The Van Duyne Motel is located on the south side of the road immediately
after crossing the first Kankakee River bridge when coming from the east
on W. Baltimore Street in Wilmington . One of the signs in front of this
motel read "Best Motel by a Dam Site" when we went by in 2016.
That's a reference to the nearby Wilmington Dam.
There are three signs out front, this seems to be the most prominent
one at the moment.
Photo(s): 2016
About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.