ILLINOIS ROUTE 117

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'Illinois Route 117' is a rural north-south state road in north central Illinois. It travels from Interstate 74 in the small community of Goodfield to Illinois Route 17 in Toluca. Illinois 117 covers a distance of about 34 miles (55 km).

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Route description

History

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Route description

Illinois 117 is a rural, two lane surface road for its entire length. The main cities of service on Illinois 117 are Eureka and Roanoke. In Eureka, Illinois 117 is known as Main Street, and intersects with U.S. Route 24 (Center Street).
Illinois 117 then overlaps Illinois Route 116 from four miles west of Roanoke to Benson, a distance of about nine miles (14 km). Through Roanoke, Illinois 117 is called Front Street. Northeast of Roanoke, Illinois 116/117 runs on top of an abandoned rail line until it turns north towards Toluca.

History

While Illinois 117's route number would imply that it is a spur of its northern terminus route, Illinois 17, this is actually not the case. SBI Route 117 originally ran from U.S. Route 150 in Goodfield to Illinois 116 north of Eureka. In 1994, it was extended north through Roanoke and north to Toluca over ''Illinois Route 17A'', the last surviving letter route in Illinois

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