Illinois Route 149

Illinois Route 149
	IL 149 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	45.92 mi[1] (73.90 km)
Existed	1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	IL 3 in Gorham
	US 51 in DeSoto; I-57 in West Frankfort
East end	IL 34 in Thompsonville
Location
Counties	Jackson, Williamson, Franklin
Highway system

Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 near Grimsby east to Illinois Route 34 in Thompsonville. This is a distance of 45.92 miles (73.90 km).[1]

Route description

Illinois 149 runs east–west through downtown Murphysboro and to the north of Carbondale. It also runs to the north of Herrin. West of Carbondale, Illinois 149 overlaps Illinois Routes 13 and 127. Through West Frankfort, Illinois 149 doubles as "Main Street."

History

SBI Route 149 originally ran from Hurst to Thompsonville. On April 1, 1963, IL 149 was extended 21 miles (34 km) east over IL 144.[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson		0.0	0.0	IL 3 / Great River Road (National Route) / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) – Cairo, Chester
	Murphysboro	8.1	13.0	IL 127 south (5th Street) – Jonesboro, Cairo	West end of IL 127 overlap
		8.3	13.4	IL 13 east (Walnut Street) – Carbondale	West end of IL 13 overlap
		9.2	14.8	IL 13 west (2nd Street) / IL 127 north – Pinckneyville	East end of IL 13 / IL 127 overlap
	De Soto	15.3	24.6	US 51 (Chestnut Street) – DuQuoin, Carbondale
Franklin		25.9	41.7	IL 184 north (Main Street) – Mulkeytown
	Zeigler	29.0	46.7	IL 148 – Christopher, Herrin
	West Frankfort	35.5	57.1	I-57 – Mount Vernon, Cairo	Exit 65 (I-57)
	West Frankfort	36.2	58.3	IL 37 / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) (Logan Street) – Benton, Johnston City
	Thompsonville	45.92	73.90	IL 34 (Shawneetown Road) – Benton, Harrisburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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References

Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 through 160. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2006.
"Rt. 144 to Become Extension of Rt. 149". Southern Illinoisan. March 31, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Google (March 6, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 149" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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

[n9jig-2] Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 through 160. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2006.

[sr149extended-3] "Rt. 144 to Become Extension of Rt. 149". Southern Illinoisan. March 31, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[Google_Maps-4] Google (March 6, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 149" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 6, 2017.