Illinois Route 115 is a minor north–south state route in northeastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 9 near Perdueville to the concurrent U.S. Routes 45/52 in Kankakee. This is a distance of 63.37 miles (101.98 km).[1]
 Illinois Route 115 | ||||
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 IL 115 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 63.37 mi[1] (101.98 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  IL 9 in Elliott | |||
 US 24 in Piper City | ||||
| North end |   US 45 / US 52 in Kankakee | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Ford, Kankakee | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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Illinois 115 is a north–south highway from Perdueville to Buckingham; at Buckingham, it turns east but is still marked north–south. South of Kankakee, Illinois 115 turns north again on its way into Kankakee.
Illinois 115 is an undivided two-lane surface state route for its entire length.
History
editSBI Route 115 ran from near Kankakee to Perdueville along what is Illinois 115 now. In 1954, when U.S. 45 was moved onto a new road, Illinois 115 was extended north into Kankakee onto old U.S. 45.[2]
Major Intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ford | | 0.0 | 0.0 | IL 9 – Gibson City, Paxton | |
| Roberts | 10.6 | 17.1 |   IL 54 west – Gibson City | Southern end of IL 54 concurrency | |
| 11.0 | 17.7 |  IL 54 east – Onarga | Northern end of IL 54 concurrency | ||
| Piper City | 20.1 | 32.3 | US 24 east – Gilman | Southern end of US 24 concurrency | |
| 20.4 | 32.8 | US 24 west | Northern end of US 24 concurrency | ||
| | 30.1 | 48.4 |  IL 116 – Pontiac, Ashkum | ||
| Kankakee | Buckingham | 44.0 | 70.8 |   CR 18 north | |
| Herscher | 50.1 | 80.6 |  CR 51 (Park Road) | ||
| Otto Township | 54.9 | 88.4 |  CR 28 | ||
| Kankakee | 59.9 | 96.4 |   CR 58 south | ||
| 63.37 | 101.98 | US 45 / US 52 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
- ^ "Overview Map of IL 115" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
External links
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