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The Prairie Trail is a 26-mile-long (42 km) [1] shared use path for walking and cycling, located in McHenry County, Illinois. The path is part of the Grand Illinois Trail and connects McHenry County to other trails in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is considered to be a good example of converting old methods of transportation to a new one. [2]
McHenry is home to Moraine Hills State Park which has many miles of hiking trails and connects to the Stratton Lock and Dam. Fishing from the dam is allowed only with a valid fishing license. [33] [34] In addition to several dozen city parks, the Prairie Trail — a sub-section of the larger Grand Illinois Trail — runs through the middle of ...
The McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD) is a conservation district located in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. MCCD was founded in 1971 and manages and maintains approximately 25,000 acres [1] of land throughout the county. This includes parks, conservation areas, campgrounds, bicycle trails, hiking trails, and horse trails. [2]
Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad: B&O, IC: 1869 1886 Chicago and Ohio River Railroad: Danville and Pekin Railway: NYC: 1878 1879 Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway: Danville and Rosedale Railway: C&EI: 1870 1872 Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago Railway: Danville and Southwestern Railroad: NYC: 1879 1881 Wabash, St. Louis and ...
The trail crosses the river in several places and between Batavia and North Aurora the trail splits and runs parallel along both sides. [2] [3] Some of the trail is dedicated-use on the former right of way of the A.,E.&F.R.E.Co. interurban railroad and the C.&N.W.Ry. railroad, but some has been purpose-built along the riverbanks. Using the ...
Kickapoo Rail Trail, Urbana to Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Danville [12] Long Prairie Trail, Boone County; Lost Bridge Trail, Springfield to Rochester; Nickel Plate Trail, New Douglas to Pontoon Beach [13] Old Plank Road Trail, Joliet to Chicago Heights; Pecatonica Prairie Path, Freeport to near Rockford; Pennsy Greenway, Lansing [14]
U.S. Route 136 (US 136) runs east–west across central Illinois for 225.5 miles (362.9 km). US 136 enters the state from Iowa across the Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge over the Mississippi River between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois, and exits into Indiana east of Danville.
The McHenry branch is single-tracked. Historically, double track was maintained from Harvard to Baraboo, Wisconsin . A now-gone portion of the Union Pacific Northwest Line diverged at Harvard and passed through Beloit, Wisconsin , and reconnected to the main line at Evansville junction to allow a separate passenger and freight line.