Drive section
Segments
Browse Route 20 town-to-town segments for drive pacing, state handoffs, western-chain planning, and links into places and trips.
Segments
Use segments when you are turning Route 20 into an actual driving day. Each segment should help you see the anchor towns, the supporting stops, and whether the stretch feels like an easy town-to-town run, a scenic approach, a longer rural drive, or a practical connector between stronger places.
Illinois
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Galena Western Gateway
Galena Western Gateway route section in Illinois.
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Galena and Stockton
Galena and Stockton route section in Illinois.
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Freeport and Stephenson County
Freeport and Stephenson County route section in Illinois.
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Freeport and Rockford
Freeport and Rockford route section in Illinois.
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Northwest Illinois
Northwest Illinois route section in Illinois.
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Chicago Approach
Chicago Approach route section in Illinois.
Iowa
State Layer
Iowa
Use the Iowa state page if you want the full east-to-west Iowa corridor before choosing one segment.
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Dubuque, Dyersville, Manchester, and Independence
Dubuque, Dyersville, Manchester, and Independence route section in Iowa.
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Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Iowa Falls
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Iowa Falls route section in Iowa.
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Fort Dodge, Webster City, and Williams
Fort Dodge, Webster City, and Williams route section in Iowa.
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Sac City, Early, Moville, and Sioux City
Sac City, Early, Moville, and Sioux City route section in Iowa.
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South Sioux City and Randolph
South Sioux City and Randolph route section in Nebraska.
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Randolph, the Sandhills, and Harrison
Randolph, the Sandhills, and Harrison route section in Nebraska.
Wyoming Yellowstone east approach
This is the clean Wyoming finish when you want the road to narrow from the full state page into the Cody-to-Yellowstone side.
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Cody, Wapiti, and Yellowstone East Entrance
Cody, Wapiti, and Yellowstone East Entrance route section for the scenic east-side Yellowstone approach.
Yellowstone west re-entry, Idaho continuation, and Oregon handoff
Use these in order when you want the park-west reset and the newer western continuation to read cleanly: West Yellowstone to Ashton, then east Idaho, then central and western Idaho, then the Oregon border handoff and the coastward finish.
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West Yellowstone and Island Park
West Yellowstone and Island Park route section for the west re-entry beyond the Yellowstone gap.
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West Yellowstone, Island Park, and Ashton
A park-west re-entry stretch where West Yellowstone resets the route, Island Park slows the drive down, and Ashton becomes the first fuller Idaho gateway.
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Ashton, St. Anthony, and Rexburg
An east Idaho continuation where Ashton and St. Anthony provide pacing stops before Rexburg becomes the stronger base.
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Rexburg, Idaho Falls, and Arco
A central Idaho drive where Rexburg and Idaho Falls carry the practical weight before the route turns toward Arco and the interior.
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Arco, Carey, Picabo, and Fairfield
An interior Idaho stretch with smaller towns, longer spacing, and a stronger need to plan reset points before Fairfield.
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Fairfield, Mountain Home, Boise, and Caldwell
An Idaho west-approach drive where Mountain Home and Boise are the strongest practical anchors before Caldwell and the state-line handoff.
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Caldwell, Parma, Nyssa, Ontario, and Vale
A state-line handoff stretch where Ontario and Vale help travelers reset before the longer eastern Oregon drive begins.
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Vale, Burns, and Bend
A long eastern Oregon high-desert drive where Vale, Burns, and Bend are the key planning anchors; check food, fuel, daylight, and weather before relying on this stretch.
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Bend, Sisters, Santiam Pass, Albany, Corvallis, and Newport
The western Oregon finish from Bend through the Cascades, valley, Corvallis, and Newport; expect the rhythm to change from mountain pass to college town to coast.
Indiana
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Gary and the Indiana Dunes Gateway
A west Indiana gateway stretch for travelers entering from the Chicago side, with Dunes-side communities nearby and South Bend still ahead.
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Michigan City, La Porte, and South Bend
A useful west-to-central Indiana drive with Michigan City as the western anchor, La Porte as the middle stop, and South Bend as the stronger eastern base.
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South Bend, Elkhart, and Middlebury
A practical central Indiana stretch where South Bend and Elkhart can frame the drive before the smaller Middlebury stop.
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New Carlisle and LaGrange
A quieter inland Indiana connector for travelers carrying Route 20 east beyond the South Bend side of the guide.
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LaGrange and Angola
A northeast Indiana approach that helps the route feel organized before the Ohio handoff.
New York
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Westfield, Fredonia, and Silver Creek
A western New York stretch for travelers entering the Lake Erie side of the state before turning toward the Finger Lakes.
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Avon, Lima, and East Bloomfield
A western Finger Lakes approach with small-town pacing and Canandaigua close enough to use as a stronger planning anchor.
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Canandaigua, Seneca Falls, and Auburn
A high-value Finger Lakes stretch with Canandaigua as a strong western anchor, Seneca Falls as a meaningful stop, and Auburn as a practical eastern base.
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Cazenovia, Skaneateles, and Auburn
A central New York lake-and-town stretch for travelers who want a slower scenic rhythm between practical anchors.
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Sharon Springs, Cherry Valley, and Duanesburg
A character-rich central New York connector that helps bridge smaller towns toward the Capital Region side of the route.
Ohio
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Norwalk, Oberlin, and Geneva
A northern Ohio connector where Oberlin can slow the drive down and Geneva keeps the route moving toward Lake Erie wine-country towns.
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Geneva, Ashtabula, and Conneaut
An eastern Ohio Lake Erie stretch that works as a practical handoff toward Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
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Erie and North East
A short Pennsylvania Lake Erie stretch where Erie is the practical anchor and North East works as the smaller stop before New York.
Massachusetts
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Hancock, Pittsfield, and Lenox
A western Massachusetts gateway stretch with Pittsfield and Lenox as strong Berkshire anchors.
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Lenox, Lee, and Becket
A Berkshire town-to-town drive that works best at a slower pace between Lenox, Lee, and the higher Becket side.
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Becket, Chester, and Huntington
A hill-town connector where the drive matters as much as the towns, with Huntington as the next practical reset point.
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Huntington, Russell, and Westfield
A west-to-Valley transition that carries the route from smaller hill towns toward the stronger Westfield anchor.
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Westfield, West Springfield, and Springfield
A Pioneer Valley stretch where Springfield gives travelers the strongest urban reset before continuing east.
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Springfield, Wilbraham, and Palmer
An east-of-Springfield connector that keeps the drive organized before the Brimfield and Sturbridge side.
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Palmer, Brimfield, and Sturbridge
A central Massachusetts stretch with Sturbridge as the clearest anchor and Brimfield as the slower middle stop.
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Sturbridge, Auburn, and Worcester
A practical central Massachusetts drive that uses Sturbridge and Worcester as stronger anchors.
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Worcester, Shrewsbury, Northborough, and Marlborough
A MetroWest approach where Worcester and Marlborough frame a busier suburban stretch.
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Marlborough, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston
A western Boston-suburb stretch where travelers should expect a slower, more developed Route 20 rhythm.
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Weston, Waltham, and Watertown
A close-in Boston approach where Waltham and Watertown are more useful as urban anchors than scenic stops.
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Watertown, Allston, Boston, and Kenmore
The final Boston approach, best used for orientation and arrival planning rather than a relaxed open-road segment.