Illinois Route 35
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| Illinois Route 35 |
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| Maintained by IDOT | |||||||||
| Length: | 2.42 mi[1] (3.89 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1938[2] | ||||||||
| West end: |  U.S. Route 20 in East Dubuque |
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| East end: |  WIS 35 at the Wisconsin state line |
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| Counties: | Jo Daviess | ||||||||
| Major cities: | None | ||||||||
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Illinois Route 35 is a 2.42 miles (3.89 km)[1] connector road between U.S. Route 20 in East Dubuque and Highway 35 at the Wisconsin state line. It is currently the shortest state highway in Illinois.[3]
[edit] Route description
Route 35 is a diagonal, southwest-to-northeast route. It is a two-lane road for its entire length.
[edit] History
SBI Route 35 was originally a shorter road from Mound City to what is now U.S. Route 51. This road was 1 mile long (1.6 km). In 1935, that was changed to Illinois Route 37. In 1938, it was reapplied to the modern-day routing.
From 1971 to 1982, U.S. Route 61 and U.S. Route 151 ran on Illinois 35 due to the Eagle Point Bridge closure upstream on the Mississippi River. This is the only time that U.S. 61 and U.S. 151 have had alignments in Illinois.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). T2 GIS Data. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2006.
- ^ Burmaster, Bill. Illinois State Route 35. Retrieved April 1, 2006.
