Illinois Route 59

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Illinois Route 59

Sutton Road
Kerry Sheridan Memorial Highway
IL 59 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length71.13 mi[1] (114.47 km)
Existed1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end I-55 in Shorewood
Major intersections US 52 in Shorewood
US 30 / IL 126 in Plainfield
US 34 in Aurora


I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) in Naperville
US 20 in Bartlett

I-90 Toll in Hoffman Estates
US 14 in Barrington
US 12 in Wauconda
US 12 in Fox Lake
North end IL 173 in Antioch
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWill, DuPage, Cook, Lake
Highway system
IL 58 US 60

Illinois Route 59 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs south from Illinois Route 173 in Antioch to I-55 in Shorewood, spanning the north–south width of Chicago's western suburbs. This is a distance of 71.13 miles (114.47 km).[1]

Route description

Facing south along Illinois Route 59, taken from the Illinois Prairie Path.
Intersection of IL 59 and IL 132 in Fox Lake Hills. Image taken traveling southbound on 59.

IL 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, and thirty miles (48 km) west of Chicago's State Street. It is especially congested in the suburbs of Aurora and Naperville, where traffic counts average 40,000-55,000 vehicles per day. To accommodate the congestion, the 7.5-mile stretch between Ferry Road and 95th Street has been widened to six lanes. Most portions along IL 59 are zoned for commercial uses, however there are extensive stretches of residential areas along the road in West Chicago, Barrington, and Fox Lake Hills. IL 59 is the only numbered highway with a Metra station named after it: the Route 59 station on the BNSF line, which differentiates the station from the Naperville and Aurora stations.[3]

IL 59 is called Fox Lake Road in Fox Lake Hills, Grand Avenue in portions of Ingleside and eastern Fox Lake, Sutton Road from South Barrington to Bartlett, Neltnor Boulevard in West Chicago, Hough Street in Barrington, and Brook Forest Avenue and Cottage Street in Shorewood.

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

In almost every town or village spanning IL 59, retail development and residential sprawl can be found. The IL 59 corridor includes regional shopping areas in the Naperville/Aurora area, the Hoffman Estates/South Barrington/Streamwood area, the Plainfield area, and the Joliet/Shorewood area. The IL 59 corridor also includes large community retail areas in Volo/Fox Lake, Wauconda, Bartlett, West Chicago, and Warrenville. IL 59 also travels through the Barrington Historic District and is proximate to significant office complexes and job centers at its junctions with Interstate 90 and Interstate 88; these intersecting corridors of commerce are known as the Golden Corridor and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor respectively. The regional shopping malls Westfield Fox Valley in Aurora and The Arboretum of South Barrington can also be found along the IL 59 corridor.

History

SBI Route 59 ran from Joliet to Antioch on the current IL 59. IL 59 was replaced by U.S. Route 66 as U.S. 66 made its way onto a new highway in 1940; by 1957, IL 59 had been returned to its original state.[2]

The Illinois Department of Transportation opened a diverging diamond interchange at IL 59 and Interstate 88 in September 2015.[4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
WillShorewood0.00.0

I-55 south to I-80
Southern terminus of IL 59; southbound exit and northbound entrance;I-55 exit 251; currently being rebuilt to a diverging-diamond interchange (DDI); southern end of Kerry Sheridan Memorial Highway
1.52.4
US 52 (Jefferson Street) to I-55
JolietShorewood
city line
3.15.0Northern end of Kerry Sheridan Memorial Highway
JolietPlainfield
city line
4.57.2Southern end of PFC Andrew Meari Memorial Highway
Plainfield7.211.6

US 30 east / Lincoln Highway east (Joliet Road)
Southern end of US 30/Lincoln Highway concurrency
7.411.9
Lincoln Highway west (Lockport Street)
Northern end of Lincoln Highway concurrency
7.812.6 IL 126 (Main Street)Northern end of PFC Andrew Meari Memorial Highway
8.513.7
US 30 west (143rd Street)
Northern end of US 30 concurrency
Naperville12.520.1
CR 66 east (Hassert Boulevard, 111th Street)
Western terminus of CR 66
DuPageAuroraNaperville
city line
17.127.5 CR 33 (75th Street)
17.528.2 US 34 (Ogden Avenue)
Naperville21.033.8

I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) – DeKalb, Chicago
Diverging diamond interchange; I-88 exit 123
21.634.8 CR 3 (Ferry Road)
Warrenville22.235.7 IL 56 (Butterfield Road)
West Chicago25.240.6 IL 38 (Roosevelt Road) – Wheaton, GenevaInterchange
26.843.1
CR 21 east (Washington Street)
Western terminus of CR 21
29.247.0 IL 64 (North Avenue)Red light camera enforcement intersection (southbound only)
Bartlett31.450.5 CR 11 (Army Trail Road)
33.453.8 CR 29 (Stearns Road)
Cook34.856.0CR B10 west (West Bartlett Road)
35.757.5 US 20 (Lake Street) – Elgin, ChicagoInterchange
Streamwood36.558.7 IL 19 (Irving Park Road)
37.460.2CR A66 (Schaumburg Road)
Hoffman Estates38.361.6CR A63 east (Bode Road)
38.461.8 IL 58 (Golf Road)
39.563.6CR A62 (Shoe Factory Road)
39.964.2
I-90 Toll (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) – Chicago, Rockford
I-90 exit 59
Hoffman EstatesSouth Barrington
village line
40.465.0 IL 72 (Higgins Road)
SuttonSouth Barrington line41.967.4CR A57 (Penny Road)
Barrington Hills43.069.2CR V47 east (Bartlett Road)
43.369.7
IL 62 / IL 68 west (Algonquin Road)
Southern end of IL 68 concurrency
44.771.9
IL 68 east (Dundee Road)
Northern end of IL 68 concurrency
LakeBarrington47.576.4 US 14 (Northwest Highway, Ronald Reagan Highway)
North Barrington49.579.7 IL 22
Lake Barrington50.781.6 CR A42 (Miller Road)
Tower Lakes52.584.5
CR V49 south (Kelsey Road)
Northern terminus of CR V49
Wauconda54.187.1
US 12 east (Rand Road)
Southern end of US 12 concurrency; interchange
55.188.7 IL 176 (Liberty Street, Wauconda Road)Interchange
Volo59.796.1 IL 120 (Belvidere Road)
Fox Lake62.9101.2

IL 134 east / CR A26 west (Big Hollow Road)
Western terminus of IL 134; eastern terminus of CR A26
63.4102.0
US 12 west
Northern end of US 12 concurrency; interchange
Fox Lake HillsLake Villa
village line
67.6108.8
IL 132 east (Grand Avenue)
Western terminus of IL 132
Antioch71.13114.47
IL 173 (173rd Airborne Brigade Highway) to IL 83
Northern terminus of IL 59
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 41 through 60. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
  3. ^ Metra. Metra Home Page. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
  4. ^ "DIVERGING DIAMOND INTERCHANGE OPENS AT ROUTE 59, I-88 IN NAPERVILLE". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ Google (February 19, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 59" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 19, 2017.

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