Illinois Route 97
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| Illinois Route 97 |
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| Maintained by IDOT | |||||||||
| Length: | 103 mi (165.76 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1937[1] | ||||||||
| Direction: | East-west | ||||||||
| From: |  U.S. Route 150 near Galesburg |
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| To: |  Interstate 55 in Springfield |
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| Counties: | Knox, Fulton, Mason Menard, Sangamon | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Havana, Lewistown, Petersburg | ||||||||
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Illinois Route 97 is an east-west state highway in the central and western portions of the U.S. state of Illinois. It extends from Exit #98 A-B on Interstate 55 in Springfield northwest to U.S. Highway 150 near Galesburg. It crosses over the Illinois River on a bridge west of Havana. This is a distance of 103 miles (165 km).
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[edit] Route description
[edit] Points of interest
Points of interest along the road include:
- New Salem (Menard County), Illinois, containing Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site near Petersburg, the home of Abraham Lincoln in the 1830s.
- The Dickson Mounds State Memorial near Lewistown in Fulton County, a museum of the Native American culture of the Illinois River valley.
[edit] History
[edit] References
- ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 thru 100. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
