: Route 66, between just N. of Township Rd 2200 N. and just S. of Township Rd 3000 N.
The map also shows the Old Portage Long trail that was used when there was insufficient water in Mud Lake to allow traverse by canoe. This trail extended to the southwest to the early settlement of Ottawa on the Illinois River. Since there was usually sufficient water in the larger Illinois River for canoeing, this “Ottawa Trail” was used ...
Illinois Route 43; Illinois Route 47; Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum; Illinois Route 157; Illinois Route 203; Interstate 55 Business (Lincoln, Illinois) Interstate 55 Business (Springfield, Illinois)
Parallels the Illinois River along both banks. [3] The Illinois Lincoln Highway Byway: Iowa state line Indiana state line October 4, 2011 Follows the Illinois portion of the original route of the Lincoln Highway [4] Historic Route 66 Scenic Byway: Chicago, Illinois at Lakeshore Drive (U.S. Route 41 at East Jackson Drive U.S. Route 66).
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.
Map of the Trace. The Trace was created by millions of migrating bison that were numerous in the region from the Great Lakes to the Piedmont of North Carolina. [2] It was part of a greater buffalo migration route that extended from present-day Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky, through Bullitt's Lick, south of present-day Louisville, and across the Falls of the Ohio River to Indiana, then ...
The route names were as follows: The Marais d’Osier, Watertown, and Rock Island (Yeater 3). The eastern half of all three routes was the same; the canal would begin at the Illinois River about 1.75 miles (2.8 km) above Hennepin. The significant difference among the three lies at the western half, where the canal would end.