Illinois Route 47

Illinois Route 47 marker
Illinois Route 47
Map
IL 47 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length169.76 mi[1] (273.20 km)
Existed1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end IL 10 in Seymour
Major intersections I-72 in Seymour
I-74 in Mahomet
I-55 in Dwight
I-80 in Morris


I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) in Sugar Grove

I-90 Toll in Huntley
North end WIS 120 in Hebron
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesChampaign, Ford, Livingston, Grundy, Kendall, Kane, McHenry
Highway system
US 45 IL 48

Illinois Route 47 (IL 47) is a 169.76-mile-long (273.20 km) largely rural north–south state highway that runs from the Wisconsin state border at Highway 120 near Hebron, to IL 10, just south of Interstate 72 (I-72) near Seymour.[1] IL 47 is in primarily rural areas but in several suburbs of Chicago, such as Woodstock and Huntley, traffic can be heavily congested.

IL 47 crosses most interstate highways in northern and central Illinois, but the largest towns that it serves are Woodstock (at US 14), Huntley (at I-90), Lily Lake at (IL 64), Elburn (at IL 38), Sugar Grove (at US 30), Yorkville (at US 34), Morris (at I-80), Dwight (at I-55), Forrest (at US 24), Gibson City (at IL 54), and Mahomet (at I-74).

  1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ Carlson, Rick. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 41 thru 60. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2006.