Illinois Route 136

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Illinois Route 136

Map
IL 136 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length3.22 mi[1] (5.18 km)
Existed1967[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Iowa 136 in Fulton
East end US 30 in Fulton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWhiteside
Highway system
US 136 IL 137

Illinois Route 136 is an east–west state route in northwestern Illinois. It runs from the Mark Morris Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River, connecting to Iowa Highway 136 in Clinton, Iowa, east to U.S. Route 30 east of Fulton. This is a distance of 3.22 miles (5.18 km).[1]

Route description

IL 136 through Fulton

Illinois 136 is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. Route 136 begins at the Mark Morris Memorial Bridge which connects to Iowa Highway 136 in Clinton, Iowa. At the foot of the bridge is a signal-controlled intersection with 4th Street in Fulton, which is signed as the Lincoln Highway. Route 136 continues east along 14th Avenue, a residential street dotted by churches and businesses. On the eastern edge of Fulton, Route 136 intersects Illinois Route 84. The final 2 miles (3.2 km) of Route 136, which run along Fulton Road, are part of the Lincoln Highway and are signed as such. Route 136 ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 30.[1]

History

SBI Route 136 originally traveled from IL 1 to the village of Flat Rock in rural Crawford County, a distance of about 3,000 feet (910 m). In the meantime, the Lyons–Fulton Bridge was numbered US 30 through 1957, and US 30 Alternate (US 30 Alt.) through 1967. After 1967, the bridge and road to US 30 were changed to IL 136. In 1975, the Lyons–Fulton Bridge closed and was replaced by the Mark Morris Memorial Bridge located one-half mile (800 m) downstream. The spur to Flat Rock was left unnumbered.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Whiteside County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.000.00

Iowa 136 north / Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway west
Continuation into Iowa; historic Lincoln Highway
Mark Morris Memorial Bridge; Iowa–Illinois state line
Fulton0.380.61
Lincoln Highway east (4th Street; CR 36)
Eastern end of Lincoln Highway overlap
1.332.14

IL 84 / Great River Road (National Route) (Waller Road) / Lincoln Highway west
Western end of Lincoln Highway overlap
Fulton Township3.225.18
US 30 / Lincoln Highway east – Clinton, Iowa, Morrison
Eastern end of Lincoln Highway overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Rick. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 5, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2006.

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