Illinois Route 96

Illinois Route 96
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	141.16 mi[1] (227.17 km)
Existed:	1924[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	IL 100 in Kampsville
	US 54 in Rockport I-72 / US 36 in Kinderhook I-172 / IL 110 (CKC) in Quincy US 24 in Quincy US 136 in Hamilton
North end:	IL 94 in Lomax
Location
Counties:	Calhoun, Adams, Pike, Hancock, Henderson
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Tollways ← IL 95 IL 97 →

Illinois Route 96 is a north–south state road in far western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to Illinois Route 94 north of Terre Haute. This is a distance of 141.16 miles (227.17 km).^[1]

Route description

IL 96 in Lomax

Illinois 96 follows most of the Great River Road in Illinois. From Kampsville, it runs west to the Mississippi River and then turns north, passing U.S. Route 54 at a rural intersection and Interstate 72 at an old terminus near Kinderhook. It overlaps Illinois Route 106 west of Kinderhook and then runs parallel to Illinois Route 57 into Quincy. Within Quincy it follows 36th Street, State Street and 24th Street before overlapping briefly with U.S. Route 24. It also overlaps U.S. Route 136 in Hamilton, IL (across from Keokuk, Iowa) and Illinois Route 9 from Niota to Dallas City, Illinois. Between Hamilton and Dallas City, Illinois 96 also passes through historic Nauvoo along Durphy and Mulholland Streets, two major streets that intersect in the middle of the town.

History

SBI Route 96 originally followed the modern-day Illinois 96 from Niota south to Kinderhook. In March 1941, the state announced that IL 96 was extended south to Hamburg to a historical ferry crossing.^[3] The Hamburg ferry stopped running in 1960. In 1950, Illinois 96 was rerouted into Kampsville, where another ferry crossing is located nearby on Illinois Route 108.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Calhoun	Kampsville			IL 100 / Great River Road south / Illinois River Road – Detroit, Alton, Archeological Museum	south end of Great River Road overlap
	Mozier			Mississippi River Road - Hamburg
Pike				County Highway 10 - Nebo
	Pleasant Hill			Main Street - Martinsburg
	Atlas			US 54 / Great River Road Spur – Louisiana, Pittsfield, Pike Station River Access
	New Canton			Mississippi Street - Barry, El Dara
	Kinderhook			IL 106 east (Quincy Street) – Barry	south end of IL 106 overlap
	Hull			IL 106 west – Hull	north end of IL 106 overlap
				I-72 / US 36 – Quincy, Hannibal, Springfield	I-72 exit 10
				Great River Road north (County Highway 57) – Quincy	north end of Great River Road overlap; former IL 57
Adams				I-172 / IL 110 (CKC) to I-72 – Hannibal, Quincy, Macomb	I-172 exit 10
	Quincy			IL 104 (Broadway Street)
				US 24 west / Great River Road (National Route) south / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) spur – Quincy	south end of US 24 / Great River Road / Lincoln Heritage Trail spur overlap
				US 24 east / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) south – Quincy Airport, Mount Sterling	north end of US 24 / Lincoln Heritage Trail spur overlap; south end of Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap
	Ursa			Maple Street - Meyer, Bear Creek Public Use Area, Canton Toll Ferry
				IL 61 north
Hancock				Great River Road (National Route) north – Warsaw, Warsaw Historical District	north end of Great River Road overlap
	Hamilton			US 136 east – Carthage	south end of US 136 overlap
				Great River Road Spur (7th Street) – Wildcat Springs Park	south end of Great River Road spur overlap
				US 136 west / Great River Road (National Route) south – Keokuk	north end of US 136 / Great River Road spur overlap; south end of Great River Road overlap
	Niota			IL 9 west / Great River Road (National Route) north (Fort Madison Bridge) – Fort Madison	south end of IL 9 overlap; north end of Great River Road (National Route) overlap (IL 96 north of here is an alternate route of the Great River Road)
	Dallas City			IL 9 east – La Harpe	north end of IL 9 overlap
Henderson	Lomax			Great River Road north / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) north (Carman Road) to US 34	north end of Great River Road / Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap
				IL 94 – Biggsville, La Harpe
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 thru 100. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
3. "New State Road Map Completed". Edwardsville Intelligencer. March 22, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved November 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.