Highway 41 end-to-end Streetview trek: the last of Illinois

 

As we move northward, there is a small portion of northeastern Illinois that might be considered outside of the Chicago area (but not by far).  That's where we are now on the trek.  

Now, Highway 41 is in Gurnee, Illinois. Gurnee's main attraction is a Six Flags amusement park named Six Flags Great America. We'll skip taking a look at that.

This is important, geographically and hydrologically. Highway 41 is crossing the Des Plaines River. As noted, this river was important to the whole reverse-the-flow of the Chicago River from into the lake to out of the lake into, eventually, the Mississippi River. The Des Plaines River is an important connector in that scheme. And we'll see it again.

Even though something got on the camera lens/window (if you pan around to the forward direction), I had to note the Gurnee Truck Stop.

To the right, more of the Chicago area Forest Preserve (much of which has the Des Plaines River in it, all the way down through Chicagoland), here featuring Sterling Lake. Directly ahead, Highway 41 rejoins Interstate 94 -- and this time, they'll be together for awhile.

The sign tells us where we're headed -- Milwaukee!  And Highway 41 gets a fancy red-white-and-blue shield for being part of the interstate system here.

 

Wisconsin is directly ahead ... and believe it or not, it's the second-to-last state that Highway 41 goes through.