Illinois Route 97
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| Illinois Route 97 | |||||||||
| Maintained by IDOT | |||||||||
| Length: | 104.43 mi[1] (168.06 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1937[2] | ||||||||
| Direction: | north–south | ||||||||
| From: |   Interstate 74/U.S. Route 150 near Galesburg |
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| To: |    Interstate 55/72/U.S. Route 36 in Springfield |
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| Counties: | Knox, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Havana, Lewistown, Petersburg | ||||||||
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>Illinois Route 97 is a north–south state highway in the central and western portions of the U.S. state of Illinois. It extends from Exit #98 A-B on Interstate 55 in Springfield northwest to U.S. Highway 150 near Galesburg. It crosses over the Illinois River on a bridge west of Havana. This is a distance of 104.43 miles (168.06 km).[1]
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[edit] Route description
[edit] Points of interest
Points of interest along the road include:
- New Salem (Menard County), Illinois, containing Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site near Petersburg, the home of Abraham Lincoln in the 1830s.
- The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge, an Illinois River federal protection area and wetlands restoration project near Lewistown in Fulton County, adjacent to Dickson Mounds.
- The Dickson Mounds State Memorial, also in Fulton County near Lewistown, a museum of the Native American culture of the Illinois River valley. Adjacent to the Emiquon Project.
[edit] Major Junctions
| County | Location | Mile[3] | Junction | Notes |
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| Sangamon | Springfield | 0.0 |    I-55 / I-72 / US 36 |
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| 0.5 |  IL 29 |
Southern end of IL 29 concurrency | ||
| 3.6 | IL 29 |
Northern end of IL 29 concurrency | ||
| 5.8 |  IL 4 |
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| Menard | 20.1 |  IL 123 |
Southern end of IL 123 concurrency | |
| Petersburg | 25.1 | IL 123 |
Northern end of IL 123 concurrency | |
| Mason | Havana | 49.3 |  US 136 |
Southern end of US 136 concurrency |
| 49.8 |  US 136 / IL 78 |
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| Fulton | 50.8 | US 136 / IL 78 |
Northern end of US 136 concurrency | |
| 57.5 |  US 24 / IL 78 |
Southern end of US 24 concurrency. Northern end of IL 78 concurrency. | ||
| Lewistown | 61.0 |  US 24 / IL 100 |
Southern end of IL 100 concurrency. Northern end of US 24 concurrency. | |
| 62.5 | IL 100 |
Northern end of IL 100 concurrency | ||
| 73.9 |  IL 9 |
Southern end of IL 9 concurrency | ||
| 75.9 | IL 9 |
Northern end of IL 9 concurrency | ||
| Rapatee | 86.1 |  IL 116 |
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| Knox | Knoxville | 101.9 |  US 150 |
Southern end of US-150 concurrency |
| 102.4 |  I-74 / US 150 |
Northern end of US 150 concurrency |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 thru 100. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
- ^ Google Maps, [1]
