Illinois Route 17
IL 17 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 209.40 mi (337.00 km) | |||
| Existed | November 5, 1918–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | 1st Street in New Boston | |||
| US 67 in Viola US 150 in Alpha I-74 / IL 110 (CKC) in Woodhull US 34 in Bishop Hill US 34 in Galva I-39 / US 51 in Wenona I-55 in Dwight US 45 / US 52 in Kankakee I-57 in Kankakee | ||||
| East end | SR 2 in Grant Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Mercer, Henry, Knox, Stark, Marshall, LaSalle, Livingston, Grundy, Kankakee | |||
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Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi River to State Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is 209.40 miles (337.00 km) long.