Route information | ||||
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Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 135.32 mi[1] (217.78 km) | |||
Existed | Early 1970s[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-39 / US 51 / CR 8 in Hudson | |||
North end | US 51 / IL 75 in South Beloit | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | McLean, Woodford, Marshall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 251 is a north–south state highway that runs on the former alignment of U.S. Route 51 before Interstate 39 was built in north central Illinois. It runs from U.S. 51 at the border with Wisconsin to I-39 and U.S. 51 south of Kappa. Illinois 251 is 135.32 miles (217.78 km) long.[1]