Illinois Route 176
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| Maintained by IDOT | |||||||
| Length: | 41.28 mi[1] (66.43 km) | ||||||
| Existed: | 1926[2] – present | ||||||
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| West end: |
 IL 23 in Marengo | ||||||
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 US 45 in Mundelein I-94 in Lake Bluff US 41 in Lake Bluff | |||||||
| East end: |
 IL 131 in Lake Bluff | ||||||
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| Counties: | McHenry, Lake | ||||||
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Illinois Route 176 is an east–west state route in northern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 23 (State Street) in Marengo to the southern terminus of Illinois Route 131 (Green Bay Road) in Lake Bluff. This is a distance of 41.28 miles (66.43 km).[1]
Route description
Illinois 176 is a two to four-lane arterial in northern Illinois. The eastern terminus of Illinois 176 is unique in that both Illinois 131 and Illinois 176 terminate at that corner; neither state route extends beyond that point in any direction.
Illinois Route 47 overlaps Illinois 176 east of Marengo.
While not part of Illinois 176, Rockland Road becomes Scranton Avenue east of Illinois 131, and then becomes Center Street east of Sheridan Road. With an average of a name change every 5 miles (8 km), Illinois 176 is a state route probably easier to refer to by number than by its name.
History
SBI Route 176 originally ran from Crystal Lake to Lake Bluff. In 1941, the designation was extended westward to Marengo, replacing IL 67, redundant to the newly-designated US 67.[3]
Future
The village of Wauconda hired an engineering firm in 2014 to suggest improvements to the congested interchange with US 12. They proposed eliminating the interchange and converting it to an at-grade intersection with dual left turn lanes at each leg, two lanes in each direction for IL 176, 3 lanes in each direction of US 12, and developing the frontage of the intersection. The estimated cost to convert the US 12 interchange with IL 176 and the US 12 interchange with IL 59 to at-grade signalized arterial intersections is $300 million, none of which would come from IDOT.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ↑ Carlson, Rich (2005-04-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 161 thru 180". Retrieved 2006-05-30.
- ↑ "New Delhi Road Designated As Part of U.S. 67". The Alton Evening Telegraph. March 20, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Lissau, Russell (March 25, 2014). "Transportation Improvements Recommended for Wauconda". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Grieve, Bill; Larson, Amanda; Brinkman, Dan (April 1, 2014). Illinois Route 176 Corridor (PDF) (Report). Gewalt Hamilton Associates. Retrieved May 25, 2015.