Historic Route 66

Illinois

All-American Road

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Byway Details

Designation
All-American Road
Length
448 mi in Illinois

About Historic Route 66

Historic Route 66 is a 447.5-mile All-American Road in Illinois, a stretch of the original Route 66 that runs from East St. Louis to Springfield and beyond. The drive passes through dozens of towns, including Madison, Venice, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Carlinville, Gillespie, Springfield, Lincoln, Normal, Bloomington, Pontiac, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Cicero, Stickney, Berwyn, Riverside, Brookfield, La Grange, and Darien. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and September highs around 81°F, while July highs reach about 89°F and January highs sit near 40°F. Several trails and waterways sit right along the road. The Route 66 Trail and Route 53 Trail are both about 0.1 mile away, and Old Cahokia Creek offers canoeing about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can head to Canyon Creek Falls Walls, roughly 1.7 miles from the route.

Scenic byway data: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: Apr–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–77°F and lows of 45–57°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Cahokia St Louis Ap, IL weather station, 5.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan40° high24° low
  2. Feb46° high28° low
  3. Mar56° high36° low
  4. Apr67° high45° low
  5. May77° high57° low
  6. Jun86° high65° low
  7. Jul89° high69° low
  8. Aug88° high66° low
  9. Sep81° high57° low
  10. Oct69° high46° low
  11. Nov55° high36° low
  12. Dec44° high29° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Towns along the route
East St. Louis · Glasgow Village · Granite City · Madison · Venice · Brooklyn · Fairmont City · Hamel · Edwardsville · Glen Carbon · Mitchell · Jerome · Leland Grove · Chatham · Auburn · Thayer · Virden · Girard · Nilwood · Carlinville · East Gillespie · Gillespie · Mount Clare · Benld · Sawyerville · Staunton · Southern View · Divernon · Farmersville · Waggoner · Litchfield · Mount Olive · Lake Ka-Ho · Williamson · Livingston · Springfield · Shirley · McLean · Atlanta · Lincoln · Broadwell · Elkhart · Williamsville · Sherman · Grandview · Bloomington · Chenoa · Lexington · Towanda · Normal · Gardner · Dwight · Odell · Pontiac · Wilmington · Bolingbrook · Plainfield · Shorewood · Braidwood · Godley · Braceville · Preston Heights · Elwood · Romeoville · Fairmont · Crest Hill · Cicero · Stickney · Berwyn · Riverside · Brookfield · Lyons · Summit · McCook · La Grange · Hodgkins · Countryside · Indian Head Park · Burr Ridge · Willowbrook · Darien

Source: USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 2 miles of the route, PostGIS distance)