Illinois Route 138

Illinois Route 138
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	14.95 mi[1] (24.06 km)
Existed:	1942[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	IL 159 in Bunker Hill
	I-55 in White City
East end:	Illinois Street in Mount Olive
Location
Counties:	Macoupin
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Tollways ← IL 137 IL 139 →

Illinois Route 138 is a state highway in southwestern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 159 north of Bunker Hill to the city of Mount Olive at Illinois Street, a former alignment of U.S. Route 66. This is a distance of 14.95 miles (24.06 km).^[1]

Route description

Illinois 138 runs east–west, with a bend north through the city of Benld. It is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. South of Benld, it also overlaps Illinois Route 4 for a few miles.

History

SBI Route 138 ran from Mount Carmel to Grayville; in 1937, this became Illinois Route 1. It was put on its current alignment in 1942, replacing parts of Illinois Route 38.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Macoupin County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
			IL 159
Benld			IL 4 north	West end of IL 4 overlap
			IL 4 south	South end of IL 4 overlap
White City			I-55 – East St. Louis, Springfield
			Historic US 66
Mount Olive			Illinois Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121-140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2006.