Illinois Route 117

Illinois Route 117
	IL 117 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	33.85 mi[1] (54.48 km)
Existed	1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	I-74 in Goodfield
	US 24 in Eureka
North end	IL 17 in Toluca
Location
Counties	Woodford, Marshall
Highway system

Illinois Route 117 is a rural north–south state road in north central Illinois. It travels from Interstate 74 in the small community of Goodfield to Illinois Route 17 in Toluca. Illinois 117 covers a distance of about 33.85 miles (54.48 km).[1]

Route description

Illinois 117 is a rural, two lane surface road for its entire length. The main cities of service on Illinois 117 are Eureka and Roanoke. In Eureka, Illinois 117 is known as Main Street, and intersects with U.S. Route 24 (Center Street).

Illinois 117 then overlaps Illinois Route 116 from four miles (6.4 km) west of Roanoke to Benson, a distance of about nine miles (14 km). Through Roanoke, Illinois 117 is called Front Street. Northeast of Roanoke, Illinois 116/117 runs on top of an abandoned rail line until it turns north towards Toluca.

History

Though Illinois 117 now connects to Illinois 17, they were originally unconnected, and each were separately planned in State Bond Issue sequence. SBI Route 117 originally ran from U.S. Route 150 (just north of current I-74) in Goodfield to Illinois 116 north of Eureka. On January 8, 1993, it was extended north through Roanoke and north to Toluca to renumber IL 116A, the last surviving letter route in Illinois.[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Woodford	Goodfield	0.0	0.0	I-74 – Bloomington, Peoria	Southern terminus; I-74 exit 112
	Goodfield	0.4	0.64	US 150 (Peoria Street)
	Eureka	7.0	11.3	US 24 (Center Street)
		11.9	19.2	IL 116 west	South end of IL 116 concurrency
	Benson	21.2	34.1	IL 116 east	North end of IL 116 concurrency
Marshall	Toluca	33.85	54.48	IL 17	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2006.
"Route 116A is Renamed". Woodford County Journal. Eureka, Illinois. January 21, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved April 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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[t2-1] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[n9jig-2] Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2006.

[il116aend-3] "Route 116A is Renamed". Woodford County Journal. Eureka, Illinois. January 21, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved April 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.