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U.S. Route 136 in Illinois

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 136 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 136.
U.S. Route 136 marker
U.S. Route 136
Map
US 136 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length225.5 mi[1][2][3] (362.9 km)
Existed1950 (1950)[4][5]–present
Major junctions
West end US 136 in Hamilton
Major intersections
East end US 136 near Danville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesHancock, McDonough, Fulton, Mason, Logan, McLean, Champaign, Vermilion
Highway system
← IL 135→ IL 136

U.S. Route 136 (US 136) runs east–west across central Illinois for 225.5 miles (362.9 km). US 136 enters the state from Iowa across the Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge over the Mississippi River between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois, and exits into Indiana east of Danville. The largest population centers along the route are Macomb, Rantoul, and Danville.

For nearly its entire route, US 136 is two-lane and rural, with the exception of portions in and around major towns and cities and its overlap with the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway. Despite the highway's rural routing, it has junctions into four Interstates: Interstate 155 (I-155), I-55, I-74, and I-57. Additionally, US 136 contains what is perhaps one of the longest straight stretches of a U.S. Highway east of the Mississippi River, running nearly 86 miles (138 km) without any deviations from north of Easton to just west of Rantoul.[6]

Route description

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Hamilton to Havana

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A wrong-way concurrency near Duncans Mill

From the Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge, US 136 exits Keokuk and enters Hamilton. US 136 then runs concurrently with Illinois Route 96 (IL 96) in Hamilton. It then bends slightly northwestward east of Elvaston as it is near Carthage. In Carthage, US 136 then runs concurrently with IL 94 until it reaches a diamond interchange east of the city. At that point, IL 94 leaves US 136 while it joins with IL 110 (CKC)/IL 336. US 136 then leaves the concurrency southwest of Tennessee. North of the McDonough County Courthouse in downtown Macomb, US 67 joins in from the north. US 67 then branches south from US 136 east of Macomb. It then turns southward as it intersects IL 41. Then, it turns southeast north of Adair and then south and then east at Table Grove. At Duncan Mills, US 136 then runs concurrently with US 24 and IL 100. US 24 then leaves as the other two routes bending eastward. IL 100 soon leaves US 136. Just west of the Scott W. Lucas Bridge, IL 78 and IL 97 join with US 136. After the crossing, IL 78 turns southward, leaving the concurrency.[1]

Havana to Indiana state line

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US 136 then turns northward and then eastward from IL 97. It then meets IL 29 from the south where it travels concurrently until it leaves northward near San Jose.[1] Further east, US 136 reaches four diamond interchanges with I-155, I-55, US 51, and I-74 respectively. Furthermore, it also intersects US 150, IL 54, and IL 47. West of Rantoul, US 136 meets I-57 at a parclo interchange. In downtown Rantoul, it intersects US 45. At Armstrong, it turns south and then back east which overlaps IL 49.[2] In the middle of Henning and Alvin, US 136 turns south which overlaps IL 1. The concurrency runs from the junction of US 136/IL 1/IL 119 to the junction of US 136/US 150/IL 1 in Danville. At that point, US 136 turns eastward all the way to Indiana.[3]

History

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Initially, before the formation of US 136, parts of IL 9, IL 31, IL 43, IL 24, IL 1, and IL 10 followed what is now part of US 136. The rest of it wasn't built yet.[7] Over time, new roads were being built. By 1929, IL 98, IL 122, and IL 119 were established.[8] In 1935, IL 31 was superseded by US 24 while IL 43 was superseded by parts of IL 122 and IL 120. In 1939, a part of Illinois Route 10 (IL 10) moved its western terminus from Decatur to Keokuk, Iowa. This caused the relocation of IL 98 from Adair–Duncan Mills route to its present-day routing. This also caused IL 9 to relocate northward. Also, IL 119 finished extending to IL 10 east of Havana.[9][10] Since 1950, most of IL 119, as well as some sections of IL 10, were removed in favor of US 136.[4]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2][3]kmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.00.0

 US 136 west / Great River Road south		Continuation into Iowa
0.0–
0.4		0.0–
0.64		Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge
HancockHamilton
 Warsaw Road / Great River Road south – Warsaw
1.6–
1.7		2.6–
2.7


 IL 96 north / Great River Road (National Route) north / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) – Nauvoo		Eastern end of GRR overlap; western end of IL 96 overlap
2.23.5


 IL 96 south (14th Street) / Great River Road (National Route) south / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) – Quincy		Eastern end of IL 96 overlap
Carthage13.321.4
 IL 94 north (Madison Street) – La Harpe, Carl Sandburg College		Western end of IL 94 overlap
14.6–
15.0		23.5–
24.1

 IL 94 / IL 110 (CKC) / IL 336 south – Quincy, Hannibal		Western end of IL 110 / 336 overlap; hospital signed eastbound only; interchange on IL 110 / 336
McDonoughTennessee Township26.943.3
 IL 61 south – Augusta		Northern terminus of IL 61
28.746.2

 IL 110 (CKC) / IL 336 north – Macomb		Eastern end of IL 110 / 336 overlap
Chalmers Township35.3–
35.8		56.8–
57.6
 IL 110 (CKC) / IL 336 – Quincy		Interchange
Macomb39.463.4
 US 67 north (Lafayette Street) – Monmouth, WIU		Western end of US 67 overlap
Scotland–Macomb
township line		42.568.4
 US 67 south – Industry		Eastern end of US 67 overlap
Mound–New Salem
township line		48.477.9
 IL 41 north / County Road 1200 N – Bushnell		Southern terminus of IL 41
FultonDuncan Mills69.8112.3

 US 24 east / IL 100 north – Lewistown		Western end of US 24 / IL 100 overlap
Isabel Township72.1116.0
 US 24 west / East Otto Road – Rushville		Eastern end of US 24 overlap
74.7–
74.8		120.2–
120.4
 IL 100 south – Beardstown		Eastern end of IL 100 overlap
77.7–
77.9		125.0–
125.4

 IL 78 north / IL 97 north (Illinois River Road) – Lewistown, Canton		Western end of IL 78 / 97 overlap
Illinois River78.4–
78.8		126.2–
126.8		Scott Wike Lucas Bridge
MasonHavana78.8126.8
 IL 78 south (Illinois River Road / South Water Street) / South Water Street – Virginia		Eastern end of IL 78 overlap
79.4127.8
 IL 97 south (East Dearborn Street) / South Promenade Street – Petersburg		Eastern end of IL 97 overlap
Sherman Township90.5145.6
 IL 10 east – Easton, Mason City		Western terminus of IL 10; Mason City signed eastbound only
Allens Grove Township98.7158.8
 IL 29 south / 3500E – Springfield		Western end of IL 29 overlap
101.7163.7
 IL 29 north / CR 9 – Pekin		Eastern end of IL 29 overlap
LoganOrvil Township111.5–
111.7		179.4–
179.8		 I-155 – Lincoln, PeoriaI-155 exit 10
Eminence Township
 IL 136A Spur (Armington Road) – Armington, Minier
McLeanMcLean126.7–
127.0		203.9–
204.4		 I-55 – Springfield, BloomingtonI-55 exit 145
Heyworth135.9–
136.1		218.7–
219.0		 US 51 – Decatur, Bloomington, NormalInterchange on US 51
Empire Township149.7–
150.0		240.9–
241.4		 I-74 – Champaign, BloomingtonI-74 exit 152
151.2243.3 US 150 – Champaign, Bloomington
Bellflower Township158.4254.9 IL 54 – Farmer City, Clinton, Gibson CityFarmer City signed eastbound, Clinton westbound
ChampaignNewcomb Township167.9270.2 IL 47 – Mahomet, Gibson City
Rantoul178.2–
178.7		286.8–
287.6		 I-57 – Champaign, KankakeeI-57 exit 250
180.0289.7 US 45 (Century Boulevard) – Urbana, Paxton
VermilionMiddlefork Township194.0312.2
 IL 49 north		Western end of IL 49 overlap
194.8313.5
 IL 49 south – Casey		Eastern end of IL 49 overlap
South Ross Township207.3333.6

 IL 1 north / IL 119 east – Hoopeston, Alvin		Western end of IL 1 overlap; western terminus of IL 119
Danville219.8353.7
 US 150 / IL 1 south (West Main Street / South Gilbert Street) – Urbana, Paris		Eastern end of IL 1 overlap
Danville Township225.5362.9
 US 136 east – Covington		Continuation into Indiana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North America to 36241-36773 US Hwy 136, San Jose, IL 62682" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "36241-36773 US Hwy 136, San Jose, IL 62682 to 7600-7798 US Hwy 136, Potomac, IL 61865" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "7600-7798 US Hwy 136, Potomac, IL 61865 to US Hwy 136, Danville, IL 61834" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1950). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  5. ^ Greenberger, David; et al. (October 5, 2020). "End of US Highway 136". USEnds.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.[self-published source]
  6. ^ "US Hwy 136, Rantoul, IL 61866 to 27998-27840 US Hwy 136, Easton, IL 62633" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Illinois Secretary of State (1924). Illinois Official Auto Trails Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  8. ^ "1929-2 Official Illinois Highway Map". www.idaillinois.org. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1939). Illinois Road Map (Map) (1939–1940 ed.). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  10. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1948). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.


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