Illinois Route 16
Route map:
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| East end |    US 150 / IL 1 / IL 133 in Paris | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Moultrie, Coles, Edgar | |||
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Illinois Route 16 (IL 16) is an east–west highway in central
Joe Page Bridge over the Illinois River in Hardin, while its eastern terminus is at Paris at Illinois Route 1 and U.S. Route 150, with Illinois Route 133. This is a distance of 174.66 miles (281.09 km).[1]
Route description
Illinois 16 is a major east–west state highway in Central
overlaps
Illinois 133 shortly before entering Paris.
In Paris, Illinois 16 and Illinois 133 terminate at the intersection of Jasper and Main/Central Streets. Illinois 16/133 run west from this intersection, while U.S. 150 runs north and east. Illinois 1 runs north and south.
History
SBI Route 16 was established in 1918, running originally from Litchfield east to Paris. In 1962, a new 4-lane highway was built from Mattoon to Charleston; this became Illinois 16, while the old alignment became Illinois Route 316, which was dropped sometime in the 1970s.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Calhoun | Hardin | 0.0 | 0.0 |     IL 100 north / Great River Road north | West end of IL 100/GRR overlap | |||
| Illinois River | 0.1 | 0.16 | Hardin Bridge | |||||
| Jersey | | 5.8 | 9.3 |   IL 100 south / Great River Road south | East end of IL 100/GRR overlap | |||
| Jerseyville | 18.8 | 30.3 |  US 67 (State Street) | |||||
| Macoupin | | 28.8 | 46.3 |   IL 111 / IL 267 | ||||
| Royal Lakes | 39.0 | 62.8 |  IL 159 south | |||||
| Gillespie | 47.0 | 75.6 |  IL 4 south | West end of IL 4 overlap | ||||
| 47.5 | 76.4 | IL 4 north (Springfield Road) | East end of IL 4 overlap | |||||
| Montgomery | Litchfield | 55.5 | 89.3 |  I-55 – Springfield, East St. Louis | I-55 exit 52 | |||
| 56.2 | 90.4 |  Historic US 66 (Columbian Boulevard) | ||||||
| | 63.7 | 102.5 |  IL 127 north | West end of IL 127 overlap | ||||
| Hillsboro | 66.2 | 106.5 | IL 127 south (Main Street) | East end of IL 127 overlap | ||||
| Christian | Pana | 95.2 | 153.2 |  US 51 south (Poplar Street) | West end of US 51 overlap | |||
| 95.8 | 154.2 |  IL 29 north (Hickory Street) | ||||||
| | 97.3 | 156.6 | US 51 north | East end of US 51 overlap | ||||
| Shelby | | 108 | 174 |  IL 128 south | West end of IL 128 overlap | |||
| Shelbyville | 111 | 179 | IL 128 north (Cedar Street) | East end of IL 128 overlap | ||||
| | 121 | 195 |  IL 32 south | West end of IL 32 overlap | ||||
| Windsor | 123 | 198 | IL 32 north (Hickory Street) | East end of IL 32 overlap | ||||
| Moultrie |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Coles | Mattoon | 136 | 219 |   US 45 north / IL 121 north (19th Street) | West end of US 45/IL 121 overlap | |||
| 136 | 219 | US 45 south / IL 121 south (Lake Land Boulevard) | East end of US 45/IL 121 overlap | |||||
| 139 | 224 |  | I-57 exit 190 | |||||
| Charleston | 147 | 237 |  IL 130 | |||||
| | 158 | 254 |  IL 49 south | West end of IL 49 overlap | ||||
| Edgar | Kansas | 160 | 260 | IL 49 north (Front Street) | East end of IL 49 overlap | |||
| Paris | 174 | 280 |  IL 133 west | West end of IL 133 overlap | ||||
| 174.66 | 281.09 | US 150 west / IL 1 (Central Avenue, Main Street) – Marshall, Danville IL 133 ends | One way streets; eastern termini of IL 16/133 | |||||
| 174.66 | 281.09 |  US 150 east – Terre Haute | Continuation beyond IL 1 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal
Illinois portal
References
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 1 thru 20. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2006.
- ^ Google Maps, [1] Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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