Illinois Route 91 (IL 91) is a rural state route in central

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. It runs from the northwest edge of Peoria at

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(US 150) to U.S. Highway 34 and

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south of Kewanee. Illinois 91 is long.

Route description

IL 91 serves the cities of

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, Princeville, and Dunlap. It travels concurrently with IL 90 around Princeville. IL 91 does not travel in a straight line between any two major towns. IL 91's endpoints are generally northwest-to-southeast, but the route consists entirely of north–south and east–west stretches. The Rock Island Trail State Park follows IL 91 for much of its length. This State Park trail is the former

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of a Peoria branch line of the

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History

SBI Route 91 was the current U.S. Route 150 from

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to Peoria. Prior to 1936, Illinois Route 30 mostly followed present-day IL 91 and a part of IL 17 east of Galva. Later, IL 30 was rerouted north of Toulon which entirely followed current IL 91. In March 1941, the state announced that IL 91 was replacing the designation of IL 30 from Kewanee to US 150, and has remained so to this day.

Major intersections

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Illinois Route 091 091 Transportation in Henry County, Illinois Transportation in Stark County, Illinois Transportation in Peoria County, Illinois Year of establishment missing U.S. Route 150