Illinois Route 176 Explained

State:IL
Type:IL
Maint:IDOT
Route:176
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:IL 176 highlighted in red
Length Mi:41.28
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in Marengo
Junction:
Terminus B: in Lake Bluff
Counties:McHenry, Lake
Established:1926[2]
Previous Route:175
Previous Type:IL 1926
Next Type:IL
Next Route:177

Illinois Route 176 (IL 176) is a 41.28-longNaN-long east - west state route in northern Illinois. It runs from IL 23 (State Street) in Marengo to the southern terminus of IL 131 (Green Bay Road) in Lake Bluff.

Route description

IL 176 is a two- to four-lane arterial in northern Illinois. The eastern terminus of IL 176 is unique in that both IL 131 and IL 176 terminate at that corner; neither state route extends beyond that point in any direction.

IL 47 overlaps IL 176 east of Marengo.

History

SBI Route 176 originally ran from Crystal Lake to Lake Bluff. In 1941, the designation was extended westward to Marengo, replacing IL 67, redundant to the newly-designated US 67.[3]

Future

The village of Wauconda hired an engineering firm in 2014 to suggest improvements to the congested interchange with US 12. They proposed eliminating the interchange and converting it to an at-grade intersection with dual left turn lanes at each leg, two lanes in each direction for IL 176, three lanes in each direction of US 12, and developing the frontage of the intersection. The estimated cost to convert the US 12 interchange with IL 176 and the US 12 interchange with IL 59 to at-grade signalized arterial intersections is $300 million, none of which would come from IDOT.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illinois Technology Transfer Center . T2 GIS Data . 2007-11-08 . 2006.
  2. Web site: Illinois Highways Page: Routes 161 thru 180 . 2006-05-30 . Carlson, Rich . 2005-04-15 .
  3. News: New Delhi Road Designated As Part of U.S. 67. November 4, 2015. The Alton Evening Telegraph. March 20, 1941. 2. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Transportation Improvements Recommended for Wauconda . Russell . Lissau . March 25, 2014 . . Arlington Heights, IL . May 25, 2015.
  5. Bill . Grieve . Amanda . Larson . Dan . Brinkman . April 1, 2014 . Illinois Route 176 Corridor . PDF . Gewalt Hamilton Associates . May 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217050356/http://wauconda-il.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Trans-Study-IL-176-Corridor-Report-websize.pdf . February 17, 2015 . dead .