Illinois Route 132

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Illinois 132.svg
Illinois Route 132
Grand Avenue
Illinois Route 132
IL 132 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length13.57 mi [1]  (21.84 km)
Existed1950 [2] –present
Major junctions
West endIllinois 59.svg IL 59 in Lake Villa
Major intersectionsUS 45.svg US 45 in Lindenhurst
Toll plate yellow.svg
I-94.svg I-94 Toll in Gurnee
US 41.svg US 41 in Gurnee
East endIllinois 131.svg IL 131 in Waukegan
Location
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Lake
Highway system
← Illinois 131.svg IL 131 → Illinois 133.svg IL 133

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]

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Route description

The intersection of Interstate 94 and Illinois 132. Gurnee Mills and Six Flags are highlighted. Gurnee Satellite.jpg
The intersection of Interstate 94 and Illinois 132. Gurnee Mills and Six Flags are highlighted.

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

SBI 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

Illinois 132's Western Terminus, seen from its intersection with IL 59 Illinois 132 Western Terminus.png
Illinois 132's Western Terminus, seen from its intersection with IL 59
Illinois 132 as seen from its intersection with Rollins Road in Gurnee, IL Illinois132.png
Illinois 132 as seen from its intersection with Rollins Road in Gurnee, IL

The entire route is in Lake County.

Locationmi [3] kmDestinationsNotes
Fox Lake Hills–Lake Villa
village line		0.00.0Illinois 59.svg IL 59 Western terminus
Lake Villa 2.64.2Illinois 83.svg IL 83 (Milwaukee Avenue)
Lindenhurst–Grandwood Park
village line		7.011.3US 45.svg US 45
Gurnee 9.915.9Toll plate yellow.svg
I-94.svg I-94 Toll (Tri-State Tollway) – Chicago, Wisconsin 		Cloverleaf interchange; I-94 exit 8
11.218.0Illinois 21.svg IL 21 (Riverside Drive)
12.720.4US 41.svg US 41 (Skokie Highway)
Waukegan 13.5721.84Illinois 131.svg IL 131 (Green Bay Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center. T2 GIS Data. Retrieved April 7, 2006. As documented in Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Lengths/Illinois.
  2. 1 2 Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
  3. ↑ "overview map of State Highway 132 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved January 11, 2009.
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