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U.S. Route 45 in Illinois
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U.S. Route 45 (US 45) in the state of Illinois is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from the Brookport Bridge over the Ohio River at Brookport north through rural sections of eastern Illinois and then through the suburbs of Chicago to the Wisconsin state line east of Antioch. This is a distance of 428.99 miles (690.39 km).[1] US 45 is the longest numbered route in Illinois.
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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 45 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 45.
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Length | 428.99 mi[1] (690.39 km) | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | Illinois | ||||||
Counties | Massac, Johnson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, White, Wayne, Clay, Effingham, Shelby, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Will, Cook, Lake | ||||||
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