Illinois Route 26
IL 26 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 139.35 mi[1] (224.26 km) | |||
Existed | November 5, 1918[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 26 (IL 26, Illinois 26) is a north–south state highway in central and north-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 116 just north of East Peoria to Highway 69 at the Wisconsin border near Orangeville. This is a distance of 139.35 miles (224.26 km).[1]
Route description
[edit]Illinois 26 is a two to four lane surface highway for the majority of its length. Its southern terminus is just one mile (1.6 km) north of the McClugage Bridge carrying U.S. Route 150 into Peoria.
Illinois 26 mostly follows the east bank of the Illinois River until it crosses the river at Hennepin. It runs concurrent with Illinois Route 29, its Illinois River west bank counterpart, at Bureau and with U.S. Route 52 near Freeport.
History
[edit]SBI Route 26 originally ran from Freeport to Polo, on part of current IL-26. In 1937, IL-26 was extended from Freeport to the WI state line,[3] in place of IL-74, and extended from Polo to Bureau along US-52 to Dixon, and replacing IL-89 from Dixon to Bureau. In 1969, it was extended south to East Peoria replacing IL-87.
In northern Stephenson County, IL 26 originally ran through downtown Orangeville and the unincorporated community of Oneco. In 1990, it was rerouted onto a new at-grade bypass around the village, decreasing travel time.
IL-26 was rerouted onto the nearby I-180 bridge over the Illinois River near Hennepin during the 1990s. The older IL-26 bridge, half a mile south of I-180, was removed after 1999.[citation needed] the old approaches are now local roads, used mainly as access to riverside industries on both banks.
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Tazewell | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | South end of Illinois River Road overlap |
Marshall | Lacon | 24.7 | 39.8 | ![]() | |
| 31.1 | 50.1 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 18 overlap | |
Putnam | | 31.7 | 51.0 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 18 overlap |
Hennepin | 43.0 | 69.2 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; north end of Illinois River Road overlap; south end of I-180 overlap | |
Bureau | | 45.5 | 73.2 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; north end of I-180 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance |
Leepertown Township | 46.5 | 74.8 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 29 / Illinois River Road / Ronald Reagan Trail overlap | |
Bureau Junction | 47.6 | 76.6 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 29 overlap; south end of Illinois River Road Princeton Spur | |
Leepertown Township | 49.9 | 80.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
Princeton | 55.1 | 88.7 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 6 overlap | |
55.8 | 89.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of US 6 overlap; south end of US 34 overlap | ||
56.7 | 91.2 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 34 overlap | ||
57.8 | 93.0 | ![]() | I-80 exit 56 | ||
Ohio | 68.5 | 110.2 | ![]() | ||
Lee | East Grove Township | 73.7 | 118.6 | ![]() | |
South Dixon Township | 82.7 | 133.1 | ![]() | ||
83.7 | 134.7 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Dixon | 87.2 | 140.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-88 exit 54 | |
88.4 | 142.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of US 52 / Lincoln Highway overlap | ||
88.8 | 142.9 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 2 / Rock River Trail overlap | ||
89.2 | 143.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 2 / Lincoln Highway / Rock River Trail overlap | ||
90.3 | 145.3 | ![]() ![]() | North end of Ronald Reagan Trail overlap | ||
Ogle | | 103.0 | 165.8 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 52 overlap |
| 106.1 | 170.8 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 64 overlap | |
| 106.5 | 171.4 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 64 overlap | |
Forreston | 111.7 | 179.8 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 72 overlap | |
| 115.8 | 186.4 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 72 overlap | |
Stephenson | Freeport | 125.5 | 202.0 | ![]() ![]() | |
125.7 | 202.3 | ![]() ![]() | |||
127.2 | 204.7 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
| 139.35 | 224.26 | ![]() ![]() | Wisconsin state line | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2006.
- ^ Foust, Hal (March 28, 1937). "24 Highways Renumbered as Tourist Aid". The Chicago Tribune. p. 54. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Google Maps, [1] Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- State highways in Illinois
- Ronald Reagan Trail
- Transportation in Tazewell County, Illinois
- Transportation in Woodford County, Illinois
- Transportation in Marshall County, Illinois
- Transportation in Putnam County, Illinois
- Transportation in Bureau County, Illinois
- Transportation in Lee County, Illinois
- Transportation in Ogle County, Illinois
- Transportation in Stephenson County, Illinois