Illinois Route 1
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North end | I-57 in Chicago | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Clark, Cook, Crawford, Edgar, Edwards, Gallatin, Hardin, Iroquois, Kankakee, Lawrence, Vermilion, Wabash, White, Will | |||
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Illinois Route 1 (IL 1) is a
Route description
Cave-in-Rock to Birds
IL 1 begins at the ferry dock for the
Continuing northeast for 13 miles (21 km), the route reaches the village of Carmi. In Carmi, IL 1 is known as West Main Street, paralleling nearby IL 14. At the junction of Oak Street and West Main Street, IL 1 and IL 14 run concurrently. IL 1 and IL 14 follow East Main Street out of downtown Carmi, changing names to Cross Street as it enters the village of Crossville. In Crossville, IL 1 and IL 14 split, with the latter turning east on East Main Street. IL 1 turns north on North State Street through Crossville before leaving the village. Returning to its northeast progression, the route passes the community of Calvin before reaching a junction with Interstate 64 (I-64, exit 130). The interchange marks the entrance to the village of Grayville. In Grayville, the route crosses the Edwards County line and reaches a junction with the southern end of IL 130 (Hagedom Road).[3]
After the village of Grayville, IL 1 turns northeast and runs along a general parallel with the Wabash River. The route passes through the village of Keensburg before reaching the village of Mount Carmel. Now in Wabash County, IL 1 runs northeast through the village as West Third Street. At the junction with Walnut Street, IL 1 meets IL 15, which connects to State Route 64 (SR 64) in Indiana. Continuing northeast, IL 1 and IL 15 run concurrently to the junction of North Market Street, where they turn northwest to the intersection with East Ninth Street. There, IL 1 and IL 15 split in different directions, with IL 15 heading southwest while IL 1 runs northeast on East Ninth Street. The route continues on East Ninth Street for two blocks, where the road turns northwest on North Cherry Street. Along North Cherry Street, IL 1 turns north and winds out of Mount Carmel.[3]
IL 1 turns northeast north of Mount Carmel and returns to its parallel with the Wabash River. The road passes the village of
Robinson to Hoopeston
Passing to the east of the city of Robinson, IL 1 reaches a junction with IL 33. Meeting at the community of Gordons, IL 33 also connects to the village of Palestine. Several miles north, the route reaches Clover Street, which runs east in the village of Hutsonville, where it becomes Indiana's SR 154. Continuing north, IL 1 passes Lake Walton and crosses into Clark County. Through Clark County, the road makes several bends in various northern directions before reaching the city of Marshall. In Marshall, IL 1 is known as South Sixth Street before becoming Michigan Avenue. At the northern end of the city, IL 1 junctions with US 40. After crossing railroad tracks, IL 1 then meets Interstate 70 (exit 147).[3]
After Marshall, IL 1 continues north and crosses into Edgar County. The route soon reaches the city of Paris, where it becomes South Main Street. After Jackson Street, the route becomes a one-way pair, with the northbound direction running along Main Street while the southbound directions runs on Monroe Street. At the junction with Jasper Street, IL 1 meets US 150, IL 16 and IL 133. IL 1 and US 150 run concurrently along Main and Monroe. The one-way pair ends at a junction with Elliot Street, where IL 1 and US 150 leave downtown Paris. The routes leave Paris and pass through the community of Wetzel at the Edgar County Airport. The two routes cross a junction with US 36, which marks the entrance to the village of Chrisman. In Chrisman, IL 1 and US 150 wind northeast as Pennsylvania Street, quickly departing the village.[3]
IL 1 and US 150, the roads cross into
Through Danville, IL 1 and US 136 continue north along North Vermilion Street until leaving the city. The routes pass east of the village of Johnsonville, before reaching the village of Alvin. In Alvin, US 136 turns west at the junction with the western terminus of IL 119, which connects to State Road 28 in Indiana. IL 1 bends northeast before reaching Rossville following some railroad tracks. The route turns north and reaches the village of Hoopeston, where it meets IL 9. Running along the westernmost end of Hoopeston, IL 1 is known as Chicago Road, crossing the Iroquois County line.[3]
Hoopeston to Chicago
IL 1 leaves Hoopeston in Iroquois County, reaching the village of Milford, where it passes east of Milford Airport. At Milford, IL 1 turns northeast for a short distance before returning to the north. At the eastern end of the city of Watseka, the route meets US 24 at a T-intersection. IL 1 and US 24 run concurrently, running west into Watseka. Known as East Walnut Street, the routes cross through downtown before turning northeast to a junction with West Lafayette Street. Now running west on West Lafayette Street, IL 1 and US 24 split, with the latter running west while IL 1 turns north on North Jefferson Street. The route crosses the Iroquois River and leaves Watseka. After Watseka, IL 1 continues north alongside railroad tracks, reaching a junction with US 52, marking the entrance into Martinton. North of Martinton, the route crosses the line into Kankakee County.[3]
After crossing the county line, IL 1 continues north before turning east into the village of St. Anne. In St. Anne, the route turns north again, reaching the community of Sun River Terrace, where it meets IL 17, coming east from Kankakee. IL 1 and IL 17 become concurrent through Sun River Terrace, turning eastward as Dixie Highway. The roads bend north and enter the city of Momence. In Momence, the routes run east along the Kankakee River before reaching the northern terminus of IL 114. IL 1 and IL 17 run north through downtown Momence as Dixie Highway before leaving the city. The routes continue north until turning east into the village of Grant Park. At North Main Street, IL 1 and IL 17 turn north for several blocks before turning east and out of Grant Park. Just east of the village, IL 1 and IL 17 split. IL 1 turns north while IL 17 turns south.[3]
IL 1 passes east of the community of
For the rest of its length, IL 1 follows South Halsted Street, soon reaching
History
The northern portion of the Vincennes Trace or Vincennes Trail, an Indian trail which ran some 250 miles (400 km) to Vincennes, Indiana, was called Hubbard's Trace or Hubbard's Trail since it connected Fort Dearborn in Chicago with Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard's more southerly trading outposts. It took on the name State Road after some state-funded improvements.[6] Vincennes Avenue, one of Chicago's rare diagonal streets, is a vestige of the Vincennes Trace, and further south the trail eventually became IL 1. In its early days, State Road was unpaved and known for having mud so deep it was jokingly said that it could suck down a horse and buggy.[citation needed]
The Hubbard Trace was a wagon trail laid out by Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard after he opened a trading post in Danville in 1828, located east of a former Kickapoo village. The trail went north through Hoopeston (Chicago Road) to Watseka, named after Hubbard's Potawatomi wife Watch–e–kee. From there the trail led to Hubbard and Noel La Vasseur's fur warehouse and trading post in Momence, named for Potawatomi chief Momenza. It then went north to Beecher and Blue Island, eventually becoming Vincennes Avenue and State Street to Fort Dearborn south of the Chicago River.[7]
IL 1 was commissioned in 1918 as SBI Route 1. The original route had extended further along the northern end into Chicago along Vincennes Avenue and Michigan Avenue, and on the southern end from Norris City to Metropolis.
When US 45 was established from Norris City to Metropolis, IL 1 shifted east to Cave-In-Rock, replacing a part of Illinois Route 140 in the process.[8] Kentucky Route 91 continues across the Ohio River.
In 1937, IL 1 was shifted southeast away from Albion to directly connect Mount Carmel and Grayville. Eventually, IL 15 and IL 130 replaced IL 1 to Albion.
In the 1950s, a freeway, then known as the Calumet Expressway, was constructed south from Chicago. This was designated IL 1, while the old highway along Halsted Street was signed Alternate IL 1 (Alt. IL 1). By 1964, IL 1 was restored to its old alignment, and
Dixie Highway
Most of IL 1 north of
As IL 1 continues north, it has a junction with
Past the tollway, the road enters Hazel Crest, Markham and then Harvey. As the road continues, creating a border between the towns of Dixmoor and Posen, its name changes to Western Avenue.
When the road enters Blue Island, it splits into two streets, (Western and Gregory), and realigns itself into one when it reaches Burr Oak Avenue. The road then enters the city of Chicago. Through Chicago, Western Avenue is a major boulevard, which continues north through the city to the town of Evanston (where it is named Asbury Street), which is where the Dixie Highway ends.[citation needed]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Cave in Rock | 0.00 | 0.00 | Cave-In-Rock Ferry | ||
Loves Corner | 2.03 | 3.27 | IL 146 west – Elizabethtown | Eastern terminus of IL 146 | |
Gallatin | | 21.55 | 34.68 | IL 13 – Shawneetown, Harrisburg | |
| Ridgway | Former spur of IL 140; state maintained | |||
Gallatin–White county line | | 33.39 | 53.74 | IL 141 – New Haven, Evansville | |
White | | 37.88 | 60.96 | US 45 – Norris City, Eldorado | |
| Norris City | Former US 45 Byp. north; state maintained | |||
Carmi | 50.52 | 81.30 | IL 14 west / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) west – McLeansboro | Southern end of IL 14 / Lincoln Heritage Trail concurrency | |
Crossville | 58.16 | 93.60 | IL 14 east / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) east | Northern end of IL 14 / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) concurrency; southern end of Lincoln Heritage Trail (Eastern Branch) concurrency | |
Grayville | 64.26 | 103.42 | I-64 – St. Louis, Evansville | I-64 exit 130 | |
Edwards | 67.13 | 108.04 | IL 130 north – Albion | ||
Wabash | Mount Carmel | 83.03 | 133.62 | IL 15 east (Walnut Street) – Princeton | Southern end of IL 15 concurrency |
83.60 | 134.54 | IL 15 west – Albion | Northern end of IL 15 concurrency | ||
Lawrence | | St. Francisville | Former IL 137; state maintained | ||
US 50 Bus. (State Street) | |||||
| 107.47 | 172.96 | US 50 – Vincennes, Olney | Interchange | |
Crawford | | Flat Rock | Former IL 136; state maintained | ||
Airport | |||||
Trimble | Robinson Road – Robinson | Former IL 33; state maintained | |||
| Hutsonville Road – IN 154 | ||||
Clark | Marshall | 153.06 | 246.33 | Lincoln Heritage Trail (Eastern Branch) north (South 6th Street) | Northern end of Lincoln Heritage Trail concurrency |
153.34 | 246.78 | US 40 ; state maintained (outside Marshall) | |||
154.25 | 248.24 | US 40 – Casey, Terre Haute | |||
155.40 | 250.09 | I-70 – Effingham, Terre Haute | I-70 exit 147 | ||
Edgar | Paris | 168.27 | 270.80 | US 150 east / IL 16 west / IL 133 west (Jasper Street) – Charleston, Arcola, Terre Haute | Southern end of US 150 concurrency |
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Vermilion | Georgetown | West Street – Indianola | State maintained (outside Georgetown) | ||
Mill Road – IN 234 | |||||
Tilton | 203.01 | 326.71 | 14th Street | Interchange; state maintained (outside Tilton) | |
203.23 | 327.07 | Indianapolis | I-74 exit 215 | ||
Danville | 204.59 | 329.26 | US 136 east / US 150 west (Main Street) – Urbana, Business District | Northern end of US 150 concurrency; southern end of US 136 concurrency | |
Moores Corner | Jamesburg Bismarck Road – Jamesburg, Bismarck | State maintained to Bismarck | |||
| 217.17 | 349.50 | US 136 west / IL 119 east – Rantoul, Alvin | Northern end of US 136 concurrency | |
Hoopeston | 228.36 | 367.51 | IL 9 – Rankin, Lafayette | ||
Iroquois | Watseka | 250.47 | 403.09 | US 24 east – Sheldon | Southern end of US 24 concurrency |
253.14 | 407.39 | US 24 west – Gilman | Northern end of US 24 concurrency | ||
| 260.99 | 420.02 | US 52 – Kankakee, Sheldon | ||
Kankakee | | 277.51 | 446.61 | IL 17 west – Kankakee | Southern end of IL 17 concurrency |
Momence | 282.89 | 455.27 | IL 114 east – Indiana | ||
| 290.27 | 467.14 | IL 17 east | Northern end of IL 17 concurrency | |
Chicago | Southern terminus of IL 394 | ||||
Lincoln Highway east (Sauk Trail ) | Southern end of Lincoln Highway concurrency | ||||
Lincoln Highway west | Northern end of Lincoln Highway concurrency | ||||
East Hazel Crest | 313.07 | 503.84 | I-80 Toll / I-294 Toll (Tri-State Tollway) to I-94 – Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa | I-294 exit 2 | |
Harvey | 314.61 | 506.32 | US 6 (159th Street) | ||
316.13 | 508.76 | IL 83 (Sibley Boulevard) | |||
I-57 to I-94 | Northern terminus of IL 1; I-57 exit 357; roadway continues as Halsted Street | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2013). "T2 GIS Data". Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ Carlson, Rick (March 15, 2006). "Routes 1 thru 20". Illinois State Highways Page. Retrieved March 24, 2006.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Google (March 28, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "IDOT - IL Road Jurisdiction". www.arcgis.com. Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Highway Jurisdiction". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Quaife, Milo M. (1923). Chicago's Highways Old and New from Indian Trail to Motor Road. Chicago: D.F. Keller and Company.[page needed]
- ^ Rand McNally & Company (1969). Illinois Guide & Gazetteer. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. pp. 73, 85, 217–218, 314, 371–372, 474, 515.
- ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1936). Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ "Chicago Heights: The Crossroads of the Nation". Chicago Heights Historic Preservation Advisory Committee. June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2017.