Illinois River Road
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (85.1 miles / 136.2 km, 1 hour 32 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Chicago O'Hare International Airport
N 41.980° W 87.906° [?]
Directions:
  • From the airport, merge onto I-190 E/Kennedy Expressway.
  • Take exit 1D and head onto the Tri State Tollway/I-294 S.
  • Continue south on the Tollway until the Adlai E. Stevenson Expressway/I-55 exit. Take the exit and merge onto the Stevenson Expressway/I-55 S.
  • Continue southwest on the Expressway until exit 250 B. Take the exit and merge onto I-80 W.
  • Take exit 90 and turn left onto Columbus Street/IL-23.
  • Head into Ottawa on Columbus Street/IL-23 and turn right onto West Lafayette St, the northeastern terminus of the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker West Lafayette Street, Ottawa, IL
N 41.350° W 88.843° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Chicago, IL (81 miles / 129.6 km, 1 hour 26 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-55 southwestbound, Chicago, IL
N 41.850° W 87.631° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-55 southwest to I-80.
  • Follow I-80 west to Ottawa.
  • Get on IL-23 and go south to IL-71 where you enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of IL-23 and IL-71
N 41.350° W 88.843° [?]
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Springfield, IL (51 miles / 81.6 km, 1 hour 14 minutes)
Start: City Marker IL-97 northbound, Springfield, IL
N 39.805° W 89.668° [?]
Directions:
  • Take IL-97 northwest to Havana where you enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of IL-97 and US-136, Havana IL
N 40.294° W 90.056° [?]