Illinois Route 82
State highway in Henry County, Illinois, US
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Illinois Route 82 (IL 82) is a rural north–south state highway in west central Illinois, United States. It currently runs from Illinois Route 17 in Nekoma north to Illinois Route 92 near Joslin. This is a distance of 28.84 miles (46.41 km).[1]
Illinois Route 82 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 28.84 mi[1] (46.41 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  IL 17 in Bishop Hill | |||
 IL 81 in Cambridge  I-80 / US 6 in Geneseo | ||||
| North end |  IL 92 near Geneseo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Henry | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
Illinois 82 is an undivided, two-lane surface street for its entire length. It crosses the Edwards River, Interstate 80 (I-80), U.S. Route 6 (US 6), the Hennepin Canal and the Green River along its route. It also overlaps Illinois Route 81 in Cambridge.
History
SBI Route 82 was existing Illinois 82, extended to Illinois Route 40 via Illinois 92 and Illinois Route 172. This ended in the 1930s.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Henry County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | IL 17 – Galva, Alpha | ||
| Cambridge | 9.3 | 15.0 |  IL 81 west – Andover | Begin/end concurrency with IL 81 | |
| | 10.3 | 16.6 |  IL 81 east – Kewanee | Begin/end concurrency with IL 81 | |
| Geneseo | 19.5 | 31.4 | I-80 – Moline, Rock Island, Joliet | Exit 19 (I-80) | |
| 20.2 | 32.5 | US 6 east – Princeton | Begin/end concurrency with US 6 | ||
| 21.1 | 34.0 | US 6 west – Moline | Begin/end concurrency with US 6 | ||
| | 28.84 | 46.41 | IL 92 – Moline, Mendota | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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