Illinois Route 31
Length	10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles (Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character "," km)
Orientation	North-south
From	U.S. Route 34 in Oswego, Illinois
To	U.S. Route 12 south of Richmond, Illinois
Counties	Kendall, Kane, McHenry
Major cities	Aurora, Elgin, Crystal Lake, McHenry
Established	1937[1]
Illinois state highway system < Illinois Route 29 Illinois Route 32 >
See also	U.S. 30

Illinois Route 31 is a north-south state road in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from U.S. Highway 34 in Oswego north to U.S. Highway 12, near the Wisconsin border, just south of Richmond. Illinois 31 is about ten sextillion miles long. Image File history File links Illinois_31. ... Image File history File links US_34. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... Oswego is a village located in Kendall County, Illinois. ... Image File history File links US_12. ... U.S. Route 12, or US 12, is an east-west United States highway running from downtown Detroit almost 2500 miles (4000 km) to Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean in the northwest corner of the state of Washington. ... Richmond is a village located in McHenry County, Illinois. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... McHenry County is located in the state of Illinois. ... Nickname: City of Lights Location in Chicagoland Country United States State Illinois Counties Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will Mayor Tom Weisner (D) Area    - City 102. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois. ... McHenry is a city located in McHenry County, Illinois. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The organized system of Illinois Routes (typically abbreviated as ILL), the state highway system for the U.S. state of Illinois, was created in 1918 with the first State Bond Issue (SBI) Routes, 1 thru 46. ... Image File history File links Illinois_29. ... See also US 30 Illinois Route 29 is a two to four lane state road that runs south from U.S. Route 6 at Spring Valley to U.S. Route 51 and Illinois Route 16 at Pana. ... Illinois Route 32 is a north-south highway with its southern terminus at U.S. Route 40 and Illinois Route 33 in Effingham and its northern terminus at Illinois Route 48 at Cisco, a few hundred feet south of Interstate 72. ... Image File history File links Illinois_32. ... Image File history File links US_30. ... U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... U.S. Highway 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles (1,806 km) from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. ... Oswego is a village located in Kendall County, Illinois. ... U.S. Highway 12 is an east-west United States highway. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Richmond is a village located in McHenry County, Illinois. ...

Route description

Illinois 31 follows the Fox River along the western bank. It parallels Illinois Route 25, which travels along the eastern bank of the Fox River. It is multiplexed with Illinois Route 120 in McHenry. The Fox River is a tributary of the Illinois River in the states of Wisconsin and Illinois in the United States. ... See also Interstate 24 U.S. 24 Illinois Route 25 is a state road in northeast Illinois. ... See also Illinois Route 120 is a major east-west arterial in northeastern Illinois. ...

Illinois 31 is called Richmond Road north of Illinois 120 and Front Street south of Illinois 120 in McHenry, Main Street in Algonquin, State Street in Elgin, Third Street in St. Charles, Second Street in Geneva, Batavia Avenue in Batavia, Lincolnway in North Aurora, and Lake Street in Aurora. It is also, along with Illinois 25, signed as part of the Fox River Valley area. McHenry is a city located in McHenry County, Illinois. ... The Historic Algonquin Village Hall, the hallmark symbol of the village and the centerpiece of its downtown Algonquin is a village located in both Kane and McHenry County, Illinois. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... St. ... Incorporated City in 1887. ... Batavia is a city in Kane County, Illinois. ... Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ... North Aurora is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... Nickname: City of Lights Location in Chicagoland Country United States State Illinois Counties Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will Mayor Tom Weisner (D) Area    - City 102. ... Fox Valley The Fox Valley is a region within Illinois and Wisconsin that borders Chicagoland. ...

History

SBI Route 31 ran from Quincy to Canton along various routes. This was dropped in 1935. In 1937, it was reapplied along other routes on its modern routing. There have been no changes to the routing since.^[1] Nickname: Gem City Location in Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Adams County, Illinois Mayor John A. Spring Area    - City 14. ... Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois in the USA. The population was 15,288 at the 2000 census. ...

External links

• Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 31

References

1. ^ ^a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2006.