Illinois Route 136

Illinois Route 136 marker

Illinois Route 136
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 3.22 mi[1] (5.18 km)
Existed: 1967[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: Iowa 136 in Fulton
East end: US 30 in Fulton
Location
Counties: Whiteside
Highway system
US 136IL 137

Illinois Route 136 is an eastwest road 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][3]

Route description

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 ran from Illinois Route 1 to the village of Flat Rock in rural Crawford County, a distance of about 3,000 feet (914 m). In the meantime, the Lyons-Fulton Bridge was numbered U.S. 30 through 1957, and Alternate U.S. 30 through 1967. After 1967, the bridge and road to U.S. 30 were changed to Illinois Route 136. In 1975, the Lyons-Fulton Bridge closed and was replaced by the Mark Morris Memorial Bridge located a 12-mile (0.80 km) downstream. The spur to Flat Rock was left unnumbered.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ClintonClinton Iowa 136Continuation into Iowa; historic Lincoln Highway
Mississippi River0.000.00Mark Morris Memorial Bridge
WhitesideFulton0.380.61CR 36 (4th Street)
1.332.14 IL 84 / Great River Road
Fulton Township3.225.18 US 30 / Lincoln Highway east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. 1 2 Carlson, Rick. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 5, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2006.
  3. Morrison, J. End of Iowa 136. Last updated September 14, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2006.
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