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8 lip 2022 · Here is a fun fact, the longest State Route in Illinois runs through our region! Illinois Route 1 is 325 miles long, starting in Cave-in-Rock and ending in Chicago. It runs parallel to the Indiana border, and it is full of small towns with great stories.
Route map: Illinois Route 1 (IL 1) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, the highway starts at the free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-in-Rock on the Ohio River and runs north to the south side of Chicago as Halsted Street at an intersection with Interstate 57.
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30 sty 2024 · Running for its entire length close to the border with Indiana, Route 1 is a must-drive byway for any motorist who wants to see Illinois in all its topographic and cultural glory. From Chicago...
Route 1. Traveling 309 miles overall, Illinois Route 1 generally stays close to the Indiana state line from Cave in Rock on the Ohio River to Chicago. Outside of Danville, the south Chicago suburbs and the north end at Interstate 57 in Chicago, the state route is generally rural.
At IL 394, IL 1 turns northwest along Dixie Highway into the village of Crete, where it becomes known as Main Street. Before leaving Crete, the route turns northwest and passes beneath right-of-way for the Union Pacific Railroad at Union Avenue and becomes known as Chicago Road.
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