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91_HJ0048

 
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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The State  of  Illinois  is  proud  to  remember
 3    people,  places,  things,  or  events  that have been a major
 4    influence on the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, One way the State of Illinois can bestow such an
 6    honor is by renaming a major highway, interstate, or  traffic
 7    route; and

 8        WHEREAS,   The  National  Road  was  the  nation's  first
 9    interstate highway conceived by Thomas Jefferson  and  Albert
10    Gallatin,  beginning  in  Cumberland,  Maryland  in  1811 and
11    ending in Illinois in 1833; and

12        WHEREAS, This road was the means of travel of  our  hardy
13    pioneer forefathers; and

14        WHEREAS,  This  road  was  rebuilt  in the 1920's as U.S.
15    Route 40 beginning at the State  line  shared  with  Indiana,
16    running  through  such communities as Marshall, Martinsville,
17    Casey,  Greenup,  Jewett,  Montrose,  Teutopolis,  Effingham,
18    Altamont,  St.  Elmo,  Brownstown,  Bluff   City,   Vandalia,
19    Mulberry  Grove, Greenville, Pocahontas, Highland, St. Jacob,
20    Troy, Collinsville,  and  ends  in  East  St.  Louis  at  the
21    historic  Eads Bridge and the Gateway to the West; therefore,
22    be it

23        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
24    NINETY-FIRST  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
25    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that U.S. Route 40 be  renamed  The
26    Historic National Road; and be it further

27        RESOLVED,  That the Illinois Department of Transportation
28    be requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent  with
29    State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques, signs, or
30    markers giving notice of the name; and be it further
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  That  suitable  copies  of  this resolution be
 2    presented   to   the   Secretary   of   the   Department   of
 3    Transportation.

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