Illinois Route 49

Illinois Route 49 marker

Illinois Route 49
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 140.86 mi[1] (226.69 km)
Existed: 1924[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: IL 33 in Willow Hill
  US 40 in Casey
I-70 in Casey
US 36 in Metcalf
US 150 in Ogden
I-74 in Fithian
US 136 in Armstrong
US 24 in Crescent City
North end: US 45 / US 52 in Ashkum
Location
Counties: Jasper, Cumberland, Clark, Coles, Edgar, Douglas, Champaign, Vermilion, Iroquois
Highway system
IL 48US 50

Illinois Route 49 is a northsouth state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow Hill at Illinois Route 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/52 concurrency near Ashkum. This is a distance of 140.86 miles (226.7 km).[1]

Route description

Illinois 49 runs for its length entirely as an undivided surface highway. It serves minor cities between Illinois Route 1 to the east and Interstate 57 to the west.

History

SBI Route 49 originally ran from Willow Hill all the way to Chicago along what is now U.S. Route 52/45 and Illinois Route 50. In 1942, U.S. Route 54 was extended to Chicago along Illinois 49 north of Kankakee. In 1969, Illinois 49 was truncated to its current northern end. When U.S. 54 was pulled back to Pittsfield in 1972, Illinois 50 took the place of Illinois 49 and U.S. 54.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

References

  1. 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 41 thru 60. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2006.
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