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 Illinois 8 Illinois 10 |
Illinois State Route 9Illinois route 9 runs from the Mississippi River Bridge/route 96 east of Fort Madison, Iowa to the Indiana state line at Indiana SR 352/Indiana SR 26. It passes through Pekin and Bloomington/Normal on its run across the entire state. The current route 9 closely follows the original routing from the 1920s. The only major cities it goes through are Pekin and Bloomington/Normal. The Mississipi River bridge is an old and narrow, double deck train and auto swing bridge. |
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| Illinois 9: | Iowa State Line - East of Fort Madison (Iowa 2) | < 216 miles > | Indiana State Line (Indiana SR 26) |
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Google Map of Illinois 9 |
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| Cities Served: | Bloomington, Bushnell, Canton, Dallas City, Gibson City, Glasford, Hoopeston, La Harpe, Mackinaw, Normal, Paxton, Pekin, Rankin, Tremont | ||
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| Counties Served: | Ford, Fulton, McDonough, McLean, Tazewell, Vermilion | ||
| Multiplexes: | US 24, Illinois 41, US 45, Illinois 47, Illinois 54, Illinois 78, Illinois 94, Illinois 96, Illinois 97, US 150 | ||
| Ending at Ill. 9: | Illinois 36, Illinois 115, Illinois 122, Illinois 165 | ||
| Related Links: | » Fort Madison/Niota Toll Bridge | ||
| » Illinois Route 9 from Wikipedia | |||
| Eastern Terminus: Indiana State Line at Indiana SR 26
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Looking west at the state line |
Looking east at the state line at a closeup of a very interesting sign assembly |
Looking east approaching the Indiana line |
Looking east at the Indiana line |
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| Western Terminus: Iowa State Line - East of Fort Madison at Iowa 2 End Photographs |
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A look at the Santa Fe Bridge |
West bound (looking northwest) approaching Iowa on the Fort Madison/Niota (Santa Fe) bridge |
Westbound at the toll booth on the Fort Madison/Niota Bridge. Toll is collected eastbound only. |
Westbound on the Iowa side of the Mississippi |
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Eastbound on the Iowa side next to a fast moving train |
Approaching the Santa Fe Bridge on the Iowa side next to a train crossing the bridge on the lower level |
Illinois highway markers with the Iowa touch on the Iowa side of the river |
Eastbound Illinois 9 coming off the Santa Fe bridge |
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A look at the Fort Madison/Niota Bridge from Fort Madison, Iowa |
A closer look at the swing bridge clearly showing the two decks |
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Ill. 9/US 150: In Bloomington |
Ill. 9/Ill. 47/Ill. 54: Looking west |
IL 9/IL 94: Looking east |
IL 9/IL 97: Looking west |
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IL 9/US 45: Looking north |
Ill. 9/Ill. 78: Looking north in Canton |
Ill. 9/Ill. 29: Looking north in Canton |
Ill. 9/US 24: Looking southwest |
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Ill. 9/Ill. 96: Looking east just off the Niota Bridge |
Ill 9/Ill 47: Looking south |
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Interstate and US Highway Shields are courtesy of Barry Camp