Illinois Route 48

Illinois Route 48 (IL 48) is an 85.38-mile-long (137.41 km) north–south[3] state highway with its southern terminus at Interstate 55 (I-55) and IL 127 in Raymond and its northern terminus at IL 54 east of Clinton.

Illinois Route 48
IL 48 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	85.38 mi[1] (137.41 km)
Existed	1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	I-55 / IL 127 in Raymond
	US 51 in Decatur US 36 in Decatur I-72 in Decatur I-72 in Cisco
North end	IL 54 in DeWitt
Location
Counties	Montgomery, Christian, Macon, Piatt, DeWitt
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Tollways ← IL 47 IL 49 →

Route description

IL 48 travels southwest to northeast from I-55 to east of Clinton. It is an undivided surface street for its entire length. It also serves the cities of Raymond, Harvel, Taylorville, and Decatur.

History

SBI Route 48 traveled from Onarga to Raymond via the current IL 48 and IL 54. The portion from DeWitt to Onarga became U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in 1942, but in 1972 US 54 was pulled back to its current terminus in Pittsfield, and IL 54 was implemented from Springfield to Onarga.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Montgomery	​			To Historic US 66 (N 22nd Avenue)	Continuation beyond IL 48 to Historic US 66
		0.0	0.0	I-55 – Springfield, East St. Louis IL 127 begins	Southern terminus; south end of IL 127 concurrency; I-55 exit 63
	Raymond	3.5	5.6	IL 127 south – Hillsboro	North end of IL 127 concurrency
Christian	Taylorville	26.7	43.0	IL 29 – Taylorville, Pana
Macon	​	49.0	78.9	US 51 – Springfield, Bloomington, Pana	Interchange
	Decatur	51.4	82.7	IL 105 east – Monticello	Western terminus of IL 105
		53.0	85.3	US 36
		55.1	88.7	IL 121 north – Lincoln	South end of IL 121 concurrency
		56.0	90.1	US 51 Bus. (Main St) – Pana, Clinton, Bloomington
		57.7	92.9	IL 121 south – Mattoon	North end of IL 121 concurrency
	​	60.5	97.4	I-72 – Springfield, Champaign	I-72 exit 144
Macon–Piatt county line	​	71.6	115.2	IL 32 south – Cisco	Northern terminus of IL 32
	​	72.0	115.9	I-72 – Decatur, Champaign	I-72 exit 156
De Witt	Weldon	79.7	128.3	IL 10 – Clinton, Champaign
	​	85.38	137.41	IL 54 – Clinton, Farmer City	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal
•  Illinois portal

References

Template:Attached KML/Illinois Route 48

KML is from Wikidata

1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. Carlson, Rich (March 15, 2005). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 41 thru 60". Retrieved April 7, 2006.
3. "Route 48". Illinois Highways Ends. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2006.
4. Google Maps,