Route information | ||||
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Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 45.51 mi[1] (73.24 km) | |||
Existed | November 5, 1918[citation needed]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | IL 97 in Maquon | |||
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East end | US 24 / US 24 Bus. in Washington | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Knox, Peoria, Tazewell | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 8 (IL 8) is an east–west state route in central Illinois. It runs east from Illinois Route 97 south of Maquon to the intersection of U.S. Route 24 (McClugage Avenue) and Business U.S. 24 near Washington. Illinois 8 is 45.51 miles (73.24 km) long.[1]