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| The first shield for IL 84 south appears just beyond the state line. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 winds through open farm land in this scene ahead of Jo Davies County 1 (Council Hill Road). 12/21/09 |
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| Six miles south of Hazel Green, Wisconsin, IL 84 converges with U.S. 20 in a rural area ten miles east of East Dubuque. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20 is part of the National Great River Road Route, which IL 84 joins and continues south to Savanna and the Quad Cities. U.S. 20 carries the route west to Dubuque, Iowa. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 merges with U.S. 20 east at the end of its four lane alignment from East Dubuque. Here U.S. 20 turns southward on the approach to Galena with IL 84. The two share 15.2 miles of roadway. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20 east / IL 84 continue south two miles to Galena, the Jo Davies County seat. Rockford is 84 miles to the east along U.S. 20. 12/21/09 |
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| The city limits of Galena extend several miles northwest of the city center to include an industrial park and big box retail. 12/21/09 |
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| A traffic light operates along U.S. 20/IL 84 at Industrial Drive west and Oldenburg Lane east just south of the city line. 12/21/09 |
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| Chetlain Lane stems west from U.S. 20/IL 84 at Bartell Boulevard to County Route 12 (Menominee Road) near Menominee. 12/21/09 |
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| Franklin Street branches eastward from U.S. 20/IL 84 to lead directly into downtown Galena. 12/21/09 |
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| Irvine Street west and Red Gates Road east come together at the next traffic light along U.S. 20 east / IL 84 south in Galena. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20/IL 84 enter the Galena National Historic District ahead of Summit Street. Galena is home to over 1,000 buildings constructed before 1900, including the Ulysses S. Grant Home, where the 18th President of the U.S. lived preceding the Civil War. 12/21/09 |
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| Main Street intersects U.S. 20/IL 84 (Decatur Street) just south of Downtown Galena. County Route 3 ties into the east end of Main Street from Warren and Apple River in northeastern Jo Davies County. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20 east / IL 84 south precede to cross the Galena River between Main Street and Park Avenue. A riverside park lines the north side of the bridge. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20/IL 84 (Decatur Street) ascend through a rock cut between 4th Street and Bouthillier Street 12/21/09 |
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| Bouthillier Street angles northwest from U.S. 20/IL 84 to the Ulysses S. Grant Home. 12/21/09 |
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| Distance sign posted 13 miles northwest of Elizabeth on U.S. 20/IL 84. Rockford is 79 miles to the east of Galena via U.S. 20 while Savanna is a 31 mile drive south along IL 84 and the Great River Road. U.S. 20/IL 84 round Horseshoe Mound just east of this distance sign and Powder Hill Road. 12/21/09 |
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| Lowering to cross Smallpox Creek along U.S. 20/IL 84 east. Passing lanes join either occasionally on the drive southeast from Galena. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20 east / IL 84 south after Devils Ladder Road. 12/21/09 |
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| Territory Drive links U.S. 20/IL 84 with Eagle Ridge Drive northward to The Galena Territory community at Lake Galena. 12/21/09 |
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| Entering the Tapley Woods Conservation Area on U.S. 20 east / IL 84 south. 12/21/09 |
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| The Long Hollow Scenic Overlook lines the north side of U.S. 20/IL 84 near their eastbound split. The tower stands at 100 feet tall and is part of the Great River Road parks system. 12/21/09 |
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| Lowering from the forested hill south of Long Hollow, U.S. 20 east / IL 84 advance to their split, which lies west of a quarry and Apple River. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 resumes a southward course from U.S. 20 east, three miles outside Elizabeth. The state route continues the Great River Road as it parallels the Mississippi again from Mississippi Palisades State Park to East Moline. 12/21/09 |
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| U.S. 20 continues east 15 miles to Stockton as IL 84 drops south five miles to Hanover and 19 miles to Savanna. 12/21/09 |
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| A rural intersection between U.S. 20 and IL 84 allows drivers remaining on the US route to continue uninterrupted to Elizabeth. 5,200 vehicles per day (vpd) were recorded on U.S. 20 east from here in 2011 while 2,300 vpd was counted on IL 84 to the south. 12/21/09 |
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| Reassurance shield and distance sign posted south of U.S. 20 on IL 84. Savanna, where U.S. 52 and IL 64 join IL 84 for a 2.1 mile overlap, is 19 miles away. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 traverses low rolling hills south to Hanover. Trees occasionally separate the route from adjacent farm land on the otherwise uninterrupted stretch. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 traverses low rolling hills on the approach to Hanover. Trees occasionally separate the route from adjacent farm land on the otherwise uninterrupted stretch. 12/21/09 |
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| Crossing Duke Creek, motorists along IL 84 enter the village of Hanover. The state route follows Washington Street through northern reaches of town. 12/21/09 |
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| Jo Davies County Route 8 (Black Jack Road) ties into IL 84 (Washington Street) from Rice and Galena to the northwest ahead of this shield assembly. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 heads two blocks south to the Apple River, a 55 mile tributary of the Mississippi River flowing south from Lafayette County, Wisconsin. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 turns east onto Jefferson Street in the heart of Hanover. 12/21/09 |
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| Washington Street curves east onto Fillmore Street, one block south of the IL 84 turn onto Jefferson Street. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 follows Jefferson Street east for 0.4 miles before shifting southward to exit Hanover. 12/21/09 |
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| Jefferson Street continues east from IL 84 to become Hanover Road and County Route 17 en route to Derinda Center. 12/21/09 |
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| A Great River Road reassurance marker follows the intersection with Fillmore Street in Hanover. 12/21/09 |
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| Savanna is 14 miles further south along IL 84. East Moline in the Quad Cities area is 63 miles away. 12/21/09 |
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| IL 84 hugs a series of hills just east of the winding Apple River to the Carroll County line. This scene looks at the intersection with Whitton Road. 12/21/09 |
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| Rush Road stems east from IL 84 toward the Rall Woods State Natural Area. 12/21/09 |
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| Crossing into Carroll County along IL 84 south near Cheek Slough. 12/21/09 |
Page Updated 03-16-2013.
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