U.S. Route 34 in Illinois

U.S. Route 34
Walter Payton Memorial Highway[1] Ogden Avenue
US 34 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	211.37 mi[2] (340.17 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	US 34 in Gladstone
Major intersections	US 67 / IL 110 (CKC) / IL 164 in Monmouth US 150 in Galesburg I-74 / IL 110 (CKC) in Galesburg US 6 / IL 26 in Princeton US 52 in Mendota I-39 / US 51 in Mendota US 30 in Montgomery I-355 Toll in Downers Grove I-294 Toll in Western Springs US 12 / US 20 / US 45 in LaGrange
East end	Historic US 66 / IL 43 in Berwyn
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Henderson, Warren, Knox, Henry, Bureau, LaSalle, DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, DuPage, Cook
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 33 → IL 34
← IL 27 IL 28 → IL 29

U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west highway in the state of Illinois that runs from the Iowa state line at Gulfport, west of Galesburg, to Illinois Route 43 (IL 43) and Historic U.S. Route 66 at Harlem Avenue in Berwyn. The entire highway in Illinois is named the Walter Payton Memorial Highway after Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton, who wore #34 for the Chicago Bears. The highway is 211.37 miles (340.17 km) long within the state.^[2]

The bridge into Iowa over the Mississippi River is called the Great River Bridge. Between Monmouth and Galesburg, the highway is up to Interstate Highway standards with exits at Main Street, Henderson Street, and Seminary Street in Galesburg.