Illinois Route 18 (IL 18) is a rural east–west state route in central

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. It runs east from the town of Henry at Illinois Route 29 to the town of Blackstone at

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. This is a distance of .

Route description

Illinois 18 crosses the

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at Henry, and is the first river crossing south of Interstate 180. The terrain is generally flat outside of the Illinois River Valley area. In

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, Illinois 18 westbound becomes Main Street. Eastbound, it becomes Bridge Street.

History

From 1918 through 1935, SBI Route 18 ran from

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using what used to be part of U.S. Route 32. Since then, IL 18 as well as part of US 32 were superseded by US 34. In 1939, it was applied to what was then SBI Routes 89B and 89C as well as part of SBI Route 17. The next year, the route was completed and Illinois 17 moved to a new highway south of Streator.

Major intersections

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Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 18

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