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Byway

Illinois

Every scenic byway, national park and public-land unit in Illinois, and the measured connections between them.

7
scenic byways
0
national parks
2
public-land units
119
lookouts
13,252
miles of byway

Scenic byways

Public land

Lookouts

Connections

Measured to each protected area’s official boundary, not its centre point.

  • Historic Route 66 runs through Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · inside
  • Lincoln Highway runs through Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · 7.0 mi
  • Ohio River Scenic Byway runs through Shawnee National Forest · inside
  • Great River Road runs through Shawnee National Forest · 1.0 mi
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Places in Illinois

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Scenic drives in Illinois