Illinois Route 24
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| Length: | 175.36 mi (282.21 km) | |||
| Existed: | November 5, 1918 – present | |||
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| South end: |
  US 51 / IL 16 in Pana
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   I-55 / I-72 / US 36 in Springfield US 136 in Mason City I-474 in Creve Coeur   US 24 / IL 8 / IL 116 in Peoria I-74 in Peoria US 24 / US 150 in Peoria  I-180 / IL 26 in Princeton
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  US 6 / IL 89 in Spring Valley
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| Counties: | Christian, Sangamon, Menard, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau | |||
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Illinois Route 29 is a two to four lane state road that runs south from U.S. Route 6/Illinois Route 89 at Spring Valley to U.S. Route 51/Illinois Route 16 at Pana, running through Pekin, Peoria and Springfield. The nearest major north–south highway, Interstate 39, runs parallel to Illinois 29, but approximately fifty miles to the east. Illinois 29 is 175.36 miles (282.21 km) long.
Illinois 29 runs near the right bank (going down stream) which is (north and west) of the Illinois River from Spring Valley to Peoria. Starting at U.S. 6/Illinois 89 at the north edge of Spring Valley, the road passes through the small towns of Putnam and Henry, intersecting Illinois Route 18 at Henry. In Sparland, Illinois 29 intersects Illinois Route 17. It then runs beneath the bluff at Hopewell before becoming 4th Street, the main north–south artery through Chillicothe.
From the north end of Illinois Route 6 at Mossville south through Peoria and Peoria Heights, Route 29 is named Galena Road until it crosses U.S. Route 150 at the McClugage Bridge and merges with U.S. Route 24 from the bridge; from there the road is named Adams Street. South of downtown in Peoria, 29 splits from U.S. 24 onto the Cedar Street Bridge, where it crosses the Illinois River to East Peoria with Illinois Route 8 and Illinois Route 116.
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