Illinois Route 154

Illinois Route 154
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	63.63 mi[1] (102.40 km)
Existed	1926[2] – present
Major junctions
West end	IL 3 / IL 159 in Red Bud
	US 51 in Sunfield; I-57 in Whittington
East end	IL 37 in Whittington
Location
Counties	Randolph, Perry, Franklin
Highway system

Illinois Route 154 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 in Red Bud to Illinois Route 37 in Whittington. This is a distance of 63.63 miles (102.40 km).^[1]

Route description

Illinois 154 is the main east–west road through Pinckneyville. Just before intersecting Interstate 57 on the eastern end, it bridges Rend Lake. Illinois 154 has overlaps Illinois Route 13 and Illinois Route 148.

History

SBI Route 154 originally ran from Pinckneyville to U.S. Route 51 north of Sunfield. In 1937 it was extended west to Red Bud, replacing Illinois Route 170 and Illinois Route 13 in the process. In 1984, Illinois 154 was extended east on a new road over Rend Lake, replacing IL 183.^[2] The original 1926 routing of Illinois 183 is most likely underwater.^[3]

Major Intersections

County	Location	mi^[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Randolph	Red Bud	0.0	0.0	IL 3 (Market St) / IL 159 north (Main St) / Great River Road – East St. Louis, Chester, Belleville	Western terminus of IL 154; southern terminus of IL 159
	Sparta	17.8	28.6	IL 4 (Market St) – Mascoutah, Steeleville
		19.7	31.7	IL 153 north – Coulterville	Southern terminus of IL 153
Perry		26.9	43.3	IL 150 west – Cutler	Eastern terminus of IL 150
	Pinckneyville	35.8	57.6	IL 13 west – Belleville	West end of IL 13 concurrency
	Pinckneyville	36.7	59.1	IL 13 east / IL 127 (Main St) – Murphysboro, Nashville	East end of IL 13 concurrency
		44.4	71.5	US 51 – Centralia, Du Quoin
Franklin	Sesser	54.6	87.9	IL 148 south (Park St)	West end of IL 148 concurrency
	Sesser	55.3	89.0	IL 148 (Park St)	East end of IL 148 concurrency
		63.0	101.4	I-57 – Mt. Vernon, Cairo	I-57 exit 77
		63.63	102.40	IL 37 – Whittington, Mt. Vernon, Benton	Eastern terminus of IL 154
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
1 2 Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways page: Routes 141 thru 160. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
↑ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 181-200. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
↑ Google (March 6, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 154" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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[t2-1] 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[n9jig-2] 1 2 Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways page: Routes 141 thru 160. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2006.

[3] Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 181-200. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2006.

[Google_Maps-4] Google (March 6, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 154" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 6, 2017.