Illinois Route 132 (IL 132) is an arterial state route that connects IL 59 at the village line between Fox Lake Hills and Lake Villa, with IL 131 in Waukegan. It is known as Grand Avenue for its entire length, and Grand Avenue extends west beyond Lindenhurst to near U.S. Route 12 (US 12), 12 miles (19 km) west. Though IL 132 is one of the busiest state highways in Illinois, it is only 13.57 miles (21.84 km) long (21.83 km).[1]
 Illinois Route 132 | ||||
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| Grand Avenue | ||||
 IL 132 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.57 mi[1] (21.84 km) | |||
| Existed | 1950[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  IL 59 in Lake Villa | |||
 US 45 in Lindenhurst  I-94 Toll in Gurnee US 41 in Gurnee | ||||
| East end |  IL 131 in Waukegan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Lake | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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Illinois 132 serves the town of Gurnee. Grand Avenue is the main road to both the Gurnee Mills Shopping Center and Six Flags Great America. At this point Illinois 132 is a divided, six lane road—its length wavers between 2 and 6 lanes around Gurnee.
Because Route 132 is a well-traveled road in suburban Chicago, it is also a major suburban Chicago shopping and industry corridor, especially on the Grand Avenue section of the route. A variety of car dealers, retail stores, full-service restaurants, mid-range hotels, etc. are located on this roadway.
History
editSBI Route 132 was initially what is now Illinois Route 121 from Decatur to Mattoon in central Illinois; in 1937, Illinois 121 replaced Illinois 131 and Illinois 132. In 1950 it was reassigned to the whole stretch of Grand Avenue; in 1967 it was dropped east of Illinois 131 and west of Illinois Route 59.[2]
Major intersections
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The entire route is in Lake County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fox Lake Hills–Lake Villa village line | 0.0 | 0.0 | IL 59 | Western terminus | |
| Lake Villa | 2.6 | 4.2 |  IL 83 (Milwaukee Avenue) | ||
| Lindenhurst–Grandwood Park village line | 7.0 | 11.3 | US 45 | ||
| Gurnee | 9.9 | 15.9 | I-94 Toll (Tri-State Tollway) – Chicago, Wisconsin | Cloverleaf interchange; I-94 exit 8 | |
| 11.2 | 18.0 |  IL 21 (Riverside Drive) | |||
| 12.7 | 20.4 | US 41 (Skokie Highway) | |||
| Waukegan | 13.57 | 21.84 | IL 131 (Green Bay Road) | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center. T2 GIS Data. Retrieved April 7, 2006. As documented in Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Lengths/Illinois.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
- ^ "overview map of State Highway 132 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
External links
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Media related to Illinois Route 132 at Wikimedia Commons
