Illinois Route 150

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Illinois Route 150

IL 150 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length24.19 mi[1] (38.93 km)
Existed1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Route 51 in Chester
East end IL 154 in Cutler
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesRandolph, Perry
Highway system
US 150 IL 151

Illinois Route 150 (IL 150) is a 24.19-mile-long (38.93 km) east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from the Chester Bridge, a truss bridge over the Mississippi River to Route 51 in the state of Missouri, to IL 154 in rural Perry County well west of Pinckneyville.[1]

Route description

View of the Chester Bridge on the Mississippi River

Illinois 150 generally runs southwest to northeast, but is marked as an east–west route. From the Chester Bridge, it runs northeast through Chester, briefly overlapping Illinois Route 3. A longer concurrency takes place further northeast at Illinois Route 4. East of Percy, Illinois 150 turns north to Illinois 154. In Chester, it is named State Street.

History

SBI Route 150 originally ran from the US 51/60/62 bridges south of Cairo north to Hamel (located northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri) on what is now Illinois Route 3, the portion of Illinois 150 from Chester to Steeleville, and Illinois Route 4.

In 1937, the changes from Illinois 150 to Illinois 3 and 4 took place (the change to Illinois 4 initially was a change to Illinois Route 43). Illinois 150 then was extended east and west (replacing what was then Illinois Route 151) to its current length.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.000.00
Route 51 south – Perryville
Continuation into Missouri
Chester Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line
RandolphChester1.181.90
IL 3 south
Western end of IL 3 overlap
1.292.08
IL 3 north
Eastern end of IL 3 overlap
12.0819.44
IL 4 north
Western end of IL 4 overlap
RandolphPerry
county line
18.3129.47
IL 4 south
Eastern end of IL 4 overlap
PerryCutler Precinct24.1938.93 IL 154
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2013). "T2 GIS Data". Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 thru 160. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2006.
  3. ^ Foust, Hal (March 28, 1937). "24 Highways Renumbered as Tourist Aid". The Chicago Tribune. p. 54. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Illinois Route 150 at Wikimedia Commons