Lincoln Highway

Getting to the Byway: Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL * From the airport, merge onto I-190 E/Kennedy Expressway. * Take exit 1D onto the Tri State Tollway/I-294. * Travel southeast on the Tollway and exit onto Hallstead Street/IL-1, going south. * Merge right (southeast) onto IL-1. Turn left (south) onto Chicago Rd/Dixie Hwy. * Turn right (west) at the intersection with the Lincoln Highway/US-30. (You will be heading west on the byway.) Navigating the Byway: ###From Illinois-Indiana Border to Aurora### The byway begins at the Illinois-Indiana border on US 30. * Follow US 30 until the road forks. * Take the left fork, East Sauk Trail through Sauk Village and into South Chicago Heights. * In South Chicago Heights take Route 1 north toward Chicago. * Turn left onto US 30. * Follow US 30 west through Chicago Heights to Joliet. * In Joliet, US 30 will start going north. * Continue to follow it for 21.9 miles. * Take IL 31 north toward Aurora. ###From Aurora to Mississippi River### * In Aurora follow IL 31 for 12.5 miles until you get to Geneva. * In Geneva turn left onto IL 38 and follow it 41.17 miles to Rochelle. * After Rochelle, IL 38 will begin winding between small towns across the countryside. * Keep on IL 38 for 25.86 miles until you reach Dixon. * In Dixon briefly merge with US 52 and take it northwest. * Turn left when you come to IL 2 and take it west for 12.2 miles. * Continue on IL 2 as it bends south to merge with US 30. * Take US 30 west through Morrison toward Fulton. * The road will divide into US 30 going southwest and IL 136 going west. * Take IL 136 west through Fulton to the Mississippi River, where the byway ends.