Illinois Route 26

Infobox Illinois state route
article_route=26
length_mi=139.35
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=2007]
established=1918Carlson, Rick. [http://www.n9jig.com/21-40.html Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40] . Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2006.]
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
cities=Princeton, Hennepin, Dixon, Freeport
counties=Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson
prev_route=25
next_route=29

Illinois Route 26 is a north-south state road in central and north-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 116 just north of East Peoria to Highway 69 at the Wisconsin border near Orangeville. This is a distance of convert|139.35|mi|km|2.

Route description

Illinois 26 is a two-lane, undivided surface road for the majority of its length. Its southern terminus is just one mile (1.6 km) north of the McClugage Bridge carrying U.S. Route 24 and U.S. Route 150 into Peoria.

Illinois 26 mostly follows the east bank of the Illinois River until it crosses the river at Hennepin. It runs concurrent with Illinois Route 29, its Illinois River west bank counterpart, at Bureau and with U.S. Route 52 near Freeport.

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