Illinois Route 29 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Illinois Route 29
IL 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	175.36 mi (282.21 km)
Existed	November 5, 1918–present
Major junctions
South end	US 51 / IL 16 in Pana
	I-55 / I-72 / US 36 in Springfield US 136 in Mason City I-474 / US 24 in Creve Coeur US 150 / IL 8 in East Peoria I-74 in East Peoria I-74 in Peoria US 150 in Peoria I-180 / IL 26 in Princeton
North end	US 6 / IL 89 in Spring Valley
Location
Counties:	Christian, Sangamon, Menard, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau
Highway system
Illinois state highway system Illinois Tollway system ← IL 26 US 30 →

Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) is a two to four lane state road that runs south from U.S. Route 6/Illinois Route 89 at Spring Valley to U.S. Route 51/Illinois Route 16 at Pana, running through Pekin, Peoria and Springfield. The nearest major north–south highway, Interstate 39, runs parallel to Illinois 29, but approximately fifty miles to the east. Illinois 29 is 175.36 miles (282.21 km) long.

Route description

Northern terminus of IL 29 at US 6 and IL 89

Illinois 29 runs near the right bank (going down stream) which is (north and west) of the Illinois River from Spring Valley to Peoria. Starting at U.S. 6/Illinois 89 at the north edge of Spring Valley, the road passes through the small towns of Putnam and Henry, intersecting Illinois Route 18 at Henry. In Sparland, Illinois 29 intersects Illinois Route 17. It then runs beneath the bluff at Hopewell before becoming 4th Street, the main north–south artery through Chillicothe.

From the north end of Illinois Route 6 at Mossville south through Peoria and Peoria Heights, Route 29 is named Galena Road until it crosses U.S. Route 150 at the McClugage Bridge; from there the road is named Adams Street. In downtown Peoria, 29 splits from Adams Street onto Interstate 74 on the Murray Baker Bridge, where it crosses the Illinois River to East Peoria.

In East Peoria, Route 29 splits from Interstate 74 and proceeds south, entering Creve Coeur on Main Street and providing an interchange with Interstate 474. It enters Pekin as 8th Street and forks off as 5th Street before a short concurrency with Illinois Route 9 near the Pekin Bridge. Splitting onto 2nd Street (southbound) and 3rd Street (northbound) before crossing the bridge, Route 29 exits Pekin as 2nd Street, passing the Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin, and from there goes substantially directly south through Mason City to Springfield.

IL 29 in Peoria just north of the McClugage Bridge

Route 29 enters Springfield at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, and runs around the north and east sides of the city. After leaving Springfield at an interchange with Interstate 55/Interstate 72/U.S. Route 36, Route 29 runs southeast through Taylorville, passing the end of Illinois Route 104 and crossing Illinois Route 48, then ending at U.S. Route 51/Illinois Route 16 in Pana.

History

Route 29 was established in 1918, and ran from DePue to Peoria. It was extended twice over Illinois Route 24 in 1936 and 1940, and in 1942 replaced an old alignment of U.S. Route 6 from Bureau Junction to Spring Valley.

The routing of Route 29 through Peoria was changed in 2012. That same year, U.S. Route 24 was rerouted over the river along a more southwestern alignment. 29 was relocated from the Cedar Street Bridge to the Murray Baker Bridge, which carries Interstate 74.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Christian	Pana	0.0	0.0	US 51 / IL 16 (Jackson Street / Cedar Street) – Vandalia, Mattoon, Decatur	Southern terminus
		0.6	0.97	To US 51 south / Poplar Street – Vandalia
	Taylorville	16.0	25.7	To IL 48 – Assumption, Decatur, Raymond, Christian County Historical Museum	Grade separated, access via East Main Cross Street
		18.3	29.5	IL 104 west – Kincaid, Jacksonville, Sangchris Lake State Park	Eastern terminus of IL 104
Sangamon	Springfield	40.6	65.3	I-55 / I-72 / US 36	I-55 exit 96; cloverleaf interchange
		41.9	67.4	IL 97
		45.6	73.4	I-55 Bus. south / Historic US 66 west (Peoria Road) / Sangamon Avenue – Benedictine University, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport	South end of I-55 Bus. / Historic US 66 overlap
	​	46.4	74.7	Historic US 66 (1926-30) west (Taintor Road)
	Springfield	46.7	75.2	I-55 Bus. north / Historic US 66 east (Peoria Road) to I-55	North end of I-55 Bus. / Historic US 66 overlap; north end of IL 4 overlap
	​	48.5	78.1	IL 4 south (Veterans Parkway) / J. David Jones Parkway – Chatham, Springfield, Illinois State Military Museum	South end of IL 4 overlap
	​	56.3	90.6	IL 123 east to I-55	South end of IL 123 overlap
Menard	​	62.1	99.9	IL 123 west – Petersburg, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site	North end of IL 123 overlap
Mason	​	76.4	123.0	IL 10 – Easton, Mason City
	​	83.9	135.0	US 136 west – Havana, Manito	South end of US 136 overlap
	​	86.8	139.7	US 136 east – McLean	North end of US 136 overlap
Tazewell	​	91.4	147.1	IL 122 east – Bloomington	Western terminus of IL 122
	Pekin	105.7	170.1	IL 9 west (Ann Eliza Street)	South end of IL 9 overlap
		105.9	170.4	IL 9 east (Margaret Street)	North end of IL 9 overlap
	Pekin–North Pekin line	108.4	174.5	IL 98 east – Morton	Western terminus of IL 98
	Creve Coeur	110.6	178.0	I-474 / US 24 west – Galesburg, Bloomington	South end of US 24 overlap; I-474 exit 9
	East Peoria	113.7	183.0	IL 8 west / IL 116 west – Peoria	Interchange; south end of IL 8 / IL 116 overlap
		114.2	183.8	US 150 east / IL 8 east (East Camp Street)	North end of IL 8 overlap; south end of US 150 overlap; interchange
		114.4	184.1	I-74 east / US 24 east / US 150 west / IL 116 east – Bloomington	South end of I-74 overlap; north end of US 24 / US 150 / IL 116 overlap; I-74 exit 95A
		115.2	185.4	Riverfront Drive, Bob Michel Bridge – Downtown Peoria
Illinois River		115.8	186.4	Murray Baker Bridge
Peoria	Peoria	116.2	187.0	I-74 west – Galesburg	North end of I-74 overlap; I-74 exit 93
		118.8	191.2	US 150 (War Memorial Drive, McClugage Bridge) to US 24 – Washington	Interchange
	Mossville	126.1	202.9	IL 6 south – Peoria	Northern terminus of IL 6
Marshall	Sparland	142.3	229.0	IL 17 east to I-39 – Lacon	South end of IL 17 overlap
		142.6	229.5	IL 17 west to IL 40 – Wyoming, Galva	North end of IL 17 overlap
	Henry	149.4	240.4	IL 18 east – Magnolia, Business District	Western terminus of IL 18
Bureau	​	158.9	255.7	CR 16 west to I-180 – Hennepin, Tiskilwa, Kewanee	Eastern terminus of CR 16
	​	161.6	260.1	IL 26 south – Hennepin	South end of IL 26 overlap
	Bureau Junction	162.7	261.8	IL 26 north – Princeton	North end of IL 26 overlap
	Spring Valley	175.36	282.21	US 6 / IL 89 – Ladd, Spring Valley, LaSalle	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

In Spanish: Ruta de Illinois 29 para niños