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Illinois Route 93 (IL 93) is a east–west state route in central
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. It runs from
Illinois Route 91 Illinois Route 91 (IL 91) is a rural state route in central Illinois. It runs from the northwest edge of Peoria at U.S. Highway 150 (US 150) to U.S. Highway 34 and Illinois Route 78 south of Kewanee. Illinois 91 is long. Route des ...
, one mile (1.6 km) west of Elmira to
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, one mile (1.6 km) west of
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Route description

IL 93 is a rural, two-lane undivided surface road for its entire length. It begins at IL 91 just west of Elmira. It travels east and curves north slightly, passing through southern Elmira. Route 93 continues west through slight hills for the majority of its length, passing only township and county roads. After a curve south, it ends at an intersection with IL 40 west of Bradford.


History

SBI Route 93 originally ran from
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to Bradford, with a southern spur to
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. In the early 1930s,
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replaced Illinois 93 from west of Galva to west of Elmira. In 1936,
Illinois Route 91 Illinois Route 91 (IL 91) is a rural state route in central Illinois. It runs from the northwest edge of Peoria at U.S. Highway 150 (US 150) to U.S. Highway 34 and Illinois Route 78 south of Kewanee. Illinois 91 is long. Route des ...
replaced the remaining segment west of Elmira to the spur, and then south to Toulon.


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References

{{reflist 093 Transportation in Stark County, Illinois U.S. Route 34