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SBI Route 59 ran from Joliet to Antioch on the current IL 59. IL 59 was replaced by U.S. Route 66 as U.S. 66 made its way onto a new highway in 1940; by 1957, IL 59 had been returned to its original state. [2] The Illinois Department of Transportation opened a diverging diamond interchange at IL 59 and Interstate 88 in September 2015. [4]
Replaced by US 41 and IL-50 IL 57: 12.59: 20.26 I-172/IL 110 (CKC) in Fall Creek: US 24/IL 104 in Quincy: 1949: current Originally Hull to Quincy. Route was moved to its current routing when I-172, now I-72, was completed. IL 58: 28.3: 45.5 IL 25 in Elgin: US 41 in Skokie: 1924: current IL 59: 71.13: 114.47 I-55 in Shorewood: IL 173 in Antioch
Bridge weight plates refer to SBI numbers instead of posted route numbers as well. For example, bridge plates along old US-66 refer to the route as "SBI-4" When the United States Numbered Highway System was started in 1926, the US numbers were just tacked onto the existing IL/SBI number unless the US Route was routed along a new route.
In Texas, U.S. Route 59 is known as the Lloyd Bentsen Highway for the U.S. senator (1971-1993) and the Democratic vice-presidential nominee (1988). From the southwestern suburbs of Houston to Downtown Houston, US 59 is commonly referred to as the "Southwest Freeway", sometimes derisively as the "Southwest's Best Freeway."
Route 59 station is a Metra station along the BNSF Line on the border of Aurora, Illinois, and Naperville, Illinois. The station is located at, and named for, Illinois Route 59, to distinguish itself from Naperville to the east and Aurora to the west. It opened on July 16, 1989. [2]
IL 59 north (Division Street) Western end of IL 59 concurrency: 113.4: 182.5: IL 126 / Historic US 66 east (Main Street) – Chicago, Yorkville: 113.9: 183.3: IL 59 south / Historic US 66 west (Division Street, PFC Andrew Meari Memorial Highway) Eastern end of IL 59 concurrency: Joliet: 116.2: 187.0
The junction of Illinois 58 and Illinois Route 72 (Higgins Road) in Hoffman Estates form one of the only six-lane by six-lane sharply angled intersections in the state. Left turns used to be prohibited from Golf Road onto Higgins Road because of the sharp angle, but recent road construction has made a separate lane for doing this in both ...
The Interstate Highway System in Illinois consists of 13 primary highways and 11 auxiliary highways which cover 2,248.93 miles (3,619.30 km). [2] The Interstate Highway with the longest section in Illinois is Interstate 57 at 358.57 miles (577.06 km); the shortest is Interstate 41 at 0.90 miles (1.45 km).