Washburn, IL

Washburn is a small Illinois town of about 950 people, located 20 miles northeast of Peoria via Route 116. The town sits along the Mackinaw River in farm country, with easy access to I-39 twelve miles east. Most visitors arrive on Route 116 from Peoria or connect through Route 89 for north-south travel. The town's historic covered bridge over the Mackinaw River is one of the few authentic covered bridges left in Illinois.

Airports closest to Washburn, IL are General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport and Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field.