Illinois Route 130

Illinois Route 130 is a north–south state road in eastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 1 in Grayville north to Interstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of 135.87 miles (218.66 km).[1] Illinois 130 is the main north–south road through Charleston, the home of Eastern Illinois University.

Illinois Route 130
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	135.87 mi[1] (218.66 km)
Existed	1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	IL 1 in Grayville
	US 50 in Olney US 40 in Greenup I-70 in Greenup US 36 in Camargo US 150 in Urbana
North end	I-74 in Urbana
Location
Counties	Edwards, Richland, Jasper, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Champaign
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Tollways ← IL 129 IL 131 →

Route description

Illinois 130 begins very near the Wabash River at Illinois 1 in Grayville. Traveling north, it overlaps Illinois Route 33 in Newton, U.S. Route 36 in Camargo and U.S. Route 150 in Urbana. It is also called High Cross Road in Urbana. Illinois 130 is an undivided two-lane surface road for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 130 was what Illinois 130 is now from Albion north to Charleston. In March 1937, when Illinois 1 was moved to a new road further south, Illinois 130 was extended south to Illinois 1.[3] In 1964, Illinois 130 was extended north to Mira Station, an unincorporated area south of Champaign in Champaign County. The highway was formerly county highways The University of Illinois Trail, with U and I superimposed, then the symbol of the University of Illinois.. In the 1980s it was moved to its present terminus, now running north from Philo to Urbana and along U.S. 150 to Interstate 74.[2] There is a short 4-lane divided stretch from US 150 to I-74, the only 4-lane portion of Illinois 130.

IL 130A

Illinois Route 130A was a spur of Illinois Route 130 during the 1930s. The route ran from Route 130 in Boos to Sainte Marie, a distance of 5 miles (8.0 km).[4] Route 130A was established in the 1930s, and it was decommissioned in 1942.[5] The route is now a local road known as both 600th Avenue and Embarras Street.

Major Intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Edwards	Grayville	0.0	0.0	IL 1 – Mt. Carmel, Grayville, Carmi
	Albion	8.5	13.7	IL 15 west	South end of IL 15 concurrency
		8.6	13.8	IL 15 east	North end of IL 15 concurrency
Richland	Olney	32.6	52.5	US 50 / IL 250 east – Flora, Lawrenceville	South end of IL 250 concurrency
		33.7	54.2	IL 250 west – Noble	North end of IL 250 concurrency
Jasper	Newton	52.9	85.1	IL 33 west – Effingham	South end of IL 33 concurrency
	​	55.0	88.5	IL 33 east	North end of IL 33 concurrency
Cumberland	Greenup	71.6	115.2	US 40 – Jewett, Casey
		71.8	115.6	IL 121 north – Toledo
		72.1	116.0	I-70 – Effingham, Terre Haute	I-70 exit 119
Coles	Charleston	89.2	143.6	IL 16 – Mattoon, Paris
Douglas	​	103.5	166.6	IL 133 – Arcola, Paris
	Camargo	111.2	179.0	US 36 west – Tuscola	South end of US 36 concurrency
		112.0	180.2	US 36 east	North end of US 36 concurrency
Champaign	Urbana	134.3	216.1	US 150 east – St. Joseph	South end of US 150 concurrency
		135.4	217.9	US 150 west	North end of US 150 concurrency
		135.87	218.66	I-74 – Bloomington, Danville	I-74 exit 185
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 130

References

1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2006.
3. "State Highway Markings to be Changed". The Journal Gazette. March 29, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Illinois Highway Ends - Illinois Route 130
5. Illinois Highways Page - Routes 121 through 140