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The original State Bond Issue Route 126 (SBI 126) opened in 1929 to carry the then-new US 66 from Springfield to Litchfield, bypassing the numerous towns along IL 4. [3] Initially, this road was marked as both US 66 and IL 126. [4] In 1934, the concurrency of IL 126 was removed, and this road was known only as US 66. [2]
Illinois Route 25 (IL 25) is a state route in northeast Illinois. It runs north from U.S. Route 34 in Oswego to Illinois Route 62 (Algonquin Road) in Algonquin . Illinois 25 is 35.04 miles (56.39 km) in length.
The route continues east, swinging north and east twice before running along the southern border of Earlville and meeting IL 23 South of Leland. IL 23 runs concurrently with US 34 for about 4 miles. Then, between Leland and Somonauk, IL 23 branches off northward. Continuing east, it intersects IL 47 in Yorkville, IL 31, IL 25, and IL 71 in Oswego.
The first of a wave of new bridges over the Fox River, a crossing at Orchard Road was constructed in 2000 and 2001, linking Routes 34 and 71. [8] Before then, Orchard Road's southern terminus was simply at Route 34. This bridge was useful in allowing for traffic to cross the river without navigating through downtown Oswego or Yorkville.
Oswego is known to some Chicago-area residents for the town dragstrip on State Route 34, which was open from 1955 until 1979, where muscle cars were raced by drivers from all over the Midwest. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The drag days are still celebrated even though the strip has been closed for decades. [ 15 ]
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US 34 in Oswego: IL 62 in Carpentersville: 1934: current Reused in the 1930s on current route. IL 26: 139.35: 224.26 IL 116 in East Peoria: WIS 69 in Orangeville: 1918: current Originally Freeport to Polo, extended north to the state line to replace IL-74 and south to Bureau then E. Peoria replacing IL-89 and IL-87 in part.
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