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| length_mi = 32.52
| length_mi = 32.52
| length_round = 2
| length_round = 2
| length_ref = <ref name=t2>{{cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |access-date=2007-11-08 |year=2006}}</ref>
| length_ref = <ref name=t2>{{cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |access-date=2007-11-08 |year=2006}}</ref><ref name="gmaps"/>
| established = 1924<ref name=n9jig>Carlson, Rick. [http://www.n9jig.com/41-60.html Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 41 through 60]. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2006.</ref>
| established = 1924<ref name=n9jig>Carlson, Rick. [http://www.n9jig.com/41-60.html Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 41 through 60]. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2006.</ref>
|maint=[[Illinois Department of Transportation|IDOT]] and [[Illinois State Toll Highway Authority|ISTHA]]
|maint=[[Illinois Department of Transportation|IDOT]] and [[Illinois State Toll Highway Authority|ISTHA]]
| direction_a=West
| direction_a=West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=IL|US|30|IL|47}} in [[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]]
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=IL|US|30|IL|47}} in [[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]]
| junction = {{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|CKC}} in [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|IL|31|CKC}} in Aurora<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|355}} in [[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]]
| junction = {{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|CKC}} in Sugar Grove<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|IL|31|CKC}} in [[North Aurora, Illinois|North Aurora]]<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I-Toll|355}} in [[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]]
| direction_b = East
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|US|12|US|20|US|45}} in [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]]
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|US|12|US|20|US|45}} in [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]]
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'''Illinois Route 56''' ('''IL 56''') is a {{convert|32.52|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} east&ndash;west state road in northern and northeastern [[Illinois]]. It runs from the interchange of [[Illinois Route 47]] at [[U.S. Route 30]] (US 30) in [[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]] east to [[U.S. Route 12|US 12]]/[[U.S. Route 20|US 20]]/[[U.S. Route 45|US 45]] (Mannheim Road) by [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]].<ref name="t2" />
'''Illinois Route 56''' ('''IL 56''') is a {{convert|32.52|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} east&ndash;west state highway in northern and northeastern [[Illinois]]. It runs from the interchange of [[Illinois Route 47]] at [[U.S. Route 30]] (US 30) in [[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]] east to [[U.S. Route 12|US 12]]/[[U.S. Route 20|US 20]]/[[U.S. Route 45|US 45]] (Mannheim Road) by [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]].<ref name="t2" /> It is one of only three state highways (the other being [[Chicago-Kansas City Expressway|IL&nbsp;110]] and [[Illinois Route 390|IL&nbsp;390]]) that require tolls.


== Route description ==
== Route description ==
[[File:Butterfield IL56.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A section of Route 56 in [[Warrenville, Illinois|Warrenville]] facing west toward the intersection with [[Illinois Route 59|Route 59]]]]
[[File:Butterfield IL56.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A section of IL&nbsp;56 in [[Warrenville, Illinois|Warrenville]] facing west toward the intersection with [[Illinois Route 59|Route 59]]]]
[[File:Eastern terminus of IL 56.jpg|thumb|left|IL&nbsp;56 ends at US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;45]]
Illinois 56 parallels [[Interstate 88 (Illinois)|Interstate 88]] ([[Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway]]) for its entire length and merges with it at [[Illinois Route 31]]. This state route running along a tolled freeway makes it one of only three state roads (the other being [[Chicago-Kansas City Expressway|IL 110]] and [[Illinois Route 390|IL 390]]) to require tolls. Travelling eastbound, it begins at US 30 in Sugar Grove just west of [[Orchard Road]] and then runs with the I-88 tollway until intersecting [[Illinois Route 31]]. The route travels north with IL 31 briefly, then crosses over the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]]. From there, the route heads in a northeasterly direction, paralleling I-88 to the north. The route ends at US 12/US 20/US 45.
IL&nbsp;56 begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with US&nbsp;30/IL&nbsp;47 in [[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]], located east of the [[Aurora Municipal Airport]]. While US&nbsp;30 exits the road to travel south toward [[Montgomery, Illinois|Montgomery]], the road continues as IL&nbsp;56. The road becomes a free limited-access road for the next {{convert|4|mi|km}}. IL&nbsp;56 then meets Galena Boulevard at another partial cloverleaf interchange, which directly connects to Aurora and its downtown area. With the exception of the Golf View Road junction for westbound traffic, this interchange is the only intermediate exit between US&nbsp;30/IL&nbsp;47 and [[Interstate 88 (Illinois)|I-88]]. Travelling eastbound, IL&nbsp;56 merges with I-88 just west of [[Orchard Road (Illinois)|Orchard Road]] and continues along the tollway until intersecting with [[Illinois Route 31|IL&nbsp;31]]. The route travels north along IL&nbsp;31 until turning east along State Street in North Aurora. The route then crosses over the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]] before traveling along a sharp S-curve.


IL&nbsp;56 travels along Butterfield Road in an east-northeast direction beyond [[Illinois Route 25|IL&nbsp;25]], paralleling I-88. Butterfield Road serves as a major arterial road within the [[Illinois Technology and Research Corridor]]. Between the Batavia Spur of the [[Illinois Prairie Path]] and the [[Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway]] overpass, IL&nbsp;56 serves as the southern border for [[Fermilab]]. Beyond the EJ&E Railway overpass, the road becomes a [[divided highway]]. IL&nbsp;56 then parallels the Aurora branch of the Illinois Prairie Path between IL&nbsp;59 and St. James Farm. IL&nbsp;56 goes through commercial and industrial developments beyond I-355 in [[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]], such as [[Yorktown Center]] in [[Lombard, Illinois|Lombard]]. In [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], IL&nbsp;56 exits off the mainline to continue along Butterfield Road; traffic continuing straight would end up on [[Cermak Road|22nd Street]]. IL&nbsp;56 then meets IL&nbsp;83 and IL&nbsp;38 at a series of interchanges north of the [[Oakbrook Center]]. The surrounding commercial development wanes as IL&nbsp;56 goes through residential areas in [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]], and [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]]. In Bellwood, IL&nbsp;56 leaves Butterfield Road and briefly travels east along Washington Boulevard before ending at US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;45 (Mannheim Road).<ref name="gmaps"/>
Route 56 is called Butterfield Road for its entire length east of [[Illinois Route 25]] until it meets its end as Washington Boulevard in [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]]. It serves the [[Chicago]] suburbs of [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]], [[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]], [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]], and other communities, as well as the [[College of DuPage]], [[Oakbrook Center]] shopping mall, and farther out, the [[Fermilab]] in [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]]. Butterfield Road is a major arterial road within the [[Illinois Technology and Research Corridor]].
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== History ==
== History ==
SBI Route 56 was the current Illinois 56 from Oak Brook to Bellwood on Butterfield Road.<ref name=n9jig/> On April 2, 1965, the Illinois State Division of Highways announced that the IL&nbsp;56 designation over IL&nbsp;55 west of [[Cermak Road|22nd Street]], which was duplicated by the designation of [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate&nbsp;55]].<ref name="IL56extended">{{cite news|title=Change State Route 55 Designation to Route 56|work=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=April 3, 1965|page=S2}}</ref> The rest of IL&nbsp;55 was removed east to [[Ogden Avenue]] via Cermak Road.<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1965}}</ref> In 1972, the eastern end was truncated to its current location.<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1972}}</ref> The western end of Illinois 56 is part of the old alignment of the old East&ndash;West Tollway.<ref name=n9jig/>
SBI Route 56 was the current IL&nbsp;56 from Oak Brook to Bellwood on Butterfield Road.<ref name=n9jig/> IL&nbsp;56 originally traveled from US&nbsp;330/IL&nbsp;6 (now IL&nbsp;38) in Oak Brook to US&nbsp;45/IL&nbsp;46 (now US&nbsp;12/US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;45) in Bellwood.<ref name="1934 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year=1934}}</ref> It was then extended to US&nbsp;20/IL&nbsp;43 in 1934 in Oak Park.<ref name="1935 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year=1935}}</ref> In 1942, IL&nbsp;56 was extended southwest to IL&nbsp;55 (22nd Street).<ref name="1942 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year=1942}}</ref>

In 1972, the eastern end was truncated to its current location.<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1972}}</ref>

===Illinois Route 55===
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|type=IL 1960
|route=55
|location=[[Sugar Grove, Illinois|Sugar Grove]]–[[Chicago]]
|formed=1924<ref name=n9jig/>
|deleted=1965<ref name="1964 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year = 1964 }}</ref><ref name="1965Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year = 1965 }}</ref>
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SBI Route 55 originally ran from IL&nbsp;54 (now IL&nbsp;83) in Oak Brook to Michigan Avenue in Chicago via Cermak Road, Ogden Avenue, and [[Roosevelt Road|12th Street]].<ref name="1934 Illinois"/> IL&nbsp;55 was removed east of Ogden Avenue in 1934.<ref name="1935 Illinois"/> In 1940, IL&nbsp;55 was extended west along 22nd Street and Butterfield Road to IL&nbsp;53.<ref name="1940 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year=1940}}</ref> By 1953, IL&nbsp;55 was extended further west to IL&nbsp;25 in North Aurora.<ref name="1953 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year=1953}}</ref> With the opening of the East-West Tollway in 1958, IL&nbsp;55 was extended west along IL&nbsp;31 and the newly-built tollway to US&nbsp;30/IL&nbsp;47 in Sugar Grove.<ref name="1959 Illinois">{{Illinois road map |year=1959}}</ref>

On April 2, 1965, the Illinois State Division of Highways announced that IL&nbsp;56 would replace IL&nbsp;55 west of [[Cermak Road|22nd Street]], which was duplicated by the designation of [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate&nbsp;55]].<ref name="IL56extended">{{cite news|title=Change State Route 55 Designation to Route 56|work=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=April 3, 1965|page=S2}}</ref> The rest of IL&nbsp;55 along Cermak Road was removed.<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1965}}</ref>


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
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|county=Kane|cspan=7
|county=Kane|cspan=8
|location=Sugar Grove
|location=Sugar Grove
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|mile=0.0
|mile=0.0
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|road={{jct|state=IL|US|30|dir1=west|city1=Hinckley}}<br/>{{jct|state=IL|US|30|IL|47|to3=to|I-Toll|88|dir3=west|dir1=east|city1=Elburn|city2=Sugar Grove}}
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|location=Aurora
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=3.9
|mile=3.9
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|type=concur
|mile=7.4
|mile=7.4
|road={{jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|dir1=east|CKC|dir2=east|name2=Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway|city1=Chicago|}}<br>{{jct|state=IL|IL|31|dir1=south|name1=Lincolnway Street}}
|road={{jct|state=IL|I-Toll|88|dir1=east|CKC|dir2=east|name2=Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway|city1=Chicago}}<br>{{jct|state=IL|IL|31|Lincoln|dir1=south|name1=Lincolnway Street|dir2=east}}
|notes=East end of I-88/IL 110 overlap; West end of IL 31 overlap; I-88 exit 117
|notes=East end of I-88/IL 110 overlap; West end of IL 31/Lincoln Highway overlap; I-88 exit 117
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{{ILint
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|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=8.3
|mile=8.3
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|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|31|Lincoln|dir1=north|name2=Lincolnway Street|dir2=west}}
|notes=East end of IL 31/Lincoln Highway overlap
|notes=East end of IL 31/Lincoln Highway overlap
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|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|25|name1=River Street}}
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{{ILint
|location=Aurora
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|lspan=2
|mile=10.8
|road={{jct|state=IL|CR|77|county1=Kane|dir1=north|name1=Kirk Road, Farnsworth Avenue}}
|notes=Southern terminus of CR 77/Kirk Road; Northern terminus of Farnsworth Avenue}}
{{ILint
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|county=DuPage
|county=DuPage
|cspan=6
|cspan=13
|mile=13.3
|road={{jct|state=IL|CR|14|county1=DuPage|dir1=south|name1=Eola Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of CR 14/Eola Road}}
{{ILint
|location=Warrenville
|location=Warrenville
|lspan=2
|mile=14.8
|mile=14.8
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|59}}
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|59}}
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{{ILint
|mile=16.8
|road={{jct|state=IL|CR|13|county1=DuPage|name1=Winfield Road}}
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{{ILint
|location1=Wheaton
|location2=Warrenville
|location3=Milton Township
|mile=17.9
|road={{jct|state=IL|CR|51|county1=DuPage|dir1=south|name1=Herrick Road}}
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{{ILint
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|mile=20.0
|road={{jct|state=IL|CR|23|county1=DuPage|name1=Naperville Road}}
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{{ILint
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|location=Glen Ellyn
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{{ILint
|mile=22.7
|mile=22.7
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|53|name1=Bryant Avenue}}
|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|53|name1=Bryant Avenue}}
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|mile=24.0
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|notes=I-355 exit 22}}
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{{ILint
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|location=Oakbrook Terrace
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|type=incomplete
|mile=28.1
|mile=28.1
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|cspan=2
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{{ILint
|location=Bellwood
|location=Bellwood
|mile=32.52
|mile=32.52
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== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324014953/http://highwayexplorer.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1056&section=1 Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 56]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324014953/http://highwayexplorer.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1056&section=1 Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 56]


Latest revision as of 04:10, 29 December 2023

Illinois Route 56 marker

Illinois Route 56

Butterfield Road
Bill Hewitt Memorial Highway
Map
IL 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT and ISTHA
Length32.52 mi[1][2] (52.34 km)
Existed1924[3]–present
Major junctions
West end US 30 / IL 47 in Sugar Grove
Major intersections

 I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) in Sugar Grove


 I-88 Toll / IL 31 / IL 110 (CKC) in North Aurora

 I-355 Toll in Downers Grove
East end US 12 / US 20 / US 45 in Bellwood
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesKane, DuPage, Cook
Highway system
← I-55→ I-57
← I-55IL 55→ IL 56

Illinois Route 56 (IL 56) is a 32.52-mile-long (52.34 km) east–west state highway in northern and northeastern Illinois. It runs from the interchange of Illinois Route 47 at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Sugar Grove east to US 12/US 20/US 45 (Mannheim Road) by Bellwood.[1] It is one of only three state highways (the other being IL 110 and IL 390) that require tolls.

Route description[edit]

A section of IL 56 in Warrenville facing west toward the intersection with Route 59
IL 56 ends at US 12/US 20/US 45

IL 56 begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with US 30/IL 47 in Sugar Grove, located east of the Aurora Municipal Airport. While US 30 exits the road to travel south toward Montgomery, the road continues as IL 56. The road becomes a free limited-access road for the next 4 miles (6.4 km). IL 56 then meets Galena Boulevard at another partial cloverleaf interchange, which directly connects to Aurora and its downtown area. With the exception of the Golf View Road junction for westbound traffic, this interchange is the only intermediate exit between US 30/IL 47 and I-88. Travelling eastbound, IL 56 merges with I-88 just west of Orchard Road and continues along the tollway until intersecting with IL 31. The route travels north along IL 31 until turning east along State Street in North Aurora. The route then crosses over the Fox River before traveling along a sharp S-curve.

IL 56 travels along Butterfield Road in an east-northeast direction beyond IL 25, paralleling I-88. Butterfield Road serves as a major arterial road within the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor. Between the Batavia Spur of the Illinois Prairie Path and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway overpass, IL 56 serves as the southern border for Fermilab. Beyond the EJ&E Railway overpass, the road becomes a divided highway. IL 56 then parallels the Aurora branch of the Illinois Prairie Path between IL 59 and St. James Farm. IL 56 goes through commercial and industrial developments beyond I-355 in Downers Grove, such as Yorktown Center in Lombard. In Oak Brook, IL 56 exits off the mainline to continue along Butterfield Road; traffic continuing straight would end up on 22nd Street. IL 56 then meets IL 83 and IL 38 at a series of interchanges north of the Oakbrook Center. The surrounding commercial development wanes as IL 56 goes through residential areas in Elmhurst, Hillside, and Bellwood. In Bellwood, IL 56 leaves Butterfield Road and briefly travels east along Washington Boulevard before ending at US 12/US 20/US 45 (Mannheim Road).[2]

History[edit]

SBI Route 56 was the current IL 56 from Oak Brook to Bellwood on Butterfield Road.[3] IL 56 originally traveled from US 330/IL 6 (now IL 38) in Oak Brook to US 45/IL 46 (now US 12/US 20/US 45) in Bellwood.[4] It was then extended to US 20/IL 43 in 1934 in Oak Park.[5] In 1942, IL 56 was extended southwest to IL 55 (22nd Street).[6]

In 1972, the eastern end was truncated to its current location.[7]

Illinois Route 55[edit]

Illinois Route 55 marker

Illinois Route 55

LocationSugar Grove–Chicago
Existed1924[3]–1965[8][9]

SBI Route 55 originally ran from IL 54 (now IL 83) in Oak Brook to Michigan Avenue in Chicago via Cermak Road, Ogden Avenue, and 12th Street.[4] IL 55 was removed east of Ogden Avenue in 1934.[5] In 1940, IL 55 was extended west along 22nd Street and Butterfield Road to IL 53.[10] By 1953, IL 55 was extended further west to IL 25 in North Aurora.[11] With the opening of the East-West Tollway in 1958, IL 55 was extended west along IL 31 and the newly-built tollway to US 30/IL 47 in Sugar Grove.[12]

On April 2, 1965, the Illinois State Division of Highways announced that IL 56 would replace IL 55 west of 22nd Street, which was duplicated by the designation of Interstate 55.[13] The rest of IL 55 along Cermak Road was removed.[14]

Major intersections[edit]

CountyLocationmi[15]kmDestinationsNotes
KaneSugar Grove0.00.0
 US 30 west – Hinckley




 US 30 east / IL 47 to I-88 Toll west – Elburn, Sugar Grove		Western terminus; interchange
1.52.4Galena BoulevardInterchange
Aurora3.96.3



 I-88 Toll west / IL 110 (CKC) west (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) – DeKalb		West end of I-88/IL 110 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound exit; I-88 exit 113
Aurora–North Aurora
city line		4.77.6 CR 83 (Orchard Road)Toll on eastbound exit westbound entrance; Exit 114 in both directions; was Exit 115
North Aurora7.411.9



 I-88 Toll east / IL 110 (CKC) east (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) – Chicago


 IL 31 south (Lincolnway Street) / Lincoln Highway east		East end of I-88/IL 110 overlap; West end of IL 31/Lincoln Highway overlap; I-88 exit 117
8.313.4

 IL 31 north / Lincoln Highway west (Lincolnway Street)		East end of IL 31/Lincoln Highway overlap
8.613.8 IL 25 (River Street)
Aurora10.817.4
 CR 77 north (Kirk Road, Farnsworth Avenue)		Southern terminus of CR 77/Kirk Road; Northern terminus of Farnsworth Avenue
DuPage13.321.4
 CR 14 south (Eola Road)		Northern terminus of CR 14/Eola Road
Warrenville14.823.8 IL 59
16.827.0 CR 13 (Winfield Road)
Wheaton–Warrenville–
Milton Township tripoint		17.928.8
 CR 51 south (Herrick Road)
Wheaton20.032.2 CR 23 (Naperville Road)
Glen Ellyn22.035.4 CR 5 (Park Boulevard)
22.736.5 IL 53 (Bryant Avenue)
Downers Grove24.038.6
 I-355 Toll (Veteran's Memorial Tollway) – Joliet, Northwest Suburbs		I-355 exit 22
Downers Grove–Lombard line25.040.2
 CR 9 south (Highland Avenue)		Interchange; northern terminus of CR 9
Oak Brook–Lombard line26.242.2 CR 25 (Meyers Road)
Oakbrook Terrace27.043.5 CR 15 (Midwest Road (north) Summit Avenue (south))
28.145.2 IL 83 (Kingery Highway)Interchange; westbound access to access to IL 83 via IL 38 west; no westbound entrance from IL 83 north; no eastbound access to IL 83 south
Oakbrook Terrace–Elmhurst line28.445.7 IL 38 (Roosevelt Road)Interchange; eastbound access to IL 38 via IL 83 north; no westbound access to IL 38 east
CookHillside31.4750.65 CR W22 (Wolf Road)
Bellwood32.5252.34 US 12 / US 20 / US 45 (Mannheim Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Google (June 19, 2023). "Overview map of IL 56" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 41 through 60. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2006.
  4. ^ a b Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1934). Official Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. OCLC 183709045 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  5. ^ a b Illinois Secretary of State; H.M. Gousha (1935). Official Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  6. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1942). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  7. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1972). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  8. ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1964). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:757,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  9. ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1965). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:757,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  10. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1940). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  11. ^ Illinois Division of Highways (1953). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  12. ^ Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1959). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:790,00]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  13. ^ "Change State Route 55 Designation to Route 56". The Chicago Tribune. April 3, 1965. p. S2.
  14. ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1965). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:757,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  15. ^ Google (February 19, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 56" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 19, 2017.

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