Illinois Route 59

Illinois Route 59
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 71.13 mi[2] (114.47 km)
Existed: 1924[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: Interstate 55 in Shorewood
North end: Illinois Route 83 in Antioch
Location
Counties: Will, DuPage, Kane, Cook, Lake
Highway system

Illinois state highway system
Illinois Tollway system

← IL 58 US 60 →

Illinois Route 59 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs south from Illinois Route 83 in Antioch to Interstate Highway 55 in Shorewood, spanning the north–south width of Chicago's western suburbs. This is a distance of 71.13 miles (114.47 km).[2]

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Route description

Illinois 59 is a major four-lane arterial for most of its length, running parallel to and about five miles (8 km) east of the Fox River in Illinois. It is especially crowded in the suburbs of Naperville, West Chicago, and Plainfield. Most of Illinois 59 in that area is zoned commercially for about 5 miles (8 kilometers). Illinois 59 is the only numbered highway with a Metra station named after it on the BNSF line; this name differentiates the station from the main Naperville station further east on the line.[3]

Illinois 59 is called Sutton Road in the vicinity of U.S. Route 20 (Lake Street) and Illinois Route 19 (Irving Park Road). Route 59 is called Neltnor Blvd. in the vicinity of Illinois Route 64 (North Avenue). Illinois Route 59 is known as Barrington Rd./Hough St. through Barrington. In the Shorewood area, Route 59 is known as Cottage St. and Brookforest Ave.

Between Interstate 90 (the Northwest Tollway) and West Chicago, Illinois 59 runs through Hoffman Estates, Streamwood and Bartlett.

Illinois 59 overlaps U.S. Route 12 (Rand Road) between Wauconda and Fox Lake.

History

SBI Route 59 ran from Joliet to Antioch on the current Illinois 59. Illinois 59 was replaced by U.S. Route 66 as U.S. 66 made its way onto a new highway in 1940; by 1957, Illinois 59 had been returned to its original state.[1]

Retail and Commerce

In almost every town or village spanning Route 59, retail development and sprawl can be found. The main shopping areas are Warrenville/Naperville/Aurora, West Chicago/Bartlett, Streamwood, and Hoffman Estates/South Barrington. Westfield Fox Valley in Aurora, Poplar Creek Crossing in Hoffman Estates, and The Arboretum of South Barrington can all be found along the Route 59 corridor.

Major junctions

County City Route(s) Notes
Will Shorewood Interstate 55 Southern terminus
U.S. Route 52 — Jefferson Street
Shorewood Black Road
Joliet Theodore Street
Caton Farm Road
Plainfield U.S. Route 30 (East) — Lincoln Highway (Joliet Street) Concurrent for 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
Illinois Route 126 — Main Street
U.S. Route 30 (West) — 143rd Street
DuPage Naperville U.S. Route 34 — Ogden Avenue
Warrenville Interstate 88 (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) — Aurora, Chicago
West Chicago Illinois Route 38 — Roosevelt Road
Ingalton Illinois Route 64 — North Avenue
Cook Bartlett U.S. Route 20 — Lake Street
Streamwood Illinois Route 19 — Irving Park Road
Illinois Route 58 — Golf Road
Hoffman Estates Illinois Route 72
Illinois Route 62 — Algonquin Road
Illinois Route 68 — Dundee Road Concurrent for 1 mile (2 km).
Lake Barrington U.S. Route 14 — Northwest Highway
Lake Barrington Illinois Route 22
Wauconda U.S. Route 12 Concurrent for 8 miles (13 km) between Wauconda and Fox Lake.
Antioch Illinois Route 173

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 41 through 60. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08. 
  3. ^ Metra. Metra Home Page. Retrieved May 2, 2006.