Illinois Route 172 is an inverted-L-shaped highway in northwestern Illinois, though it is marked as being a north–south highway on signage. It runs from Illinois Route 40 to Illinois Route 92 by way of Tampico. This is a distance of 13.06 miles (21.02 km).[1] Illinois 172 is also a part of the Ronald Reagan Trail.
Illinois 172 runs north from Illinois 92 through Tampico. It then runs east over a feeder for the Hennepin Canal to Illinois 40. Illinois 172 is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. It is known as Main Street through Tampico, Tampico Road around Tampico, and Star Road for the east–west portion.
Historyedit
SBI Route 172 originally ran from Libertyville to Gurnee; this became Illinois Route 63, and then Illinois Route 21. In 1946, Illinois 172 was used on former Illinois Route 226, which in addition to its current route ran west to Prophetstown, forming a T-shaped route. The 'spur' to Prophetstown was dropped in 1974. There have been no changes since.[3]
illinois, route, inverted, shaped, highway, northwestern, illinois, though, marked, being, north, south, highway, signage, runs, from, illinois, route, illinois, route, tampico, this, distance, miles, illinois, also, part, ronald, reagan, trail, highlighted, r. Illinois Route 172 is an inverted L shaped highway in northwestern Illinois though it is marked as being a north south highway on signage It runs from Illinois Route 40 to Illinois Route 92 by way of Tampico This is a distance of 13 06 miles 21 02 km 1 Illinois 172 is also a part of the Ronald Reagan Trail Illinois Route 172IL 172 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by IDOTLength13 06 mi 1 21 02 km Existed1946 3 presentMajor junctionsSouth endIL 92 in YorktownNorth 2 endIL 40 in TampicoLocationCountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountiesBureau WhitesideHighway systemIllinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic I 172 IL 173 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major Intersections 4 ReferencesRoute description editIllinois 172 runs north from Illinois 92 through Tampico It then runs east over a feeder for the Hennepin Canal to Illinois 40 Illinois 172 is a two lane surface road for its entire length It is known as Main Street through Tampico Tampico Road around Tampico and Star Road for the east west portion History editSBI Route 172 originally ran from Libertyville to Gurnee this became Illinois Route 63 and then Illinois Route 21 In 1946 Illinois 172 was used on former Illinois Route 226 which in addition to its current route ran west to Prophetstown forming a T shaped route The spur to Prophetstown was dropped in 1974 There have been no changes since 3 Major Intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes Bureau 0 000 00 nbsp IL 92 Mendota Moline Whiteside 13 0621 02 nbsp IL 40 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Illinois Route 172KML is not from Wikidata a b c Illinois Technology Transfer Center 2006 T2 GIS Data Retrieved 2007 11 08 Sarjeant Charles 2005 06 18 Illinois Highway Ends Illinois 172 Archived from the original on 2011 09 11 Retrieved 2006 08 15 a b Carlson Rich 2005 04 15 Illinois Highways Page Routes 161 thru 180 Retrieved 2006 08 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Illinois Route 172 amp oldid 1200750058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
