Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) is a two to four lane state road that runs south from

U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...

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at Spring Valley to

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Illinois Route 16 Illinois Route 16 (IL 16) is an east–west highway in central Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Joe Page Bridge over the Illinois River in Hardin, while its eastern terminus is at Paris at Illinois Route 1 and U.S. Route 150, with ...

at Pana, running through Pekin, Peoria and

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. The nearest major north–south highway,

Interstate 39 Interstate 39 (I-39) is a highway in the Midwestern United States. I-39 runs from Normal, Illinois, at I-55 to State Trunk Highway 29 (WIS 29) in the town of Rib Mountain, Wisconsin, which is approximately south of Wausau. I- ...

, runs parallel to Illinois 29, but approximately fifty miles to the east. Illinois 29 is long.

Route description

Illinois 29 runs near the right bank (going down stream) which is (north and west) of the

Illinois River The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the D ...

from Spring Valley to Peoria. Starting at U.S. 6/Illinois 89 at the north edge of Spring Valley, the road passes through the small towns of Putnam and

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, intersecting

Illinois Route 18 Illinois Route 18 (IL 18) is a rural east–west state route in central Illinois. It runs east from the town of Henry at Illinois Route 29 to the town of Blackstone at Illinois Route 17. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois ...

at Henry. In Sparland, Illinois 29 intersects

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. It then runs beneath the bluff at Hopewell before becoming 4th Street, the main north–south artery through Chillicothe. From the north end of

Illinois Route 6 Illinois Route 6 is a 4-lane freeway entirely in Peoria County in central Illinois. It begins as a northern extension of Interstate 474 at Interstate 74 west of Peoria, and ends at Illinois Route 29 at the 9th Mile in Mossville, south of Chill ...

at Mossville south through Peoria and Peoria Heights, Route 29 is named Galena Road until it crosses

U.S. Route 150 U.S. Route 150 (US 150) is a 571-mile (919 km) long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. Route description Il ...

at the

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; from there the road is named Adams Street. In downtown Peoria, 29 splits from Adams Street onto

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on the

Murray Baker Bridge The Murray Baker Bridge is a landmark cantilever bridge that carries Interstate 74 (I-74) and Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) over the Illinois River from downtown Peoria to East Peoria in central Illinois. According to the Illinois ...

, where it crosses the

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. In East Peoria, Route 29 splits from Interstate 74 and proceeds south, entering Creve Coeur on Main Street and providing an interchange with

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. It enters Pekin as 8th Street and forks off as 5th Street before a short concurrency with

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near the Pekin Bridge. Splitting onto 2nd Street (southbound) and 3rd Street (northbound) before crossing the bridge, Route 29 exits Pekin as 2nd Street, passing the

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, and from there goes substantially directly south through Mason City to

Route 29 enters Springfield at the

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, and runs around the north and east sides of the city. After leaving Springfield at an interchange with

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U.S. Route 36 U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...

, Route 29 runs southeast through Taylorville, passing the end of

Illinois Route 104 Illinois Route 104 is a state highway in central and western Illinois. It extends from Illinois Route 29 near Taylorville, west over the Illinois River at Meredosia to its western terminus in downtown Quincy. This is a distance of . Route d ...

and crossing

Illinois Route 48 Illinois Route 48 (IL 48) is an north–south state highway with its southern terminus at Interstate 55 (I-55) and IL 127 in Raymond and its northern terminus at IL 54 east of Clinton. Route description IL 48 tra ...

, then ending at

in Pana.

History

Route 29 was established in 1918, and ran from DePue to Peoria. It was extended twice over Illinois Route 24 in 1936 and 1940, and in 1942 replaced an old alignment of

from Bureau Junction to Spring Valley. The routing of Route 29 through Peoria was changed in 2012. That same year,

U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is in Independence Township, Mic ...

was rerouted over the river along a more southwestern alignment. 29 was relocated from the Cedar Street Bridge to the Murray Baker Bridge, which carries

Major intersections

References

External links

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Illinois 29 Study

Illinois Highway Ends - Illinois Route 29
Ronald Reagan Trail 029 U.S. Route 6 Transportation in Christian County, Illinois Transportation in Sangamon County, Illinois Transportation in Menard County, Illinois Transportation in Mason County, Illinois Transportation in Tazewell County, Illinois Transportation in Peoria County, Illinois Transportation in Marshall County, Illinois Transportation in Putnam County, Illinois Transportation in Bureau County, Illinois

Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

References

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