Illinois 29 runs near the right bank (going down stream) which is (north and west) of the
Illinois River from Spring Valley to Peoria. Starting at U.S. 6/Illinois 89 at the north edge of Spring Valley, the road passes through the small towns of
Putnam and
Henry, intersecting
Illinois Route 18 at Henry. In
Sparland, Illinois 29 intersects
Illinois Route 17. It then runs beneath the bluff at
Hopewell before becoming 4th Street, the main north–south artery through
Chillicothe. From the north end of
Illinois Route 6 at
Mossville south through Peoria and
Peoria Heights, Route 29 is named Galena Road until it crosses
U.S. Route 150 at the
McClugage Bridge; from there the road is named Adams Street. In downtown Peoria, 29 splits from Adams Street onto
Interstate 74 on the
Murray Baker Bridge, where it crosses the
Illinois River to
East Peoria. In East Peoria, Route 29 splits from Interstate 74 and proceeds south, entering
Creve Coeur on Main Street and providing an interchange with
Interstate 474. It enters Pekin as 8th Street and forks off as 5th Street before a short concurrency with
Illinois Route 9 near the Pekin Bridge. Splitting onto 2nd Street (southbound) and 3rd Street (northbound) before crossing the bridge, Route 29 exits Pekin as 2nd Street, passing the
Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin, and from there goes substantially directly south through
Mason City to
Springfield. Route 29 enters Springfield at the
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, and runs around the north and east sides of the city. After leaving Springfield at an interchange with
Interstate 55/
Interstate 72/
U.S. Route 36, Route 29 runs southeast through
Taylorville, passing the end of
Illinois Route 104 and crossing
Illinois Route 48, then ending at
U.S. Route 51/
Illinois Route 16 in
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