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Illinois State Route 126
Will County

Illinois State Route 126 provides a direct access to and from downtown Chicago, via the feeder ramp to I-55.

IL St Rt 126 passes through the following town.
Plainfield


IL St Rt 126 is not multi-plexed in Will County.

Prior to March, 2008, U.S. Rt. 30 was multi-plexed with IL St Rt 126 at Plainfield. With an increase in truck traffic, U.S. Rt. 30 was routed north along IL St Rt 59 to 143rd Street. Below are photos from when U.S. Rt. 30 and IL St Rt 126 were routed along the same highway.


IL St Rt 126 intersects the following highways in Will County.
Interstate 55 at Plainfield.
U.S. Rt. 30 at Plainfield.
Illinois State Route 59 at Plainfield.



EB IL St Rt 126 at the Will/Kendall County Line.

WB IL St Rt 126 west of Plainfield.

WB IL St Rt 126 near Drauden Road.

EB IL St Rt 126 on Lockport Street west of Downtown Plainfield.

An electronic guide marker on EB IL St Rt 126 in Plainfield.

A junction marker on NB IL St Rt 59. (2008)

A junction marker on NB IL St Rt 59. (February, 2008)

EB IL St Rt 126 at Plainfield.

A mile marker on IL St Rt 126 in Will County.

EB IL St Rt 126 near I-55.

EB IL St Rt 126 near I-55 (Same spot as the photo above). (March, 2008)

The eastern end of IL St Rt 126.

A close-up of the end marker.

The eastern end of IL St Rt 126. (February, 2009)

A close-up of the end marker. (February, 2009)

The eastern end of IL St Rt 126. (April, 2017)

The eastern end marker. (April, 2017)

EB traffic on IL St Rt 126 merges into NB I-55.

A road marker on NB I-55.

BGS on SB I-55.

A BGS on SB I-55. (December, 2008)

13 March 2024