Illinois Route 118

Existed1935–1938

Westend

IL 64 in Elmhurst

IL 54 in Elmhurst
US 45 in Bellwood

Eastend

US 20 in Maywood

Illinois Route 118

Route information

Existed

1935–1938

Major junctions

West end

IL 64 in Elmhurst

IL 54 in Elmhurst
US 45 in Bellwood

East end

US 20 in Maywood

Location

Country

United States

State

Illinois

Counties

DuPage, Cook

Highway system

Illinois State Highway System

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IL 117

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IL 119

Illinois Route 118 (IL 118) was an east–west state highway in Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, the route traveled from Elmhurst to Maywood primarily along St. Charles Road.

IL 118 began at IL 64 (North Avenue) and traveled south along West Avenue. IL 118 then traveled eastward along St. Charles Road, serving the municipalities of Berkeley, Bellwood, and Maywood. IL 118 briefly travels north along 5th Avenue before ending at US 20 (Lake Street).^[1]^[2]

History

IL 118 first appeared in 1929 to connect from US 66/IL 4 in Pontiac to IL 17 (now IL 18)/IL 23 in Streator through Cornell.^[3]^[4] By 1935, IL 118 was supplanted by an extension of IL 23.^[5]^[6]

Before 1935, IL 64 used to travel along St. Charles Road from Elmhurst to Maywood.^[5]^[7] Then, in 1935, IL 64 was realigned to travel along North Avenue, absorbing part of IL 54; IL 54 instead traveled north along York Road and present-day IL 83 and US 45. With the realignment of IL 64, IL 118 was created.^[5]^[6] In 1938, without any intermediate changes, IL 118 was removed.^[8]^[9]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations^[2]	Notes
DuPage	Elmhurst			IL 64 (North Avenue)	Western terminus
		IL 54 (York Road)	Now unnumbered (IL 54 bypassed downtown Elmhurst in 1939^[10] and was renumbered as IL 83 in 1941^[11]^[12])
Cook	Bellwood			US 45 (LaGrange Road)	Now US 12/US 20/US 45 (Mannheim Road)
Maywood			US 20 (Lake Street)	Eastern terminus; now unnumbered (was replaced with US 20 City in 1938^[9])
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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1 2 Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1936). Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
↑ Illinois Secretary of State; H.M. Gousha (1928). Illinois Official Auto Road Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
↑ Illinois Secretary of State; H.M. Gousha (1929). Illinois Official Auto Road Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
1 2 3 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. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
1 2 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. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
↑ Illinois Secretary of State (1932). Official Illinois Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
↑ Illinois Department of Public Works (1937). Illinois Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1937 ed.). Springfield: Illinois Department of Public Works. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
1 2 Illinois Department of Public Works (1938). Illinois Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1938 ed.). Springfield: Illinois Department of Public Works. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1939). Illinois Road Map (Map) (1939–1940 ed.). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
↑ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1940). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
↑ Illinois Department of Public Works (1941). Illinois Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1941 ed.). Springfield: Illinois Department of Public Works. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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