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13-469: Army Trail Road begins at a junction with Illinois 25 in Wayne. From here, the road heads east through a residential forested area to County Highway 19 (Dunham Road). Past Dunham Road, the road briefly becomes County Highway 20 before entering DuPage County. The road continues east through Wayne to Munger Road, where it becomes County Highway 11. Army Trail Road then passes Illinois Route 59 and heads east along

26-771: A diverging diamond interchange at IL 59 and Interstate 88 in September 2015. Naperville station Naperville is a train station in Naperville, Illinois , served by Amtrak , the national railroad passenger system. Amtrak trains stopping at the Naperville station include the California Zephyr , Illinois Zephyr , Carl Sandburg and Southwest Chief . It is also one of two stations in Naperville that serves Metra 's BNSF commuter line , and an abundance of Pace bus routes. Naperville station

39-707: Is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois . It runs south from Illinois Route 173 in Antioch to I-55 in Shorewood , spanning the north–south width of Chicago's western suburbs. This is a distance of 71.13 miles (114.47 km). IL 59 is a major four-lane arterial for most of its length, running parallel to and about five miles (8 km) east of the Fox River in Illinois, and thirty miles (48 km) west of Chicago's State Street. It

52-509: Is especially congested in the suburbs of Aurora and Naperville , where traffic counts average 40,000-55,000 vehicles per day. To accommodate the congestion, the 7.5-mile stretch between Ferry Road and 95th Street has been widened to six lanes. Most portions along IL 59 are zoned for commercial uses, however there are extensive stretches of residential areas along the road in West Chicago , Barrington , and Fox Lake Hills . IL 59

65-1161: Is the only numbered highway with a Metra station named after it: the Route 59 station on the BNSF Line , which differentiates the station from the Naperville and Aurora stations. IL 59 is called Lake Street in Antioch, Fox Lake Road in Fox Lake Hills, Grand Avenue in portions of Ingleside and eastern Fox Lake, Sutton Road from South Barrington to Bartlett , Neltnor Boulevard in West Chicago, Hough Street in Barrington, and Brook Forest Avenue and Cottage Street in Shorewood. IL 59 overlaps U.S. Route 12 (Rand Road) between Wauconda and Fox Lake . In almost every town or village spanning IL 59, retail development and residential sprawl can be found. The IL 59 corridor includes regional shopping areas in

78-762: The Golden Corridor and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor respectively. The regional shopping malls Westfield Fox Valley in Aurora and The Arboretum of South Barrington can also be found along the IL ;59 corridor. SBI Route 59 ran from Joliet to Antioch on the current IL 59. IL 59 was replaced by U.S. Route 66 as U.S. 66 made its way onto a new highway in 1940; by 1957, IL 59 had been returned to its original state. The Illinois Department of Transportation opened

91-858: The Naperville / Aurora area, the Hoffman Estates / South Barrington / Streamwood area, the Plainfield area, and the Joliet/Shorewood area. The IL 59 corridor also includes large community retail areas in Volo / Fox Lake , Wauconda , Bartlett , West Chicago , and Warrenville . IL 59 also travels through the Barrington Historic District and is proximate to significant office complexes and job centers at its junctions with Interstate 90 and Interstate 88 ; these intersecting corridors of commerce are known as

104-518: The border of Bartlett and Carol Stream . The route passes to the north of two small lakes before entering a developed residential area. It continues east through Bloomingdale and Glendale Heights , intersecting County Highway 4 (Bloomingdale Road) near Black Hawk Elementary School. After passing County Highways 5 (Glen Ellyn Road) and 24 (Walter Road), the road runs through a county forest preserve before intersecting Interstate 355 in Addison . Past

117-602: The early 19th century that was part of a trail that continued on to Burlington Road running northwest until it reached Galena, IL . Its name is based on the fact that General Winfield Scott 's troops used this route during the Black Hawk War . Near its end at the Fox River is a stone marking the graves of U.S. Army soldiers of the Indian War era. Until December 1989, Army Trail Road was the southern terminus of

130-525: The freeway portion of Illinois Route 53, which was subsequently designated I-355. In December 1989, the North-South Tollway was opened extending the limited access highway south to I-55 and reducing the traffic flow caused by the concurrency of Route 53 and a short stretch of Army Trail Road. In late 2004, construction began on parts of the road to widen the road to six lanes. A divider was to be set in place including new turn lanes and paving of

143-466: The interstate, the road meets Illinois Route 53 , the eastern terminus of County Highway 11. Army Trail Road continues through residential Addison, passing to the south of Addison Trail High School . The road ends at a cul-de-sac near Addison Village Hall; its terminus almost intersects U.S. Route 20 , which connects to Army Trail Road via John F. Kennedy Drive. Army Trail Road followed an Indian Trail for early settlers who traveled in covered wagons in

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156-605: The road. Project has completed sections of the road in Addison and was expected to be completed in November 2005. It is four lanes in parts east of Illinois Highway 59 to a few hundred feet west of Illinois Highway 59 where it enters the Village of Wayne, Illinois . It remains two lanes to its western end at Illinois Highway 25 and is "rural" looking through Wayne and its horse farms. Illinois Route 59 Illinois Route 59

169-611: Was originally built in 1910 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad . On April 26, 1946, the station was the site of a collision between the CB&;Q's Exposition Flyer and Advance Flyer . On April 26, 2014, a memorial entitled Tragedy to Triumph was dedicated at the train station. The sculpture by Paul Kuhn is dedicated not only to the crash victims but also to the rescuers at the site. As of 2018, Naperville has an average of 4,015 weekday boardings for Metra trains. This makes

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