ILLINOIS ROUTE 68

'Illinois Route 68' is an east-west state highway in northeast Illinois. It runs east from Illinois Route 72 (Higgins Road) in the Dundee area to the Interstate 94/U.S. Route 41 concurrency (Edens Expressway) in Glencoe. This is a distance of about 25 miles (40 km).

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Route description

History

External links

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Route description

Illinois 68 is called Dundee Road for its entire length. East in Glencoe it continues as a local road.
The Dundee area refers to the cities of East Dundee and West Dundee. The towns are named after Bonnie Dundee, a famous figure in Scottish history.

History

SBI Route 68 originally ran from Lake Bluff to the Wisconsin state line on what is now Illinois Route 131 and U.S. Route 41. Route 68 was changed to these routes from 1935 through 1937. In 1942, it was moved to the current Illinois 68 between Illinois Route 59 and then ''Illinois Route 42'', which is still Sheridan Road to this day. In 1972, Illinois 68 was dropped east of U.S. 41, which today is also Interstate 94. The next year, it was extended west to East Dundee, replacing ''Illinois Route 63'' and ''Illinois Route 22A''.

External links

★ Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 68

Refererences