ILLINOIS ROUTE 31

'Illinois Route 31' is a north-south state road in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from U.S. Highway 34 in Oswego north to U.S. Highway 12, near the Wisconsin border, just south of Richmond. Illinois 31 is about 55 miles long (89 km).

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Route description

History

U.S. Route 430

External links

References

Route description

Illinois 31 follows the Fox River along the western bank. It parallels Illinois Route 25, which travels along the eastern bank of the Fox River. It overlaps Illinois Route 120 in McHenry.
Illinois 31 is called Richmond Road north of Illinois 120 and Front Street south of Illinois 120 in McHenry, Main Street in Algonquin, State Street in Elgin, Third Street in St. Charles, Second Street in Geneva, Batavia Avenue in Batavia, Lincolnway in North Aurora, and Lake Street in Aurora. It is also, along with Illinois 25, signed as part of the Fox River Valley area. Illinois Route 31 between Aurora and Geneva was considered part of the Lincoln Highway transcontinental route.

History

SBI Route 31 ran from Quincy to Canton along various routes. This was dropped in 1935. In 1937, it was reapplied along other routes on its modern routing. There have been no changes to the routing since.

U.S. Route 430

U.S. Highway 430

'U.S. Route 430' was commissioned from 1926 to 1934 in the U.S. state of Illinois, and ran from Aurora to Crystal Lake. It ran with U.S. 30 from Aurora to Geneva at present-day Illinois Route 38. U.S. 430 was dropped in 1934 and replaced in its entirety with Illinois 31.

External links

★ Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 31

References