| Illinois Route 26 | ||||
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length: | 139.35 mi[2] (224.26 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1918[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | ILL 116 north of East Peoria | |||
| IL 75 in Freeport US 20 north of Freeport |
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| North end: | WIS 69 near Orangeville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson | |||
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Illinois state highway system
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Illinois Route 26 is a north–south state road in central and north-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 116 just north of East Peoria to Highway 69 at the Wisconsin border near Orangeville. This is a distance of 139.35 miles (224.26 km).[2]
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Illinois 26 is a two-lane, undivided surface road for the majority of its length. Its southern terminus is just one mile (1.6 km) north of the McClugage Bridge carrying U.S. Route 24 and U.S. Route 150 into Peoria.
Illinois 26 mostly follows the east bank of the Illinois River until it crosses the river at Hennepin. It runs concurrent with Illinois Route 29, its Illinois River west bank counterpart, at Bureau and with U.S. Route 52 near Freeport.
| County | Location | Mile | Junction | Notes |
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| Tazewell | IL 116 | |||
| Woodford | No major intersections | |||
| Marshall | Lacon | IL 17 (5th Street) | ||
| IL 18 west | South end of IL 18 overlap | |||
| Putnam | IL 18 east | North end of IL 18 overlap | ||
| Hennepin | IL 71 east | South end of I-180/IL 71 overlap (I-180 ends at this intersection) | ||
| Illinois River | Gudmund "Sonny" Jessen Bridge | |||
| Bureau | I-180 north / IL 71 west | North end of I-180/IL 71 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| IL 29 south | South end of IL 29 overlap | |||
| Bureau | IL 29 north | North end of IL 29 overlap | ||
| I-180 to I-80 – Hennepin | ||||
| Princeton | US 6 east | South end of US 6 overlap | ||
| US 6 west / US 34 west (Peru Street) | South end of US 34 overlap; north end of US 6 overlap | |||
| US 34 east (Elm Place) | North end of US 34 overlap | |||
| I-80 – Moline, Rock Island, Joliet | ||||
| Ohio | IL 92 (Green River Road) | |||
| Lee | US 30 | |||
| Dixon | I-88 (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) – Moline, Chicago | |||
| US 52 east (7th Street) to IL 38 | South end of US 52 overlap; Lincoln Highway | |||
| IL 2 east (River Road) | South end of IL 2 overlap | |||
| IL 2 west (Everett Street) | North end of IL 2 overlap; Lincoln Highway | |||
| Ogle | US 52 west | North end of US 52 overlap | ||
| IL 64 east | South end of IL 64 overlap | |||
| IL 64 west | North end of IL 64 overlap | |||
| Forreston | IL 72 east (Main Street) | South end of IL 72 overlap | ||
| IL 72 west | North end of IL 72 overlap | |||
| Stephenson | Freeport | IL 75 east (Douglas Street, Clark Street) | ||
US 20 Bus. (Galena Avenue) |
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| US 20 – Rockford, Galena | ||||
| Green | WIS 69 north | Wisconsin State Line | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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