Illinois Route 16
IL 16 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 174.66 mi[1] (281.09 km) | |||
Existed | November 5, 1918[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Moultrie, Coles, Edgar | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 16 (IL 16) is an east–west highway in central Illinois. Its western terminus is at the 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
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Illinois 16 is a major east–west state highway in Central Illinois. It runs east from Hardin to Hillsboro, and then turns northeast to Pana. Illinois 16 then continues east to Shelbyville and then to Paris. It 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
[edit]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
[edit]County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Calhoun | Hardin | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 100/GRR overlap | |||
Illinois River | 0.1 | 0.16 | Hardin Bridge | |||||
Jersey | | 5.8 | 9.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 100/GRR overlap | |||
Jerseyville | 18.8 | 30.3 | ![]() | |||||
Macoupin | | 28.8 | 46.3 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Royal Lakes | 39.0 | 62.8 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
Gillespie | 47.0 | 75.6 | ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 4 overlap | ||||
47.5 | 76.4 | ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 4 overlap | |||||
Montgomery | Litchfield | 55.5 | 89.3 | ![]() | I-55 exit 52 | |||
56.2 | 90.4 | ![]() | ||||||
| 63.7 | 102.5 | ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 127 overlap | ||||
Hillsboro | 66.2 | 106.5 | ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 127 overlap | ||||
Christian | Pana | 95.2 | 153.2 | ![]() ![]() | West end of US 51 overlap | |||
95.8 | 154.2 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
| 97.3 | 156.6 | ![]() ![]() | East end of US 51 overlap | ||||
Shelby | | 108 | 174 | ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 128 overlap | |||
Shelbyville | 111 | 179 | ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 128 overlap | ||||
| 121 | 195 | ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 32 overlap | ||||
Windsor | 123 | 198 | ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 32 overlap | ||||
Moultrie | No major junctions | |||||||
Coles | Mattoon | 136 | 219 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of US 45/IL 121 overlap | |||
136 | 219 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of US 45/IL 121 overlap | |||||
139 | 224 | ![]() | I-57 exit 190 | |||||
Charleston | 147 | 237 | ![]() | |||||
| 158 | 254 | ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 49 overlap | ||||
Edgar | Kansas | 160 | 260 | ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 49 overlap | |||
Paris | 174 | 280 | ![]() ![]() | West end of IL 133 overlap | ||||
174.66 | 281.09 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One way streets; eastern termini of IL 16/133 | |||||
174.66 | 281.09 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation beyond IL 1 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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