MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide United States Highway #6

Miles ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 I-74 Bridge over The Bridge, originally known as the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River Memorial Bridge, a bridge that crosses the Mississippi River and connects Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. This Bridge carries Interstate Highway #74 & US Route #6 combine across the Mississippi River. This is where US Route #6 enters Illinois and starts its journey across Illinois, to terminate its Illinois run and cross into Indiana near South Holland, Illinois. 0.8 Exit 2/7th Avenue : Moline, IL 1.7 Exit 3/Avenue of the Cities: Browning Park 3.4 Exit 4A/John Deere Road : Exit 4A, John Deere Road/State Route #5 (West Bound), SouthPark South Park Mall Mall, the name of the shopping mall located in Moline, Illinois, Trinity Medical Center, The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, occupies much of the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of Native Americans of the Sauk nation. John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life is within the state park. Trinity Medical Center West Campus, Trinity School- Nursing, Rock Island, Illinois, the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, located on the Mississippi River, 3.6 Exit 4B : State Route #5 Exit 4b, Illinois State Route #5/John Deere Road, Deere & Company, (East Bound) usually known by its brand name John Deere, an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. TPC at Deere Run, a 18-hole golf course in Silvis, Illinois. Black Hawk College, Wiman Park, Western Illinois-University, Green Valley Park, Veterans Memorial Park located on the bank of Rock River. 4.3 Bridge over Rock River A bridge over Rock River, that carries US Route #6 & Interstate Highway #74 combined across. 4.3 Interchange : Interstate Interchange Interstate Highway #74/280, This is where Interstate Hwy #74 & 280 Highway #74 and US Route #6 part ways ending concurrency from crossing into Illinois. 4.8 Access : Quad City Int'l Access to, Quad City International , a public airport located Airport south of Moline, Illinois, It is the third-busiest commercial airport in Illinois. Milan, Illinois, a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, located on the Rock River just off Interstate Highway #280. 5.4 Junction : US Route #150 Junction US Route #150, Rock River Plaza Shopping Center, lies just off US Route #6 on the north side of the highway, Coal Valley, Illinois, a village lies southeast along US Route #250. 6.6 1st Street : Coal Valley, IL 1st Street, to Coal Valley, Illinois, a Village in both Rock Island County and Henry County in Illinois, Robert R Jones Public Library, River Bend Library System, Coal Valley City Park,

Page 1/7 PDF Document Generated on 2013-Apr-12 Copyright 2013, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 7.3 Niabi Zoo Rd : Niabi Zoo Niabi Zoo Road, County Road Z, to Niabi Zoo, an AZA certified zoo in Coal Valley, Illinois, over 200 species including lories and lorikeets, wallabies, African lions, Asiatic elephants and White-Handed Gibbons are housed here, Passport to Africa, one of the main attractions in the zoo where Giraffes, Zebras and other animals of African origin are housed. 9.1 Access Road : Oakwood Access Road, passes through Oakwood Country Club, a country club Country Club located south of US Route #6. 12.1 Junction : Green Rock, IL Junction Illinois Route #84, to Community of Green Rock, Illinois, Colona, Illinois, a city in Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River. 13.0 Interstate Hwy #80 Connecting Road to, Interstate Highway #80 14.0 State Rd 227/Osco Rd : State Road 227/Osco Road, Green River, Illinois, a town in Edford Green River, IL Township, Henry County, Illinois, Dayton, Illinois a town in Colona Township, Henry County, Illinois, lies further north. 17.5 Edwards Road : Edwards Edwards Road, to Edwards Lake, a lake located south of US Route #6, Lake near Interstate Highway #80 23.0 Main Street: Geneseo, IL Junction of Illinois Route #82/Main Street 25.7 E 1650th Street : Airpark E 1650th Street, to Gen-Airpark, an airport located east of Geneseo, Illinois. 31.0 State Street : Atkinson, IL State Street, Atkinson, Illinois, a large village in Henry County, Illinois, Hennepin Canal State Park, a state park located on the banks of Hennepin Canal, lies northeast of Atkinson, Illinois. 37.0 Illinois Rte #78 : Annawan, Illinois Route #78, Annawan, Illinois, a village in Henry County, IL Illinois, Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area, an Illinois state park in Henry County, Illinois, lies south off United States Route #6, along State Route #78. Mineral Marsh Nature Preserve, a nature preserve lies north along State Route #78. 40.6 Main Street : Mineral, IL Main Street, Mineral, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois, 45.3 Junction : US Route #34 Junction United States Route #34, Neponset, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois, Neponsett Public Library, Scott Park. At this Junction US Route #34 starts running concurrent with US Route #6 till Princeton, Illinois where the US Route #34 changes its course and heads northeast. 46.0 Main Street : Sheffield, IL Main Street, Sheffield, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois, Sheffield Public Library, Sheffield Historical Society, Hidden Lake Country Club, lies south of Sheffield, Illinois. 49.1 Illinois Rte #40 : State Park Intersection Illinois Route #40, to The Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, The entire canal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Langley, Illinois, a community in Bureau County, Illinois, 52.7 Bridge A Bridge over Hennepin Canal, US Route #6/34 crosses Hennepin Canal on a bridge here, Hennepin Canal Parkway Trail passes below the bridge along the canal. Hennepin Canal Lock, a lock on the canal is located nearby. 54.4 Locust Street : Wyanet, Locust Street, Wyanet, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois, Illinois United Methodist Church, 58.8 Bridge A bridge across a river just outside Princeton, Illinois, carries US Route #6/34 combine, Bolton Lakes, located south of US Route #6.

Page 2/7 PDF Document Generated on 2013-Apr-12 Copyright 2013, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 60.6 US Rte #34/Illinois Rte #26 Junction of US Route #34/Illinois Route #26 : Princeton, IL 64.7 Intersection : Interstate Intersection Interstate Highway #180, connects with Interstate #80 in Hwy #180 the north. Beaver Glen Lake, a lake lies nearby along I-180. 66.8 Co Rd 2625E : Park County Road 2625E, Myer Woods Nature Preserve, lies just south of US Route #6, Myer Park, lies in the north. 68.3 Co Rd 2775E : De Pue, County Road 2775E, De Pue, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois Illinois, Depue Mechanical, Lake Depue, 70.2 E Main Street : E Main Street, Hollowayville, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Hollowayville, IL Illinois, Hollowayville United Church, 70.8 Peru Street : Seatonville, IL Peru Street, East Street, Seatonville, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois. Ottville, Illinois, a community in Bureau County, Illinois, lies southeast along Peru-Princton Road. 73.6 Junction : Illinois Route Junction Illinois Route #89, Ladd, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, #89 Illinois, A large hill in the middle of town that resulted from the years of mining in the town and A World War II tank located in the center of the park in Ladd, Illinois are prominent landmarks, the village is located north of US Route #6 and Interstate Highway #80. Spring Creek Golf Club lies just east of this junction at Dalzell, Illinois, a village in Bureau and LaSalle counties in Illinois. 75.7 State Route #29 : State Route #29, Marquette, Illinois, a community in Bureau County, Marquette, IL Illinois, North Gypsum Pond, De Pue, Illinois, a village in Bureau County, Illinois, White City Park, Lake De Pue, De Pue Mechanical, 76.2 W Dakota Street : Hicks W Dakota Street, Hicks Corners, Illinois, a community in Bureau Corners, IL County, Illinois, 76.9 Spalding Street : Spring Spalding street, State Route #89, Spring Valley, Illinois, a city situated Valley, IL on the in Bureau County, Illinois, Family Orthopedic Center, Spring Valley Public Library, Just south located Illinois River, Fox Run State Conservation Area. 78.0 Oak Street : Webster, IL Oak Street, Webster Park, Illinois, a community in Bureau County, Illinois, 78.7 Co Hwy 35 : St. Bede County Highway 35, St. Bede Lane, to Saint Bede Academy, a private, Academy four-year, Catholic college preparatory high school located in Peru, Illinois, just south of US Route #6. To the north lies Dalzell, Illinois, a village in Bureau and LaSalle counties in Illinois just off Interstate Highway #80. 80.6 Peoria Street : Illinois Peoria Street, to Illinois Valley Regional Airport, also known as Walter Valley Reg. Airport A. Duncan Field, a city-owned, public-use airport located northwest of Peru, Illinois, Veteran's Memorial Park lies nearby. 81.0 Interchange Illinois Route Interchange at the Intersection Illinois Route #251, Peru, Illinois, a city 3251 : Peru, IL in LaSalle County, Illinois, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Washington Park, Senator Gary Dahl, McKinley Park, La Salle Health Care, Baker Lake Park, Peru Mall Shopping Center, South Bluff Country Club, a country club located along State Route #251, south of Peru, Illinois across Illinois River.

Page 3/7 PDF Document Generated on 2013-Apr-12 Copyright 2013, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 82.6 Illinois Route #351 : Junction Illinois Route #351, LaSalle, Illinois, a city in LaSalle County, LaSalle, IL Illinois, , a state park located about 5 mi to the east, The Hegeler Carus Mansion, built in 1876 is one of the midwest's great Second Empire structures. Hegeler Park, Matthiessen Park, Mitchells Grove Nature Preserve, lies just north of Interstate Highway #80. Mary Hegeler Carus Park, Huse Lake, Illinois Valley Community College, an institution of higher learning located in Oglesby, Illinois south of LaSalle, Illinois along State Route #351 across Illinois River. 83.8 Interchange : Interstate Interchange to Interstate Highway #39, Intersection of Interstate Hwy #39 Highway #39 and #80 lies just north of this crossing. The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge, a four-lane bidirectional road bridge that spans the Illinois River, Illinois Route 351, Illinois and Michigan Canal, and numerous local roads, lakes, and railroads. 86.7 Richard Hallett Road : Richard Hallett Road to Pecumsaugan Creek-Blackball Mines Nature Nature Preserve Preserve, 87.9 Intersection : State Route Intersection Illinois Route #178, North Utica, Illinois, a village in Utica #178 Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, Carey Memorial Park, Starved Rock State Park, a state park located just across Illinois River on the southern bank of the river. 96.9 State Route #23/71: Ottawa, Junction of State Route #23 & 71 IL 97.7 Access : Community Access to, Community Hospital of Ottawa, Ottawa Regional Hospital Hospital and Healthcare Center, Fox River State Park, a state park located nearby, on the southern bank of Fox River, 99.1 Junction : Illinois Route Junction Illinois Route #71, Dayton, Illinois, a small unincorporated #71 community in LaSalle County, Illinois loicated just across Fox River on the west side of the Illinois Route #71. 104.4 Co Hwy 15 : Marseilles, IL Co Hwy 15 / Main Street, Marseilles, Illinois, a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, Marseilles Public Library, The , Rock Island and Pacific Depot in Marseilles, Illinois, a historic train station built in 1917, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Illini State Park, an Illinois state park, in LaSalle County, Illinois located on the southern bank of Illinois River just south of Marseilles, Illinois. Marseilles State Fish and wildlife Area, lies further south along E2450th Road, a local Road. 109.8 Main Street : Seneca, Main Street/Illinois Route #170, Seneca, Illinois, a village in LaSalle Illinois and Grundy counties in Illinois, LaSalle County Generating Station, a nuclear power plant located south of Seneca across Illinois River, Seneca Public Library District, Windy City Scuba, Armour's Warehouse, also known as the Seneca Grain Elevator a historic grain elevator located in the village of Seneca, Illinois, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, an Illinois state park lies adjacent to the LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station. 114.9 Seneca Road/Morey Rd : Morey Road, Seneca Road, connects US Route #6 with Interstate Interstate Hwy #80 Highway #80, just north. Nearby lies Community of Stavanger, Illinois. 121.9 Junction Illinois #47: Junction of Illinois State Route #47 Morris, Illinois

Page 4/7 PDF Document Generated on 2013-Apr-12 Copyright 2013, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 122.5 Illinoise Rte #47 : Airport Illinois Route 347, Grundy County Fairground, Morris Municipal-James R. Washburn Field, a public airport located northeast of Morris, Illinois along Illinois Route #47. 127.3 Bridge US Route #6 crosses Aux Sable Creek across on the bridge. 131.4 Ridge Road : Minooka, IL Ridge Road, Minooka, Illinois, a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will Counties, Illinois, located on County Road 11, just off Interstate Highway #80 in the north. 133.8 Tryon Street : Channahon Tryon Street, to Channahon State Park, an Illinois state park in Will State Park County, Illinois, lies adjacent to the confluence of the Dupage, Des Plaines, and Kankakee Rivers. The Briscoe Mounds, an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois, located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois. Three Rivers Public Library, Central Park, Channahon, Illinois, a village in Grundy and Will counties in Illinois. 136.3 Interstate Hwy #55 Interstate Highway #55, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie lies south along Interstate Highway #55. In the north intersects Interstate Highway #80. 139.1 Empress Road/Bush Road : Empress Road/Bush Road, to Joliet Jr. college, Middle Rock Run Joliet Regional Airport County Forest Preserve, Middle Rock Run Lake, Joliet Regional Airport, Illinois, a public use airport located west of Joliet, Illinois. Woodlawn Memorial Park, Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, Inwood Park, Shorewood, Illinois, a village in Troy Township, Will County, Illinois, lies just off Interstate State Highway #55 west of Joliet Regional Airport. 141.2 Junction : Illinois Route #7 Junction Illinois Route #7, Rockdale, Illinois, a village in Will County, Illinois, Marycrest Shopping Center, Jefferson Square Mall Shopping Center, Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, Finn Nuala Condominiums, Des Plaines Valley Public Library District, Communities of Marquette Gardens, Midland Avenue West, Meadow Estates, Lois Place, Crest Hill, Illinois, a city in Will County, Illinois, located north of US Route #6. 143.4 Junction : US Rte #52 Junction US Route #52, Upper Bluff Historic District, a set of 616 buildings in Joliet, Illinois, University of St. Francis, University of St. Francis Library, Westgate Shopping, Communities of St. Pat's, Reedwood, Central Area, Emerald Lawns, Cunningham, North Prairie, Briargate, Kerwin Terrace Apartment, located in Joliet, Illinois. 143.5 Bridge across Des Plaines US Route #6 crosses Des Plaines River over a bridge in Joliet, Illinois, River 143.9 US Rte #52/State Rte #53 : US Route #52, Illinois Route #53, to Preston Heights, Illinois, a community in Will County, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway, a speedway located south of Joliet, Illinois, has a capacity of 75,000 people, It hosts the August IndyCar Series Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series EnjoyIllinois.com 225 race. , a drag racing strip opened in 1997 in Joliet, Illinois, features a ½ mile (0.8 km) dirt oval and a ¼ mile (0.4 km) drag strip. 144.8 US Rte #30: Joliet, Illinois

Page 5/7 PDF Document Generated on 2013-Apr-12 Copyright 2013, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 145.4 Junction : State Route #171 Junction State Route #171, The Joliet Iron and Steel Works, was once the second largest steel mill in the United States, a historic site at the ruins of the ironworks, complete with a mile-long hiking path and signs describing the significance of the ruins have been established. 146.6 Walnut Street: Silver Cross Hospital 149.3 Co Hwy 52 : Pilcher Park County Highway 52, N Gougar Road, to Pilcher Park, Birdhaven Park, Community of Edgecreek, Potawatomi Woods County Forest Preserve. Lambs Woods County Forest Preserve lies in the north. 150.6 Interchange : Interstate Interchange Interstate Highway #355, I-355 meets Interstate Hwy #80 Hwy #355 just southeast and where it has its southern terminus. 152.5 Parker Road : Forest Parker Road, to The Stone Manor, a historic Italianate residence in Preserve Homer Glen, Illinois lies north near Will County Forest Preserve, Messenger Woods County Forest Preserve, 154.8 179th Street : Train Station W 179th Street, a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois, Moraine Valley Community College Southwest Education Center, Tinley Glen Shopping Center, Tinley Park - 80th Avenue Station, one of two commuter railroad stations along Metra's Rock Island District Line in Tinley Park, Illinois. 157.6 Junction ; State Rte #7 Junction State Route #7, Homer Glen, Illinois, a village, in Homer Township, Will County, Illinois, The Heron Rookery, Goodings Grove, was a community, incorporated with the village of Homer Glen, Illinois in 2001. Twin Lakes Park, 159.6 US Rte #45: Orland Park, Intersection of US Route #45 IL 162.7 Illinois Rte #43: Tinley Intersection of Illinois Route #43/S Pak, IL 164.7 Central Ave : Oak Forest, Central Avenue, Oak Forest, Illinois, a suburban city in Bremen IL Township in Cook County, Illinois, Oak Forest Hospital, The Oak Forest Metra station, a located on the Rock Island District Metra line that runs between Joliet, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois, Acorn Public Library, Central Park, Midlothian Country Club, a golf course in Midlothian, Illinois, 166.7 Intersection : Illinois Route Intersection Illinois Route #53, , Midlothian Creek #50 Detention Reservoir lies nearby. Oak Forest Hospital, 166.9 Interchange : Interstate Interchange Interstate Highway #57, Highway #57 168.9 Kedzie Ave: Markham, IL 170.9 Park Avenue : Homewood, Park Avenue, to Hazel Crest, Calumet, Homewood Amtrak Station, are IL railroad stations on Metra's Metra Electric Line, and Amtrak train stations, Homewood, Illinois, a village in Cook County, Illinois, 171.9 Park Avenue : Harvey, Park Avenue, Harvey Station, one of two Metra Electric commuter rail Illinois stations along the line's Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, Illinois, a Chicago area city in Cook County, Illinois, Harvey Public Library, 172.6 Illinois Route #1 : Phoenix, Illinois Route #1, East Hazel Crest, Illinois, a village in Cook County, IL Illinois, Phoenix, Illinois, a village in Cook County, Illinois, Kickapoo Meadows, Park Place Plaza Shopping Center, Washington Square Mall Shopping Center,

Page 6/7 PDF Document Generated on 2013-Apr-12 Copyright 2013, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 173.6 State Street : South State Street, South Suburban College, a community college located in Suburban College the south suburbs of Chicago, The main campus is situated in South Holland, Illinois, nearby. South Holland Public Library, Veterans Memorial Park, South Holland, Illinois, a village in Cook County, Illinois, 175.4 Interchange : Interstate Intersection Interstate Highway #94 connected by interchanges, Seton Hwy #94 Academy, a private, Roman Catholic high school in South Holland, Illinois. Interstate Highway #94 connects with Interstate Highway #294, 80 in the south at Thornton, Illinois, a village in Cook County, Illinois, 176.6 Junction : Illinois Route Junction Illinois Route #83, Torrence Avenue, River Oaks Plaza West #83 Shopping Center, Cook County Forest Preserve, Sand Ridge Nature Preserve, Calumet City, Illinois a city in Cook County, Illinois, 178.2 Torrence Ave : Lansing, IL Torrence Avenue/State Route #83, Lansing, Illinois, a village in Cook County, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago. Lansing Square Shopping Center, Lansing Commons Shopping Center, Wampum Lake Woods lies nearby. Lansing Municipal Airport, a public airport located south of Chicago, in Lansing, Illinois. 180.0 Illinois/Indiana State Line Illinois/Indiana State Line, This is where US Route #6 crosses into Indiana concurrent with Interstate Highway #80 & 94, ending its journey through Illinois. -ND10-

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