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Inventory Route Number sign near Jacksonville IL (Morgan County) on US-67. Illinois uses unique "inventory number" signage on rural roads that are owned or maintained by IDOT but may or may not be part of the US or Illinois highway systems. These number signs are white squares, with a green divided circle.
SBI Route numbers that were superseded by other routes, US or state routes were often reused. For example, SBI Route 61 was originally assigned to a road segment in northeastern Illinois, but was reassigned to a route in western Illinois, sometime after 1937. Illinois Route 72 cross-sign mounted on a stoplight in Hoffman Estates
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).
In 1918, Wisconsin became the first state to number its highways in the field followed by Michigan the following year. [1] In 1926 the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) established and numbered interstate routes (United States Numbered Highways), selecting the best roads in each state that could be connected to provide a national network of federal highways.
Grand Army of the Republic Highway US 12: 85.14: 137.02 US 12 near Richmond: US 12/US 20/US 41 in Chicago: 1928: current US 14: 69.55: 111.93 US 14 near Harvard: US 41 in Chicago: 1933: current Ronald Reagan Highway / Northwest Highway US 20: 233.93: 376.47 US 20 in East Dubuque: US 12/US 20/US 41 in Chicago: 1926: current
In 1970 the beginning was moved west to Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43), where it intersected with US 66. [12] [13] US 41: The route enters through the southeastern part of the city from Indiana with U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20, underneath the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge.
A route (or road) number, designation or abbreviation is an identifying numeric (or alphanumeric) designation assigned by a highway authority to a particular stretch of roadway to distinguish it from other routes and, in many cases, also to indicate its classification (e.g. motorway, primary route, regional road, etc.), general geographical location (in zonal numbering systems) and/or ...
Number Length (mi) [5] [b] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes US 1: 2,369: 3,813 Fleming and Whitehead streets in Key West, FL: Route 161 at Canadian border in Fort Kent, ME: 1926: current Follows the East Coast of the United States, longest north-south US Highway US 2: 2,112: 3,399