 Illinois Route 132 | ||||
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| Grand Avenue | ||||
 IL 132 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byIDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.57 mi[1] (21.84 km) | |||
| Existed | 1950[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  IL 59 inLake Villa | |||
| Major intersections |  US 45 inLindenhurst  I-94 Toll inGurnee US 41 in Gurnee | |||
| East end |  IL 131 inWaukegan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Lake | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 132 (IL 132) is an arterial state route that connectsIL 59 at the village line betweenFox Lake Hills andLake Villa, withIL 131 inWaukegan. It is known as Grand Avenue for its entire length, and Grand Avenue extends west beyond Lindenhurst to nearU.S. Route 12 (US 12), 12 miles (19 km) west. Though IL 132 is one of the busiest state highways in Illinois, it is only 13.57 miles (21.84 km) long (21.83 km).[1]
Illinois 132 serves the town ofGurnee. Grand Avenue is the main road to both theGurnee Mills Shopping Center andSix Flags Great America. At this point Illinois 132 is a divided, six lane road—its length wavers between 2 and 6 lanes around Gurnee.
Because Route 132 is a well-traveled road in suburban Chicago, it is also a major suburban Chicago shopping and industry corridor, especially on the Grand Avenue section of the route. A variety of car dealers, retail stores, full-service restaurants, mid-range hotels, etc. are located on this roadway.
SBI Route 132 was initially what is nowIllinois Route 121 fromDecatur toMattoon in central Illinois; in 1937, Illinois 121 replaced Illinois 131 and Illinois 132. In 1950 it was reassigned to the whole stretch of Grand Avenue; in 1967 it was dropped east of Illinois 131 and west ofIllinois Route 59.[2]
The entire route is inLake County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fox Lake Hills–Lake Villa village line | 0.0 | 0.0 | IL 59 | Western terminus | |
| Lake Villa | 2.6 | 4.2 |  IL 83 (Milwaukee Avenue) | ||
| Lindenhurst–Grandwood Park village line | 7.0 | 11.3 | US 45 | ||
| Gurnee | 9.9 | 15.9 | I-94 Toll (Tri-State Tollway) –Chicago,Wisconsin | Cloverleaf interchange; I-94 exit 8 | |
| 11.2 | 18.0 |  IL 21 (Riverside Drive) | |||
| 12.7 | 20.4 | US 41 (Skokie Highway) | |||
| Waukegan | 13.57 | 21.84 | IL 131 (Green Bay Road) | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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