Illinois Route 68

Illinois Route 68
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	25.74 mi[2] (41.42 km)
Existed:	1942[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	Illinois Route 72 in East Dundee
East end:	Interstate 94/U.S. Route 41 in Glencoe
Location
Counties:	Kane, Cook
Highway system
Illinois state highway system Illinois Tollway system ← US 67 I-70 →

Illinois Route 68 is an east–west state highway in northeast Illinois. It runs east from Illinois Route 72 (Higgins Road) in the Dundee area to the Interstate 94/U.S. Route 41 concurrency (Edens Expressway) in Glencoe. This is a distance of 25.74 miles (41.42 km).^[2]

Route description

Illinois 68 is called Dundee Road east of Route 25. It is known as Penny Avenue in East Dundee. East in Glencoe it continues as a local road to Green Bay Road.

The Dundee area refers to the cities of East Dundee and West Dundee. The towns are named after Dundee, Scotland, the hometown of a young settler who won the naming rights in a competition.

History

SBI Route 68 originally ran from Lake Bluff to the Wisconsin state line on what is now Illinois Route 131 and U.S. Route 41. Route 68 was changed to these routes from 1935 through 1937. In 1942, it was moved to the current Illinois 68 between Illinois Route 59 and then Illinois Route 42, which is still Sheridan Road to this day. In 1972, Illinois 68 was dropped east of U.S. 41, which today is also Interstate 94. The next year, it was extended west to East Dundee, replacing Illinois Route 63 and Illinois Route 22A.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Kane	East Dundee	0	IL 72
			IL 25
Cook	Barrington Hills		IL 62	Duplexes with IL 62 for about 500 ft (150 m) before IL 59 intersection
			IL 59	Duplexes with IL 59 and carries it for about 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
	Palatine		US 14	Diamond interchange
			US 12	IL 53 is duplexed with IL 68 until the 53 expressway/NE Palatine bypass
			IL 53
	Wheeling		IL 83
			IL 21
	Northbrook		IL 43
	Glencoe	25.74	I-94 US 41	Dundee Road continues east as a local road.

External links

• Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 68

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08.