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SBI Route 113 was the name of both roads on the north and south sides of the Kankakee River from Diamond (between Coal City and Braidwood on Interstate 55) to Kankakee.In 1940, the route became Illinois Route 113N and Illinois Route 113S, with 113N as the northern route and 113S as the southern, with 113S used as the western end to U.S. Route 66 (now Interstate 55).
It heads northeast as Washington Street, parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and IL 53. Northeast of Braidwood, IL 129 curves northward and away from IL 53. It continues north until it terminates at an interchange with I-55. Northbound traffic on IL 129 can only enter northbound I-55, and the only access to IL 129 is from northbound I-55.
Washington is a rural conservative county in Southern Illinois that has always trended Republican in presidential elections. The only Democrat to win a majority of the county's ballots since the Civil War was Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1932 landslide. Historically, the county was dominated by organized labor and family farms.
Custer Park is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. Custer Park is located on Illinois Route 113 and the south bank of the Kankakee River 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east-southeast of Braidwood. [3]
Braidwood is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, approximately 53 miles (85 km) southwest of Chicago and 18 miles (29 km) south of Joliet. The population was 6,191 at the 2010 census. The population was 6,191 at the 2010 census.
Essex is located in western Kankakee County 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Kankakee, the county seat, and 7 miles (11 km) south of Braidwood.. According to the 2010 census, Essex has a total area of 2.506 square miles (6.49 km 2), of which 2.48 square miles (6.42 km 2) (or 98.96%) are land and 0.026 square miles (0.07 km 2) (or 1.04%) are water.
Illinois Route 53 (IL 53) is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. IL 53 runs from Main Street west of historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66) in Gardner to IL 83 in Long Grove , a distance of 82.02 miles (132.00 km). [ 1 ]
Illinois Route 116A was a 13 miles (21 km) [12] spur of IL 116 that followed what is now part of IL 117. Initially, IL 116A used to directly connect to Benson. [10] In 1932, the route moved slightly west. [14] It remained like this until 1993 when IL 117 extended north to IL 17 north of Toluca, removing IL 116A in the process. [12] [13]