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.
Nebraska
Use these two sections to divide the long Nebraska crossing into an eastern handoff and a western Sandhills drive.
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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
Read these sections east to west for the full Wyoming crossing from the Nebraska line through Casper and the Bighorn Basin to Yellowstone.
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Lusk, Orin, and Glenrock
High Plains entry section linking the Nebraska handoff to the Casper side of Wyoming.
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Casper, Shoshoni, and Thermopolis
Central crossing from Wyoming's strongest city base to hot-springs and canyon country.
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Thermopolis, Worland, and Greybull
Bighorn Basin section using Worland and Greybull as practical westbound steps.
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Greybull and Cody
Final basin stretch into Cody, the main base before the Yellowstone approach.
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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, and Oregon
Use these in order from the park-west reset through Idaho, across the Oregon high desert, over the Cascades, and on to the Pacific.
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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 practical 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
Western New York crossing with Westfield heritage, Fredonia as the principal base, and Silver Creek as a lighter grape-belt handoff.
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Avon to Canandaigua
Western Finger Lakes crossing from Avon's practical gateway through Lima and East Bloomfield to Canandaigua's lakefront and overnight role.
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Canandaigua, Seneca Falls, and Auburn
Canandaigua handoff, focused women's-rights history in Seneca Falls, and Auburn as the deeper history and overnight anchor.
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Auburn to Cazenovia
West-to-east central New York crossing with Auburn history, Skaneateles lake-town time, and a Cazenovia finish.
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Cherry Valley to Duanesburg
Corrected rural sequence through Sharon Springs, Sloansville, Esperance, and the Albany handoff, with selective history and nature detours.
Ohio
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Columbia, Pioneer, and Fayette
Rural Ohio entry where Columbia provides orientation and Pioneer or Fayette supplies the first village reset.
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Toledo and Maumee Gateway
Western city gateway with an optional Sylvania park turn, Toledo city time, and a compact Maumee river stop.
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Perrysburg, Fremont, and Bellevue
Inland western chain for Perrysburg history, Fremont and Spiegel Grove, or Bellevue railroad interest.
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Monroeville and Oberlin
Trail-and-village approach through Monroeville and Norwalk to Oberlin, the principal cultural stop.
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Norwalk, Oberlin, and Geneva
Broad Western Reserve planning arc from Norwalk and Oberlin through the Cleveland corridor toward Geneva.
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Elyria and Cleveland
Cleveland crossing with a Cascade Park option, one selected city district, or an urban overnight.
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Euclid, Mentor, and Madison
Eastern metro section where Mentor is the main anchor and lakefront or wine-country turns remain optional.
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Geneva, Ashtabula, and Conneaut
Eastern Ohio finish with Geneva as the route decision, Ashtabula as the main harbor stop, and Conneaut at the state line.
Pennsylvania
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Girard, Erie, and North East
Pennsylvania's complete Route 20 crossing, with Erie as the main anchor and selective lakefront, rail, or grape-country detours.
Massachusetts
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Hancock, Pittsfield, and Lenox
A selective mountain entry followed by Pittsfield's practical museum base and Lenox's leisure-oriented linger stop.
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Lenox, Lee, and Becket
Lenox leisure hands off to practical Lee, then Becket adds Jacob's Pillow or a focused forest stop.
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Becket, Chester, and Huntington
Hill-town crossing with Chester rail history and one selective Huntington river-recreation choice.
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Huntington, Russell, and Westfield
River-town transition that keeps Huntington and Russell selective before the principal Westfield city anchor.
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Westfield, West Springfield, and Springfield
A Pioneer Valley city crossing with event-dependent West Springfield and Springfield as the principal year-round anchor.
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Springfield, Wilbraham, and Palmer
A city-to-railroad crossing with selective Wilbraham and a distinctive Palmer finish.
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Palmer, Brimfield, and Sturbridge
Event-dependent Brimfield planning with Sturbridge as the strongest year-round heritage and overnight anchor.
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Sturbridge, Auburn, and Worcester
Heritage in Sturbridge, a purposeful Auburn history stop, and a planned Worcester city detour.
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Worcester, Shrewsbury, Northborough, and Marlborough
Selective Shrewsbury and Northborough stops with Marlborough as the practical and overnight anchor.
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Marlborough, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston
Sudbury heritage, selective Wayland and Weston stops, and Framingham as an optional route-adjacent base.
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Weston, Waltham, and Watertown
Waltham as the principal destination and overnight, with Watertown as the river-and-arts handoff.
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Watertown, Allston, Boston, and Kenmore
Watertown to Allston-Brighton to the Kenmore endpoint, with an optional broader Boston extension.