Illinois Route 64 runs east-west spanning across all of northern Illinois, from a crossing out of Iowa to the city of Chicago's lakeshore. It continues eastward from Iowa's State Route 64, joining US Route 52 for a long while, then it heads almost due east through Sycamore, many Chicago suburbs, and the north side of Chicago. It is known as North Avenue in the Chicagoland area.
Illinois 64's western start is a Mississippi River crossing, concurrent with US Route 52, from Sabula, Iowa, into Savanna, Illinois...
Illinois 64's western start is a Mississippi River crossing, concurrent with US Route 52, from Sabula, Iowa, into Savanna, Illinois...
The bridge deposits directly into a T-intersection with Illinois 84, and US Route 52 and Illinois 64 both turn southerly onto that route:
Still in Savanna, Illinois 64 and US Route 52 split from Illinois 84 to really head eastward into Illinois:
At Mount Carroll, Illinois 64 and US Route 52 continue their journey together through an intersection with Illinois 78:
At Lanark, Illinois 64 and US Route 52 meet the southern end of Illinois 73:
After spending 29 miles together, Illinois 64 splits from US Route 52 at Brookville, to head easterly as US Route 52 acquires a southern tilt:
Illinois 64, south of Forreston, joins Illinois 26 south for only a half of one mile...
Shortly after, Illinois 64 splits from Illinois 26 to continue east...
In downtown Oregon, Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 2, just before crossing the Rock River:
Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 251, north of Rochelle...
About two miles east of that, Illinois 64 meets an interchange with Interstate 39...
In Sycamore, Illinois 23 joins Illinois 64 east for a short distance...
Illinois 64 and Illinois 23, having entered downtown Sycamore together, part ways, leaving Illinois 23 to continue northward:
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Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 47 at Lily Lake:
In St. Charles, Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 31...
On the east side of the Fox River in St. Charles, Illinois 64 meets Illinois 25 at another 4-way intersection...
Making its way across DuPage County, Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 59 near West Chicago...
Illinois 64 encounters a diamond interchange with Interstate 355, where Glendale Heights meets Lombard:
On the north side of Lombard, Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 53:
As Illinois 64 enters Elmhurst, it meets Illinois 83 at a large, heavily-trafficked intersection:
At a very strange junction, US Route 20 and Interstate 290 both pass over Illinois 64, with a partial-access interchange to/from the southeast on Interstate 290...
At Stone Park, Illinois 64 passes under the US Route 12 and US Route 45 combination, with some very tight onramps and offramps from Illinois 64 leading to somewhat of a cloverleaf configuration...
Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 171 at Melrose Park:
Having entered the city of Chicago, Illinois 64 now encounters Illinois 43...
Further into the Chicago city limits, Illinois 64 crosses Illinois 50....
After passing through the Wicker Park neighborhood, Illinois 64 meets a full diamond interchange with Interstates 90 and 94...
Illinois 64 ends at US Route 41, the Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago, at the famed North Avenue Beach:
