Illinois Route 35
 Illinois Route 35 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.42 mi[1] (3.89 km) | |||
| Existed | 1938[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 20 in East Dubuque | |||
| North end |  WIS 35 at the Wisconsin border | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Jo Daviess | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 35 is a 2.42 miles (3.89 km)[1] connector road between U.S. Route 20 in East Dubuque and Highway 35 at the Wisconsin state line. It is currently the shortest state highway in Illinois,[3] a stark contrast to the highway north of the state line, which is Wisconsin's longest highway.
Route description
ILL 35 begins at a four-way urban intersection in East Dubuque. US 20 passes overhead and connects to the intersection via an exit ramp. From here, ILL 35 heads northeast out of East Dubuque on a curving route. Within East Dubuque, ILL 35 is locally known as Wisconsin Avenue. Once it leaves East Dubuque, ILL 35 becomes a primarily rural road, which it remains for the rest of its route. The highway passes County Route 5W shortly before becoming WIS 35 at the Wisconsin state line. ILL 35 is an undivided two-lane road for its entire length.
History
SBI Route 35 was originally a shorter road from Mound City to what is now U.S. Route 51. This road was 1-mile-long (1.6 km) (1.6 km) and served a federal cemetery. In 1935, that was changed to Illinois Route 37. In 1938, the number was assigned to the modern-day routing, which had previously been IL 79.
From 1971 to 1982, U.S. Route 61 and U.S. Route 151 ran on Illinois 35 due to the Eagle Point Bridge closure upstream on the Mississippi River. This is the only time that U.S. 61 and U.S. 151 have had alignments in Illinois.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jo Daviess County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Dubuque | 0.00 | 0.00 |     US 20 west / Great River Road (National Route) north (Julien Dubuque Bridge) – Dubuque IA | Interchange; southern terminus; no exit to US 20 east | |
| Dunleith Township | 2.42 | 3.89 | WIS 35 / Great River Road north – LaCrosse | Continuation into Wisconsin | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2006.
- ^ Burmaster, Bill. Illinois State Route 35. Retrieved April 1, 2006.