- Illinois Route 78
Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 78
length_mi = 215.51
length_round = 2
length_ref = cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |accessdate=2007-11-08 |date=2006]
direction_b = North
direction_a=South
starting_terminus = [Unknown. [http://www.dm.net/~chris-g/us67-2-jun01.html New U.S. 67 Gallery] . Last updated June 14, 2001. Retrieved April 14, 2006.]
ending_terminus =
counties = Morgan, Cass, Mason, Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark, Henry, Whiteside, Carroll, Jo Daviess
cities = Jacksonville, Virginia, Havana, Canton, Kewanee, Morrison, Mount Carroll
established =1924 Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/61-80.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80] . Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2006.]
prev_route = 76
next_type = Interstate
next_route = 80Illinois Route 78 is a major north-south highway in western
Illinois . It runs from the relatively newU.S. Route 67 bypass andIllinois Route 104 concurrency around Jacksonville north to Highway 78 at theWisconsin state line north of Warren. This is a distance of convert|215.51|mi|km|2.Points of interest
The following historic and geographic sites can be enjoyed on Illinois Route 78, southing from south to north:
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Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
*Emiquon Project
*Dickson Mounds
*Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
*Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park
*Prophetstown State Recreation Area
*Morrison-Rockwood State Park
*Apple River Canyon State Park External links
* [http://illi-indi.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1078§ion=1 Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 78]
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